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Stablecoin Transfer Volumes Increase Tenfold in 4 Years, Reaching $1 Trillion Monthly
20.6.2024
According to statistics from Token Terminal, monthly stablecoin transfer volumes have multiplied ten times over the past four years, increasing from $100 billion to $1 trillion per month. Data Highlights Explosive Growth in Monthly Stablecoin Transfers In recent years, stablecoin assets have gained...
Crypto Exchanges Brace for EU’s MiCA Rules: Stablecoins Delisted by Uphold, Binance
20.6.2024
This month, several cryptocurrency exchanges are delisting certain stablecoins to align with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations, which establish more stringent rules for fiat-backed and algorithmic stablecoins in the European Economic Area (EEA). Uphold...
Tether and Taipei University boost blockchain and digital asset education
20.6.2024
Tether partners with Taipei University to advance blockchain and digital asset education, aiming to equip students with essential knowledge and skills
Stablecoins to make up 10% of money in the next decade or so: Circle CEO
20.6.2024
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire revealed four of the biggest reasons he’s “more optimistic” about crypto and stablecoins than ever before
Tether under fire for alleged terror finance links
19.6.2024
The focus is again drawn to Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in terms of market capitalization. This comes after Consumers’ Research, a non-profit organization, started a crusade to expose what they allege as Tether’s complicity in terror financing human trafficking and interacting with...
Tether launches Alloy: A Gold-backed revolution for digital assets
18.6.2024
Tether has introduced Alloy. It is an open platform for creating digital assets. Tether Gold will back these assets, which may alternatively be known as tethered assets. Alloy is being brought to the market to reimagine digital economy stability. Recognized as an innovative approach, Alloy will...
Uphold to delist USDT and 5 stablecoins by July 1, citing MiCA
18.6.2024
Apart from Uphold, other major crypto exchanges, including Binance, Kraken and OKX, also tweaked their stablecoin listing policies to comply with MiCA regulations
Tech Entrepreneur Suggests Mainstream Companies May Have Adopted NFT Loyalty Programs Prematurely
16.6.2024
According to Juan Otero, CEO of the crypto-native travel booking platform Travala, many mainstream companies that attempted to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for customer or user loyalty programs may have seized the opportunity prematurely. Otero argued that at the time, Web3 companies had...
Holograph Compromised: HLG Value Plummets as Hacker Illegally Mints 1 Billion Tokens
14.6.2024
On June 13, an unidentified hacker minted one billion HLG tokens by exploiting vulnerabilities in the Holograph operator smart contract. The Holograph team has patched the initial exploit and is collaborating with exchange partners to freeze the affected accounts. A decentralized finance researcher...
Nigerian Interest in Crypto Persists Despite Crackdown; Meme Coins Prevail in Country’s North
10.6.2024
In the northern states of Katsina and Borno, residents are increasingly interested in the meme coin dogecoin. Meanwhile, in Delta State, known for its financial services leaders, bitcoin garners significant attention. A Nigerian lawyer has called on authorities to implement cryptocurrency...
$16B Injected Into Stablecoin Economy in 90 Days; Tether Claims 69% of Total
9.6.2024
Over the last 90 days, the stablecoin economy expanded by over 11%, with $16.23 billion infused into the market of fiat-pegged crypto tokens. In the past 30 days, USDE, the fourth largest U.S. dollar-pegged coin, experienced a 46.1% increase in its supply. Stablecoin Market Swelled Last Season;...
TON Foundation Announces Plans to Widen Access to USDT on Ton
8.6.2024
The TON Foundation has announced a partnership with Tether to broaden the access of global crypto communities to USDT on the TON blockchain. The foundation has outlined plans to integrate TON-based USDT into at least a hundred exchanges and payment processors in both established and emerging...
Telegram launches in-app currency ‘Stars’ for digital purchases
7.6.2024
Telegram Stars can be swapped for Toncoin, an $18 billion cryptocurrency, on Telegram’s Fragment platform
Tether Invests $18.75M in XREX Group to Facilitate Launch of Gold-Backed Stablecoin
6.6.2024
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin and a leading player in the digital asset industry, has made a strategic investment of $18.75M in XREX Group, a fully regulated, blockchain-enabled financial institution. The investment aims to drive innovation in the digital asset industry and facilitate...
Binance to release 15K USDT for new users of “Buy Crypto” scheme
5.6.2024
Binance intends to disseminate 15,000 USDT in the form of token vouchers to the new wave of users who are purchasing crypto and making fiat deposits through their “Buy Crypto” program. Incidentally, Binance is an internationally renowned cryptocurrency exchange. For the exchange, this...
Tether announces strategic investment and launch of XAU1 stablecoin
5.6.2024
Tether invests $18.75 million in XREX Group and launches XAU1 stablecoin to enhance cross-border B2B payments and regulatory technology
Companies Turn to Crypto for Payments as G7 and EU Mull Sanctions on Russian SWIFT Equivalent
2.6.2024
Some Russian companies have turned to using crypto to settle payments and protect themselves from potential secondary sanctions from Western countries. At least two top metal producers have transacted using USDT, the largest stablecoin in the crypto market, as the G7 and the EU mull more sanctions...
Nigeria’s Bitcoin interest unfazed by regulatory restrictions
2.6.2024
Notably, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve center, falls outside the top 15 cities regarding Google search interest for Bitcoin
Analyzing Tether’s 111 Billion Supply: Top USDT Wallets on Tron and Ethereum
31.5.2024
This year, the supply of the stablecoin tether has surpassed the $100 billion mark, and today, the leading dollar-pegged token boasts a market valuation of $111.9 billion. The majority of this supply resides on Tron, with the network hosting $58 billion in tethers, while Ethereum accounts for...
FDUSD Supply Shrinks by 29% Amid Stablecoin Supply Shifts
26.5.2024
The stablecoin market has experienced modest growth over the past two weeks, with valuations increasing by approximately $590 million. Among the top five U.S. dollar stablecoins, Ethena’s USDE saw the largest supply growth, rising 17.5%. In contrast, First Digital’s FDUSD experienced...