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Huobi Debuts Crypto Brokerage as Its Institutional Arm Grows 400% Since Q3 2019
21.1.2020
Huobi launches a new institutional traders-targeting crypto brokerage as its institutional business surged 400% since Q3 2019
Tether Claims to Be Okay With Merger of Class-Action Lawsuits Against It
17.1.2020
Stablecoin Tether is reportedly okay with a merger of the three class-action lawsuits it currently faces
Plaintiffs Combine Their Market-Manipulation Lawsuits Against Bitfinex and Tether
17.1.2020
Three class action lawsuits alleging Bitfinex and Tether manipulated the bitcoin market have been combined in federal court, with the stablecoin issuer promising to fight the claims
New Stablecoins Commence a Fresh Assault on Tether
17.1.2020
Can any stablecoin topple tether? In 2019, the answer to that question was an emphatic ‘No.’ Despite a string of stablecoins being released onto the market, tether (USDT) increased its grip on the cryptoconomy’s fiat supply, racking up $127B of on-chain volume on Ethereum alone....
The Race to Lead 3 Class-Action Suits Against IFinex Over 2017 BTC Bull Run Is On
14.1.2020
One of several active suits against iFinex has filed a request to spearhead the efforts for the entire class over alleged manipulation of the BTC market using Tether
Booking.com-Partnered Travala Now Accepts Tether’s Controversial USDT
14.1.2020
Crypto-friendly Booking.com partner Travala now accepts Tether as payment for travel reservations
Bitfinex ‘Copycat’ Lawsuit Withdrawn and Then Refiled in New District
12.1.2020
Ifinex Inc, parent firm of Bitfinex, finds its ongoing legal troubles further complicated as a November lawsuit has been withdrawn by the plaintiff and refiled in a new district. The company, whose close affiliations with both the Bitfinex crypto exchange and stablecoin Tether have continually...
Bitfinex Market Manipulation Lawsuit Refiled in New York and Joined by Second Case
10.1.2020
Bitfinex is now being hit by two class-action lawsuits simultaneously, alleging it manipulated the BTC market in 2017
A Lawsuit Against Bitfinex and Tether Dismissed by Plaintiffs
10.1.2020
The plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its parent company, iFinex, operator of stablecoin Tether (USDT), accusing them of manipulating the Bitcoin (BTC) market, have voluntarily withdrawn the lawsuit.
Filed in the Western District of Washington court...
A Lawsuit Alleging Tether and Bitfinex Manipulated the Bitcoin Market Has Been Dropped
10.1.2020
A class-action that alleged Tether and Bitfinex manipulated the bitcoin market has been withdrawn by the plaintiffs
Crypto Trading Privacy Gets a Boost as $15M of Tether Moves to Liquid Sidechain
8.1.2020
Innocuous at first glance, the transfer has implications for both digital asset trading and the larger tether market
Market Update: Top Cryptos Face Strong Resistance Ahead
7.1.2020
On January 6, digital currency markets saw decent gains as the entire crypto market capitalization surpassed the $200 billion mark at 3:50 p.m. EST. Since then most cryptocurrencies have tested heavy resistance and a slew of assets are being held back. Moreover, crypto trade volumes have increased...
Bitcoin Climbs as Tether Gets $500M Injection in 5 Minutes
7.1.2020
Bitcoin's price jumped Monday as tether's market capitalization swelled by $500 million in a matter of minutes
Stablecoins Are Crypto’s Version of Fractional Reserve Banking
6.1.2020
Stablecoins provide much sought after stability in the volatile crypto markets. They are sometimes even said to affect the price of bitcoin in drastic fashion. Tether (USDT) in particular continues to be widely scrutinized for this, with recent lawsuits about conflicts of interest and price...
Burger King Venezuela Starts Bitcoin Payments in First of 40 Stores
4.1.2020
2020 will see around 40 Burger King restaurants take cryptocurrency in Venezuela
2019 in Review: Another Year of Highs and Lows for Crypto
2.1.2020
Cointelegraph explores the biggest stories over the last 12 months in this 2019 year review
Tron-Based Tether Has Ballooned to Over 900 Million Tokens, Almost 22% of Total Supply
2.1.2020
Since Tether’s (USDT) migration to other networks beside the BTC-based Omni protocol, significant shifts have taken place seeing the heavily-printed stablecoin rise to prominence also via Ethereum’s ERC20 standard and Tron’s TRC20 implementation. Ethereum-based USDT supply...
Veriblock Captured Close to 60% of BTC’s OP Return Transactions in 2019
1.1.2020
During the course of 2019, the most used BTC-based OP_Return protocol, Veriblock, outshined Omni Layer outputs. According to statistics, Veriblock captured 57% of BTC’s OP_Return outputs in 2019. Ever since the protocol’s opcodes started dominating, a number of BTC influencers called...
Market Update: Crypto Traders Search for Bullish and Bearish Trends
29.12.2019
During the last few days, digital currency markets have been meandering sideways and prices have been less volatile. On Sunday, during the last 24 hours, the entire cryptoconomy is hovering just below the $200 billion zone and there’s roughly $71 billion in global trades. Crypto proponents...
Huobi Indonesia Launches Trading Between Indonesian Rupiah and Tether
27.12.2019
Huobi is launching a fiat gateway in Indonesia to enable fiat-to-crypto trading between the Indonesian Rupiah and Tether