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Stablecoin TrueUSD Owner Techteryx to Take Full Control of Operation

Techteryx assumed "full management full management of all offshore operations and services related to TUSD," on July 13

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The owner of the stablecoin TrueUSD (TUSD) have taken full control of its operation more than two and a half years after purchasing it from crypto firm ArchBlock.

Techteryx, a British Virgin Islands-incorporated firm, bought the business in December 2020, since then the previous owner ArchBlock has continued to manage its operations.

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Techteryx assumed "full management full management of all offshore operations and services related to TUSD, including minting and redemptions plus customer onboarding and compliance," on Thursday, according to a post on TrueUSD's Twitter account.

TUSD is the world's fifth largest stablecoin with a market capitalization of just over $2.8 billion, according to data by CoinMarketCap. Its prevalence has been boosted this year by support from Binance. In March, the world's largest crypto exchange eliminated zero-fee trading for buying and selling of bitcoin on several asset pairs, but kept it for TrueUSD.

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Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

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