Tether, the leading issuer of stablecoins, has recently completed a significant minting process at Tether Treasury. In an effort to replenish its inventory, Tether has minted a whopping 1 billion USDT (equivalent to $1,005,442,500 USD) tokens on the Tron Network. 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵 💵
The FDIC has warned the California-based cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin USA Inc., which is affiliated with the OKX, to avoid exploiting the FDIC’s name to strengthen its validity. The letter, sent to OKCoin’s CEO Hong Fang, raised concerns that the platform may be in breach of the FDIA’s Section 18(a)(4). Moreover,
Investors are fleeing Binance and its sibling business Binance US because of their legal problems with U.S. authorities. Kaiko, a cryptocurrency analytics business, reports that since the SEC complaint was filed last week, market depth on the US sibling exchange has dropped by roughly 80%. Binance and its US-based sibling
In a scenario akin to a James Bond movie, North Korean hackers have outsmarted the globe. Within five years, they have stolen $3 billion in cryptocurrencies. Notably, this digital bonanza funds half of North Korea’s missile program, reports the Wall Street Journal. Their tactics, however, are far from common cyber-thievery.
Despite a global crackdown on crypto assets, demand for tether (USDT) has been robust in Turkey since early May. The Turkish lira has performed significantly worse than the big cryptocurrencies, a recent report from Bloomberg notes. Longtime Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was reelected. Moreover, the country’s national fiat currency
When a federal court in Wyoming rejected requests to dismiss filed by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Custodia Bank gained ground in its legal struggle against the Fed. In June of 2022, the digital asset bank filed a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve over
Recent reports show high-profile financial commentators express their contempt over Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chief Gary Gensler’s policies. Scott Melker, also known as “The Wolf Of All Streets,” voiced his anger on social media. He termed Gensler’s approach as “absolutely disgraceful.” Consequently, the hashtag “#FireGaryGensler” is now making rounds
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday (June 9) that it would begin building a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for use in retail transactions in the coming months. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has reportedly been studying the feasibility of creating a digital Hong Kong dollar
USDC, the leading stablecoin issued by Circle, has made a significant breakthrough by becoming available natively on Arbitrum, a prominent layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. This development eliminates the need for bridging and offers developers and users seamless access to USDC on the Arbitrum network. 1/ Launch alert 🚨
Expand is the latest project to emerge from Cumberland Labs, a DRW- and Cumberland-backed Web3 incubator. SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Expand.network today announces its official launch for public use. The world’s first API service to offer both read and write connectivity to all major public blockchains and DeFi protocols promises to save time
