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Ethereum’s 2020 Defi Boom Doubles Active Ether Addresses, But Fees Skyrocket
22.7.2020
The number of active Ethereum addresses has grown aggressively in 2020 because of the decentralized finance (defi) boom. Active Ethereum addresses doubled in size leaving networks like Tron, Cardano, and EOS in the dust. There’s a lot happening in the world of decentralized finance (defi)...
Tether Jumps to $10 Billion Market Capitalization
22.7.2020
Tether has reached $10 billion in market capitalization as growth in 2020 picked up
Ethereum ‘Flippens’ Stablecoins to Become the Most Used Blockchain
21.7.2020
Increasing stablecoin use and the rise of DeFi has made Ethereum the most used blockchain
Sizeable Portion of Tether’s $4.5B Growth Comes From Exchange Fiat
21.7.2020
Tether rose quickly to $9.1 billion in 2020 as supply doubled since March, but some of that is old money being repurposed into USDT
Tether CTO: ‘USDT Will Continue to Exist Alongside CBDCs’
21.7.2020
With a market cap over $10B, Tether isn’t likely to be displaced by any central bank digital currency according to Paolo Ardoino
$6M Worth of Tether on the Bitcoin Cash Chain Highlights the Benefits of SLP Tokens
19.7.2020
During the first week of July, crypto supporters noticed that Tether issued 1,010 stablecoins via the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework on Bitcoin Cash. Now there’s a much larger amount of SLP-based tethers in circulation as the company has minted a total of 6 million on the Bitcoin Cash...
Stablecoin Supply Doubles to 12 billion Following a 50% Cryptocurrency Market Price Drop
18.7.2020
The total supply of stablecoins in existence has doubled to 12 billion, following an increased demand sparked off by the March 12 (Black Thursday) 50% crypto price crash. The findings from the latest research study by Coin Metrics, which is sponsored by Bitstamp, show that it took a period between...
Market Outlook: Crypto Economy Sheds $10B Overnight, Exchange Inflow and Sell Pressure Rises
16.7.2020
The overall market capitalization of all 5,700+ cryptocurrencies in existence lost around $10 billion during the overnight trading sessions. Most crypto assets have lost 2-5% in value during the last 12 hours, and a number of speculators blame the recent Twitter hack. The price of bitcoin (BTC)...
3 Key On-Chain Metrics May Explain Chainlink's Meteoric Rise
15.7.2020
1,500% growth in the number of active addresses and a few other key indicators may explain the metric rise of Chainlink’s LINK token in 2020
King of Stablecoins, Tether, Faces Regulatory Uncertainties - Report
15.7.2020
Source: iStock/standret, Cryptonews.com
Despite being used widely, stablecoins – and tether (USDT) in particular – may face an uncertain future as governments step up their regulatory scrutiny of the sector, a new report from crypto research firm Coin Metrics said.
The most popular stablecoin...
Focus on USDT and DeFi as 5-Year Anniversary of Ethereum Approaches
14.7.2020
Five years following the launch of ETH in 2015, and the future of the blockchain may lay in DeFi and USDT, according to industry experts
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40 Addresses Amid Regulatory Pressure
12.7.2020
Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year. This finding follows the Centre Consortium taking a similar action due to a request by law enforcement. Tether Frozen in 40 Addresses Tether...
Bitfinex Must Face New York’s Accusations Over the Loss of $850M in Co-Mingled Funds
10.7.2020
The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged hiding of over $800 million in client and corporate funds. The NY state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division overruled an appeal on Thursday, after...
Tether Blacklists 39 Ethereum Addresses Worth Over $46 Million
10.7.2020
Just after 100,000 in USDC were blacklisted by Centre, Tether blacklists 46 million Tether in Ethereum addresses
New York Court Rejects Bitfinex Appeal Over $850M in Lost Funds
10.7.2020
New York’s Supreme Court has rejected Bitfinex and Tether’s appeal in the ongoing dispute between the firms and the NY Attorney General over $850 million in lost funds
Chinese Police Dismantle $14M Crypto Scam
9.7.2020
The Chinese police busted a massive crypto scam in Wenzhou that managed to amass over $14.31 million
Introducing the CoinDesk 20
8.7.2020
This group of 20 digital assets make up most of what people mean when they say “the cryptocurrency market.”
Market Update: Crypto Assets Slowly Gather Gains, Bitcoin Needs Capital Inflow, ADA Jumps 85%
8.7.2020
Cryptocurrency market prices have improved a great deal since our last market update, as the overall market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins has gained $16 billion since June 14. Most of the top digital assets have remained in a consolidated cycle and a great number of cryptos have been able...
Tether
7.7.2020
Tether was one of the first cryptocurrencies to peg its market value to a fiat currency. Launched in July 2014, Tether, originally called “Realcoin”, valued each token at $1.00 to reduce the friction of moving real currency throughout the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Due to its dollar peg, Tether...
The Popular Stablecoin Tether Is Now Circulating on the Bitcoin Cash Network
7.7.2020
The most popular stablecoin tether (USDT) has officially been minted on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain via the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). At press time there’s only 1,010 SLP-based USDT in circulation, as the firm Tether Limited seems to be issuing small amounts and testing the SLP framework....