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Tether Condemns 3 'False Rumors’ About Its Exposure
15.6.2022
Tether, the company that issues the biggest USD-pegged stablecoin USDT, said that it condemns what it calls “false rumors” that its holdings include large amounts of Chinese commercial paper that supposedly trades at a discount. The company also distanced itself from Celsius (CEL) and Three...
Tron DAO Reserve to Deploy Another USDC 500M to Protect Stablecoin as Depeg Extends
15.6.2022
The Tron DAO Reserve (TDR), the entity in charge of managing Tron-based stablecoins, aims to deploy another USD 500m worth of the stablecoin USD coin (USDC) to defend the peg of its algorithmic stablecoin USDD.
The move comes as USDD, despite being overcollateralized, has plunged to USD 0.96...
Celcius Reportedly Hiring ‘Restructuring Lawyers’ as Bankruptcy Speculation Mounts, CEL Pumps & Dumps
15.6.2022
A torrid week for the users and operators of the crypto lender Celsius Network (CEL) is continuing – with restructuring lawyers reportedly called in to help enact emergency measures. Meanwhile, CEL is on a roller coaster today....
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Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 24
13.6.2022
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Massive Short Interest Pushes Funding Rate of Tron’s TRX to Negative 500% Annually
13.6.2022
The price to short the Tron blockchain’s native token TRX reached as high as 500% annually on crypto exchange Binance today, as traders rush to place bets that the token will fall further....
Read More: Massive Short Interest Pushes Funding Rate of Tron’s TRX to Negative 500% Annually
100º Celsius: Industry Debating Possible Impact, Lenders Reassuring Users, Nexo Offers Help
13.6.2022
Major crypto lender Celsius (CEL) has entered boiling hot water today when it announced a halt to withdrawals, transfers between accounts, and Swap – leaving the crypto industry to try and figure out how this crisis may affect it, as lenders left and right reassure their users of normal...
Desperate Celsius Users Face Liquidations as Crypto Market Tanks, Solvency Debate Begins
13.6.2022
Some users of Celsius (CEL), a troubled major crypto lender, are facing liquidations of their trading positions as the crypto market crashes and industry players discuss (in)solvency of Celsius and chances to sue the company.
To make things worse, the company has also suspended withdrawals...
Savings Bank Heavyweight OK Financial Group Reveals Cryptoasset Launch Plans
11.6.2022
South Korea’s OK Financial Group – one of the nation’s biggest moneylenders and savings banking services providers – has unveiled plans to create a cryptoasset. The company will become one of a growing cohort of firms that are hoping to launch tokens, and this appears to indicate that the days...
SEC Reportedly Looking into UST ‘Federal Violations’ of ‘Investor Protection Regulations’
10.6.2022
American regulators have waded into the aftermath of the terraUSD (UST) crash last month – and the coin's operators could face trouble at the hands of United States courts and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Still Consolidate, LINK, HNT, and XTZ Outperform
9.6.2022
Bitcoin price moved lower in a range and tested the USD 30,000 level before recovering. It is currently (11:48 UTC) still stuck in its usual range and trades near USD 30,400. BTC is unchanged in a day and up almost 3% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are trading in a range. ETH...
Wintermute's 'Amateur Mistake' Leads to Loss of 20M Optimism Tokens
9.6.2022
A mistake by crypto market maker Wintermute has resulted in the loss of 20m Optimism (OP) tokens currently worth USD 17m.
In preparation for the OP token launch, Wintermute was to receive "a temporary grant" of OP 20m for liquidity provisioning services. After successfully sending two test...
ApeCoin Community Narrowly Wins Vote to Stay on Ethereum
9.6.2022
The majority of apecoin (APE) holders have voted in favor of a proposal that the token remains on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain despite its high transaction fees.
The final results, which come after a six-day voting period that started on June 3, reveal that 53.62% of ApeCoin token holders...
New Luna Token Down Almost 90% From Its All-Time High and Keeps Trending Lower
8.6.2022
LUNA, the native token of the new Terra blockchain, has fallen consistently in the market since seeing an initial spike on its first day of trading, with industry observers keep questioning whether the attempt to revive Terra will work....
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Still Range-Bound, LINK and THETA Outperform
8.6.2022
After dropping from USD 31,500 to USD 30,000 earlier today, bitcoin somewhat recovered and is currently trading near USD 30,500 again. BTC is up 3% in a day and down 4% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are facing key hurdles. ETH failed to stay above the USD 1,850 resistance zone....
Five South Korean Crypto Exchanges to Delist Litecoin Following Mimblewimble Upgrade
8.6.2022
All five of South Korea’s licensed, fiat-trading crypto exchanges have announced they will delist litecoin (LTC) after developers rolled out the Mimblewimble Extension Block protocol.
The five exchanges – Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax – all made their LTC delisting announcements...
BNB Stretches Losses as Binance Fights New Regulatory and Media Battles
7.6.2022
Binance coin (BNB), the native token of the world's largest crypto exchange Binance, has extended losses as new regulatory scrutiny and media investigation have once again put the exchange in the spotlight - albeit not in a positive manner....
Read More: BNB Stretches Losses as Binance Fights...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 23
6.6.2022
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
DEXes Outpace CEXes, Binance Buys CAKE, Losing Crypto Funds, IRA vs. Gemini + More News
6.6.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: DEXes Outpace CEXes, Binance Buys CAKE, Losing Crypto Funds, IRA vs. Gemini + More News
Bitcoin and Ethereum Extend Gains, ADA and SOL Outperform
6.6.2022
Bitcoin price started a decent increase above the USD 30,500 resistance, cleared the USD 31,200 resistance zone, and even tested the USD 31,500 level. BTC is currently (11:58 UTC) trading near USD 31,400 and is up almost 6% in a day and over 6% in a week. ...
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Justin Sun's Tron Reveals More Details of USDD Backing in a Move to Distance It from UST
6.6.2022
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun’s blockchain Tron (TRX) has revealed details about the backing of its new algorithmic stablecoin USDD in what appears to be an effort to maintain confidence in the project following the collapse of major algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD (UST)....
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