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Robbers Take $450K From a Tether Trader During an In-Person Transaction in Hong Kong — Second Incident in 2021
21.1.2021
Hong Kong police are investigating the second incident in the year involving an offline cryptocurrency transaction. A female trader is reportedly the latest victim of robbers who stole her HKD 3.5 million ($451,000) worth in tether (USDT) tokens. One of the Robbers Gained Female’s Trust...
Tether Use on Tron Passes Ethereum as Low Fees Attract Small Transactions
20.1.2021
Tron USDT volume eclipses Ethereum for the third consecutive week
Tether and Bitfinex seek further 30 days to produce critical trial documents
20.1.2021
iFinex Inc needs another 30 days to produce trial documents for the New York Attorney General
Bitfinex Says It’s Nearly Done Turning Over Documents to NYAG
19.1.2021
The document production process has already stretched over a year
New ‘market fear’ index lets traders bet on crypto volatility
19.1.2021
COTI’s new Crypto Volatility Index allows traders to profit from highly-volatile cryptocurrency markets
Hong Kong Crypto Robbers Strike Again: Gang Makes off with 450k Tether Haul
19.1.2021
Source: Adobe/Дмитрий Ногаев
Trading crypto in person is becoming increasingly risky in Hong Kong – with a second trader this month robbed by violent thugs after agreeing to swap cash for tokens offline.
Per the South China Morning Post and Apple Daily’s Hong Kong site, the latest victim...
Publisher of ‘Infinite Fleet’ Game Kicks Off Token Offering With $1M Tether Investment
18.1.2021
The security token offering enables investors in select EU countries to share in future profits, Exordium says
Infinite Fleet publisher launches STO led by $1M investment from Tether
18.1.2021
Unlike most blockchain gaming fundraises, this one offers equity in the company and future profit-sharing
Bahamas-Based Deltec Bank Holds a ‘Large’ Bitcoin Position
16.1.2021
Bahamas-based Deltec Bank & Trust said during a recent video review that it’s holding a “large position” in bitcoin. The information was given by their chief investment officer, Hugo Rogers. Deltec Executive Discusses Bitcoin Position According to the video uploaded to...
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Wants to Crowdsource Asset Listings; What’s Up With Tether’s Bank?
15.1.2021
Deltec invested some clients' funds in bitcoin, but not Tether's, the bank confirms. So what exactly is backing tether?
Bitfinex & Tether in Focus amid Key Milestone in NYAG Probe
15.1.2021
Source: iStock/standret, Cryptonews.com
Today is the date on which the injunction placed on related major crypto companies Bitfinex and Tether by the New York Attorney General (NYAG) expires, and it is also the deadline for both companies to hand over any remaining financial documents tied to...
Tether’s Bank Says It Invests Customer Funds in Bitcoin
14.1.2021
Deltec, Tether’s Bahamas-based bank, announced Thursday it was investing customer funds in bitcoin. The announcement, made by Deltec Bank & Trust Chief Investment Officer Hugo Rogers during a year-in-review video, raises new questions about whether the dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin, which...
Bitfinex Executives Deny Allegations of Issuing USDT to Pump BTC – “Tether Backed by Cash Assets and a Loan”
13.1.2021
Bitfinex general counsel Stuart Hoegner has dismissed the notion that only 74% of the tether stablecoin in circulation is fully backed. Hoegner insists the stablecoin is fully backed by assets that include cash, cash equivalents as well as bitcoin. However, both Hoegner and the company’s...
Tether Mints Record 2B USDT in One Week
11.1.2021
The previous record of 1.5 billion USDT was set the week before last
Ethereum layer-two network to offer batched Tether payments
11.1.2021
Hermez, an Ethereum scaling solution, has partnered with Tether to offer cheaper Tether transactions via zero-knowledge rollups
Scaling Solution Hermez Network Adds Tether Token to Tackle High Ethereum Fees
11.1.2021
Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum
9 Trillion vs. 100 Trillion: Billionaire Mike Novogratz Asks Which Cryptocurrency Will Win the Payments Race
2.1.2021
On December 31, billionaire investor Mike Novogratz asked his Twitter followers which blockchain coin has the best chance of winning the payments race and offered four choices. Novogratz said there are lots of “contenders” and listed off Facebook’s diem, tether, bitcoin cash,...
Relax, Tether won’t be targeted by SEC, says Bitfinex CTO
31.12.2020
Paolo Ardoino says Tether hasn't done anything to warrant any additional investigations from the SEC
Bitfinex CTO: Tether Is Registered and Regulated Under FinCEN- USDT Not Next Target of the US SEC
31.12.2020
The CTO at Bitfinex Paolo Ardoino has pushed back against rumours that the company’s Tether stablecoin may be the next target of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Bitfinex executive insists that the Tether stablecoin, whose market capitalization has now surpassed...
What Are Stablecoins?
29.12.2020
A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency whose value is tied to an outside asset, such as the U.S. dollar or gold, to stabilize the price