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Traders Ditch USDT on Curve, Uniswap, Pushing Key Exchange Pools Into Imbalance
Similar imbalances happened when Terra imploded in May 2022 and after the Silicon Valley Bank crisis hit USDC issuer Circle in March.
Tether Reports $3.3B in Excess Reserves in Q2, Up $850M for the Quarter
The issuer of stablecoin USDT said its operational profits exceeded $1 billion in Q2 this year.
Paolo Ardoino: Tether's Stress Test
The role of the stablecoin is to always ensure customers get a one-to-one redemption to the dollar, says Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer of Tether, the firm stablecoin USDT, and its affiliate cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Scrutiny on the world’s largest stablecoin has been increasing in the past month due to the latest USDT depegging scare. In a Word on the Block interview with Forkast Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau, Ardoino breaks down the USDT reserves, how the firm’s investment in U.S. treasuries is generating profits and discusses why secondary market traders can trigger USDT depegging concerns.
Crypto Markets ‘Highly Dependent’ on Stablecoins Lacking Transparency, TUSD Poses Risk: Kaiko
The rapidly growing TUSD, favored by crypto exchange Binance, poses risk to the market, according to the crypto research firm.
TrueUSD Depegs on Binance.US, Drops to 80 Cents Against Tether
TUSD trades at a discount versus Tether as former FTX auditor Armanino's rebranded outlet The Network Firm's association with TrueUSD raises alarm bells on Crypto Twitter.
Reviewing the Tether Documents
CoinDesk filed a public records request for documents detailing Tether’s reserves. Here’s what we got.
Tether Issues USDT on Kava Blockchain; KAVA Token Climbs 5%
Tether is looking to improve the stablecoin's liquidity across multiple blockchains.
Tether’s Banking Relationships, Commercial Paper Exposure Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents
Stablecoin issuer Tether kept its funds in four banks, two investment management firms, two gold depositories, and a gold broker and on its own sister company Bitfinex in March 2021, according to documents obtained by CoinDesk. It also had funds in commercial paper issued by various entities. CoinDesk obtained the documents after a nearly two-year legal battle after Tether filed to block the NYAG from releasing them. In a statement, Tether said it “found it suspicious” that USDT depegged after millions of dollars’ worth were sold on decentralized finance pools “on the same day” that the New York government shared the documents with CoinDesk. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the documents.
Tether’s Banking Relationships, Commercial Paper Exposure Detailed in Newly Released Legal Documents
Obtained by CoinDesk under a Freedom of Information Law request, the documents offer a rare but limited window into the reserves behind USDT, the crypto market’s largest stablecoin.
USDT Selling on Curve, Uniswap Spooks Traders Amid Bitcoin Drop
Millions worth of tether (USDT) stablecoins appeared to be selling off on popular Uniswap and Curve pools Thursday morning, sparking early signs of concern among traders. USDT, which usually trades around $1, lost its peg to the U.S. currency and dropped as low as $0.9968. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."