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Finance

Tether Says It Will Buy Bitcoin for Stablecoin Reserves Using Realized Profits

The company, which issues the $82 billion USDT stablecoin, reported $1.48 billion of net profits in 2023 Q1 and revealed $1.5 billion in BTC holdings.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Finance

Tether Reports $1.48B Profit in Q1, Reveals Bitcoin, Gold Reserves

The company’s USDT stablecoin has seen rapid growth this year as the U.S. banking crisis hit rivals.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

TrueUSD's Bitcoin Trading Volume Nears Tether’s on Binance but Traders Hesitate to Use the Token

Binance assigned a zero fee discount to the BTC-TUSD trading pair last month, waiving the promotion from Tether’s USDT.

TUSD and USDT in BTC trading on Binance (Kaiko)

Finance

Ondo Finance Plans Yield-Generating Stablecoin Alternative for Institutional Investors

The new stablecoin-like token, OMMF, will be backed by conventional money market funds and is available only to qualified purchasers and accredited investors. But retail investors can lend against the tokens via Ondo’s DeFi protocol Flux to indirectly access the yield.

Money (Alexander Grey/ Unsplash)

Policy

Alameda to Be Repaid $53M Deltec Loan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules

The 2021 payment to Tether's bank Deltec International was originally approved by FTX's Ryan Salame.

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Finance

Tether Was a Client of Signature Bank's Signet: Bloomberg

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino, in response to the Bloomberg article, denied the company has exposure to Signature Bank.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Circle’s USDC Remains Dominant in DeFi as Pressure Eases on the Stablecoin

USDC, the key stablecoin in decentralized finance, temporarily lost its dollar peg earlier this month after the collapse of its key banking partner.

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Videos

USDC Outflows Surpass $10B as Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Reaches 22-Month High

Circle's USDC stablecoin saw net outflows surpassing $10 billion since March 10 after the regulators shut down the firm's banking partner Silicon Valley Bank. Many of the investors who fled USDC switched to Tether's USDT stablecoin, driving the token to reach its largest market share in 22 months. "The Hash" panel weighs in on these developments.

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Markets

USDC Outflows Surpass $10B as Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Reaches 22-Month High

Rival stablecoin tether (USDT) has reached its largest market share since May 2021 and now represents 60% of all stablecoins in circulation.

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle (CoinDesk)

Markets

Binance's Bitcoin Trading Volume Hits Lowest Level in 8 Months Following Termination of Zero-Fee Trading

Zero-fee trade volume accounted for 66% of Binance’s trading volume in mid-March prior to the decision to eliminate the promotion.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)