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Cartier Family Member Indicted for Using USDT to Launder Hundreds of Millions in Drug Trafficking Money
7.5.2024
Maximilien De Hoop Cartier, a descendant of the family famous for their French luxury goods Cartier, has been indicted for his participation in a network that allegedly used several shell companies to launder drug trafficking money proceeds using USDT. Cartier and five Colombian individuals...
Cartier Jewelry Heir Busted for Laundering Money with Crypto
6.5.2024
An heir to the Cartier empire was arrested last week by the US Justice Department (DoJ). He was accused of utilising Tether's USDT stablecoin to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking. The charges indicate a unique convergence of powerful individuals and cryptocurrency-related criminal...
Less Than 10% of Stablecoin Transaction Volume Coming from Real Users: Report
6.5.2024
Less than 10% of stablecoin transaction volumes are organic or come from real people, according to new findings by Visa and data platform Allium Labs, Bloomberg reported
USDT Stablecoin Supply on TON Blockchain Hits 130 Million in 2 Weeks
3.5.2024
Since the introduction of USDT on the TON blockchain, the supply of this stablecoin has grown by over 70 million within just two weeks, totaling 130 million. While USDT operates across multiple blockchains, its presence on TON has positioned it as the eighth largest in terms of circulating supply....
Tether teams with Chainalysis for advanced market watch
3.5.2024
Tether, a significant operator in the crypto industry, recently took action to ensure more security and transparency in the digital asset sector. The firm has made a deal with Chainalysis, which is well-known and is developing a very coherent and multi-dimensional solution to track secondary market...
USDC overtakes USDT: Compliance is key to stablecoin dominance
3.5.2024
Tether’s USDT hegemony in the stablecoin market may shift as institutional investors chip into the crypto market
Tether Partners With Chainalysis to Monitor Transactions and Combat Illicit Activity
3.5.2024
Stablecoin issuing firm Tether said it has teamed up with the blockchain data platform Chainalysis to monitor secondary market activity and combat illicit activity.
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Tether Q1 2024 Attestation Reveals Record $4.52 Billion Profits
3.5.2024
Tether, one of the largest cryptocurrency companies, has recently released an attestation of its financial activity corresponding to Q1 2024. Tether registered a record-breaking $4.52 billion in profits, and disclosed its net equity levels, reporting $11.37 billion as of March 31, 2024. Tether...
Tether Holdings Reports Record $4.52 Billion Net Profit in Q1 2024 for USDT Stablecoin
2.5.2024
Tether's net equity stood at an impressive $11.37 billion as of March 31, a substantial increase from the previous record of $7.01 billion worth of equity at the end of the quarter in December 2023.
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Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Surpasses Tether’s USDT in Transaction Volume
29.4.2024
In the stablecoin market, Circle's USDC stablecoin made history by outpacing Tether's USDT in terms of transaction volume. This was based on information made public by Visa on April 29 as a result of their collaboration with Allium Labs.
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Tether Invests $200 Million in Blackrock Neurotech’s Neurological Disorder Solutions
29.4.2024
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, made a $200 million investment in Blackrock Neurotech, a leading biotech company specializing in brain-computer interface (BCI) technology.
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Circle’s USDC overtakes Tether’s USDT in stablecoin transactions: Visa
29.4.2024
Despite Circle's rising transaction count, Tether's USDT still accounts for over 68% of the entire stablecoin market
Latam Insights: Venezuela to Leverage USDT for Sidestepping Sanctions, Chivo Wallet Disregards Hacking Allegations
29.4.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Venezuelan oil company PDVSA could use USDT to sidestep U.S. sanctions, Chivo Wallet denies hacking allegations, and Nubank expands its crypto functionality...
The Biggest Crypto Poker Event Of 2024 Is Today At CoinPoker
28.4.2024
NLHE tournament table, source – CoinPoker CoinPoker’s CSOP – crypto series of poker – main event starts in just over 12 hours at 18:30 GMT / UTC, with $100,000 guaranteed. At the time of publishing 30 players are registered – and the top finishers will win...
Scammers Trick Crypto Users With Faked USDT Balances, Slowmist Reports
28.4.2024
Slowmist, teaming up with Imtoken, has exposed a new cryptocurrency scam exploiting offline transactions and using USDT, where scammers manipulate Ethereum RPC to falsify USDT balances in the victim’s wallet. The con artists coax victims into changing their Ethereum RPC URL to one they...
Tether to Freeze Addresses Evading Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Exports
24.4.2024
Tether, the issuer of the popular stablecoin USDT, has announced its intention to freeze addresses associated with sanctioned entities.
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Tether Will Freeze Wallets Evading Venezuelan Sanctions
24.4.2024
Use of Tether has increased in Venezuela after the U.S. reimposed sanctions on oil exports
Venezuelan State Oil Company to Accelerate USDT Adoption for Settlements; Tether Vows to Uphold OFAC Sanctions
23.4.2024
PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, would be preparing to migrate more of its payments portfolio to USDT, a dollar stablecoin, to avoid being affected by the restitution of U.S. sanctions. Reuters reported that the company started receiving payments in USDT last year and will accelerate...
Crypto Whales Bet 300K USDT On A Crazy Hand Of Poker At CoinPoker
23.4.2024
Celebrity poker player Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga won a pot worth just over $300,000 this weekend on the CoinPoker website, beating an anonymous whale in a high-stakes 1000/2000 game.
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Venezuela’s Oil Giant Turns to Crypto as US Sanctions Bite Again
23.4.2024
Venezuela's state-controlled oil company PDVSA intends to boost its use of digital currencies in crude oil and fuel exports, prompted by renewed US oil sanctions, Reuters reported on Monday.
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