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Tether in the Spotlight After USD 9B Worth of Redemptions
19.5.2022
The popular stablecoin tether (USDT) is again the subject of unwanted attention after approximately USD 9bn has been redeemed for US dollars by users in the aftermath of the terraUSD (UST) collapse.
The redemptions have come despite USDT trading on exchanges within a rounding error of its USD...
Was Terra’s UST cataclysm the canary in the algorithmic stablecoin coal mine?
18.5.2022
After an earthquake there are always aftershocks. The collapse of UST could be a sign that other stablecoins are also critically flawed
Analysts assess the aftermath of the Terra (LUNA) collapse | Cointelegraph interview
18.5.2022
Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg, and financial commentator Frances Coppola discuss the implications of last week’s Terra collapse in Cointelegraph’s latest interview
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Below $30,000 Again as Crypto Consolidation Extends
18.5.2022
Bitcoin prices dropped during the hump-day session, as bulls were unable to maintain Tuesday’s gains. The world’s largest cryptocurrency once again fell below the $30,000 level, whilst ETH also moved lower. Bitcoin Following a slight rally in price during Tuesday’s session...
Algoracle Announces $1․5 Million Seed Round
18.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Algoracle has recently announced the close of its seed round for $1.5 million (USD) to help accelerate the development and launch of Algorand’s native decentralized oracle network. Algoracle’s seed round was led by Borderless Capital, with major contributions from...
Stablecoin supplies and cash reserves in question amid crypto exodus
17.5.2022
The fallout from Terra’s collapse continues as outflows from Tether (USDT) hit an average of $1.1 billion a day over the past week
South Korean Banks Earned USD 31M in Crypto Transaction Fees Last Year
17.5.2022
Three South Korean banks earned USD 31.2m from their crypto exchange partnership deals in 2021, new data has revealed – suggesting that partnering with trading platforms could be paying off for the often-cautious domestic banking sector....
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Circle Says USDC Reserve Backed Entirely in Cash and Short-Dated US Treasuries
16.5.2022
On May 13, Circle’s chief financial officer Jeremy Fox-Geen published a blog post called “How to Be Stable,” following the aftermath of Terra’s stablecoin implosion. Circle’s CFO explained that since usd coin’s inception, the stablecoin aims to...
Bitcoin Recovers From $26,500; Time To Invest in BTC?
13.5.2022
Bitcoin’s decline and bearish crypto movement was a sudden sentiment change created by the collapse of LUNA as it lost its peg. To save UST from further decline, BTC was sold to create a hedge. Now that the initial negativity has subsided, BTC could return above the $35,000 level. Still, there...
It's Getting Personal - 'Broke' LUNA Investor Comes to Do Kwon’s House, Plans to Surrender to Police
13.5.2022
A furious terra (LUNA) investor appears to have come knocking at the door of the Terra mastermind Do Kwon (also known as Kwon Do-hyeong) looking for answers after the token spectacularly collapsed. South Korean police are hunting for an unidentified person who reportedly broke into the apartment...
SEC's Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure
13.5.2022
The SEC’s “crypto mom” Hester Peirce has said the regulatory “movement” around stablecoins needs to allow for “trial and error” and room for failure
Bitcoin Jumps Above USD 30K, Ethereum Reclaims 2K as Tether Regains Peg, LUNA & UST Near Zero
13.5.2022
Bitcoin price remained well bid above USD 25,000 and started a recovery wave. It is currently (04:46 UTC) trading above the key USD 30,000 resistance zone, near USD 30,500, and is up 6% in a day, trimming its weekly losses to 17%.
USDT regained its peg after losing it yesterday. (Learn more:...
Chelsea Secures First Crypto Shirt Sponsor in USD 24M Deal
13.5.2022
Shortly after the UK seized the club from sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and a group of investors paid GBP 2.5bn (USD 3.1bn) for his shares, Chelsea FC is teaming up with digital asset investing platform WhaleFin under a shirt sponsorship deal for the next season.
The deal...
LUNA Dives Below USD 0.05, UST Trends Lower Despite New Rescue Plans
12.5.2022
The two most-discussed tokens this week - luna (LUNA) and terraUSD (UST) kept moving lower, despite the team behind these projects announcing "three more emergency actions" in an attempt to save the UST algorithmic stablecoin....
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Bitcoin Below USD 29K, Ethereum Dives More, LUNA, Altcoins Crash
12.5.2022
Bitcoin price started another decline and traded below the key USD 30,000 support. BTC even broke the USD 28,500 support to move further into a bearish zone. It is currently (03:58 UTC) down 8% and is trading near USD 28,700. BTC is also down 28% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Crisis in Terra's UST Stablecoin Spreads to Neutrino USD on Waves Protocol
11.5.2022
Do Kwon's USD 1M Bet Doesn't Look Good as LUNA Crashes
11.5.2022
Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the entity behind Terra (LUNA), found himself in a peculiar position with his bet that LUNA would stay above USD 88 - as the coin dropped over 90% in a single day.
In mid-March, Do Kwon took a bet with pseudonymous Twitter user Sensei Algod,...
XRP Retests $0.50; Should You Wait for Bulls?
11.5.2022
XRP and its SEC lawsuit impact the overall price of the token, and investors keep distancing from XRP tokens. Even if XRP is labeled as a security, the underlying technology that rivals the payment speeds of Mastercard and Visa could be a breakthrough to transfer digital payments. Recent...
LUNA, UST Move Closer to Zero, as Do Kwon Asks Holders to ‘Stay Strong’
11.5.2022
Do Kwon has urged holders of LUNA to “stay strong,” as the price moves ever closer to zero. Following the UST stablecoin losing parity with USD, prices have plunged, falling to a new low this morning. LUNA, UST Tumble Toward Zero As of writing, LUNA/USD is trading at $5.45, which...
Saylor Defends Microstrategy’s BTC-Backed $200M Loan
11.5.2022
The business intelligence software provider MicroStrategy recently got a $205 million loan from the Silvergate Bank. The move soon faced criticism from investors as they were concerned about the company’s Bitcoin position during margin calls. Now, CEO Michael Saylor assured that the company...