Tether invests $2m into Arcanum Capital Fund II Venture Capital

Tether has made its first dive into the world of venture capital by injecting $2 million into Arcanum Capital’s fund, which focuses on developing blockchain-based Web3 projects. According to a recent press release, major stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) has invested…

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Tether makes first crypto VC fund investment into Arcanum Capital

“We are passionate about backing technologies that will prevent censorship and things being shut down,” James McDowall told Cointelegraph.

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Bitcoin or stablecoins: Where are investors placing their bets?

Bitcoin's allure diminishes as Tether’s minting spree on Ethereum and Tron boosts capital inflows. USDT supply is soaring amid rising market volatility, playing a crucial role in shaping crypThe post Bitcoin or stablecoins: Where are investors placing their bets? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Stablecoin market hits 2-year high of $183B amid Trump victory fueled optimism

The crypto market has witnessed a significant influx of about $10 billion in new capital following President Donald Trump’s victory in the US elections on Nov. 5. DeFiLlama data shows that Tether’s USDT led the charge, rising $8 billion to a new record of $128 billion.

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Джастин Бонс: «Tether — одна из крупнейших экзистенциальных угроз для криптоиндустрии»

Основатель Cyber Capital Джастин Бонс завил, что 75-ти процентное доминирование компании Tether на рынке стейблкоинов усилило опасения участников криптоиндустрии по поводу ее влияния на отрасль цифровых активов.

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Tether partners with Swan to expand Bitcoin mining operations

Stablecoin issuer Tether has expanded its mining endeavors by collaborating with Swan’s Managed Bitcoin Mining service. According to the press statement, the firm has dedicated an undisclosed amount of substantial capital to establish its Bitcoin mining operations through Swan.

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Ripple and Tether whales bag Kelexo as presale hits stage 2

The ongoing Kelexo presale is increasingly attracting capital from XRP and Tether whales, as analysts have forecasted outsized gains for the lending platform soon.

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Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 1.5 Years Downtrend

Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.

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Bitfinex’s Tether tokenized bond faces investment shortfall

Bitfinex’s newly introduced Tether tokenized bond, initially celebrated as the start of a “new era for capital raises,” has fallen short of attracting the expected level of investment and interest.

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Bitfinex Securities to list tokenized bond denominated in USDT

Bitfinex Securities has announced the launch of its first tokenized bond offering. According to a tweet from Paolo Ardoino, the current CTO and incoming CEO of Bitfinex, this milestone marks a “new era for capital raises through deep liquid markets and stock/fond markets,” with Tether’s USDT.

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Bitfinex Securities announces tokenized bond

Paolo Ardoino, Bitfinex chief technology officer and incoming Tether CEO, said the “exciting” initiative marks the beginning of a new era in capital raising.

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Stablecoin supply down below $125 billion as capital continues to leak from crypto

Key Takeaways The total supply of stablecoins has fallen every month since UST collapsed in May 2023 Last month saw another $1.7 billion of outflows, the total supply now 33% off its peak Tether’s market share has increased amid stuttering rivals, but all other coins have seen large drawdowns Liquidity and volume in the space […] The post Stablecoin supply down below $125 billion as capital continues to leak from crypto appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Tether leads in funding world’s largest Bitcoin mining farm in El Salvador

Tether has today announced that it has participated in the first round of a new $1 billion renewable energy initiative in El Salvador. It will provide capital and bring its domain expertise in energy, hardware and communications to build “Volcano Energy”, a 241 MW renewable energy generation park in Metapán which is expected to house […] The post Tether leads in funding world’s largest Bitcoin mining farm in El Salvador appeared first on Invezz.

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Tether USDT to strengthen reserves with Bitcoin purchase

Stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) said it would use 15% of its net realized operating profits to purchase Bitcoin (BTC). In a May 17 company statement, the stablecoin issuer said it would self-custody the purchased BTC — adding that its purchase “will focus exclusively on utilizing realized profits from its investment strategy, disregarding unrealized capital gains […] The post Tether USDT to strengthen reserves with Bitcoin purchase appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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PODCAST: What does DAI’s future hold post-BUSD? MakerDAO joins the CoinJournal podcast

Key Takeaways Sam MacPherson of MakerDAO, the creators of the decentralised stablecoin DAI, joins the podcast Sam and host Dan Ashmore discuss the future of the DAI stablecoin following the relations that BUSD will shut down amid the SEC clampdown in the US The duo chat collateral, capital efficiency, centralisation, Tether, USDC, criticisms of DAI, […] The post PODCAST: What does DAI’s future hold post-BUSD? MakerDAO joins the CoinJournal podcast appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Tether distances itself from troubled crypto firm, Genesis

Genesis has stopped both debt repayments and new loan issuances, according to a statement from CEO Derar Islim today. The withdrawal requests surpassed the available liquidity at Genesis Global Capital.

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Tether Sees New Wave of Redemptions as Fear of Market Contagion Spreads

Investors pulled out some $1.6 billion this week from USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, in the wake of Celsius and Three Arrows Capital facing financial woes.

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Tether Denies Accusations About Its Reserves, Celsius and Three Arrows Capital Connections

USDT issuer publishes official statement condemning false rumors

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Tether Denies Claims of Asian Commercial Paper Backing, Exposure to Three Arrows Capital

Stablecoin issuer Tether has denied that its commercial paper portfolio is 85% backed by Chinese or Asian commercial papers.

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Tether’s reported bank partner Capital Union shares its crypto strategy

Tether stablecoin’s reported bank partner Capital Union supports a large variety of digital assets as part of its trading and custody services.

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Bloomberg: американский хедж-фонд занял короткую позицию против USDT

Американский хедж-фонд Fir Tree Capital Management занял «значительную» короткую позицию против стейблкоина Tether (USDT). Структура рассчитывает на падение стоимости ценных бумаг из резервов эмитента актива, пишет Bloomberg со ссылкой на клиентов компании.

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Hedge fund shorts Tether

According to a Bloomberg report released Friday, hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management, who…

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Lugano to accept Bitcoin and Tether

Polygon (MATIC/USD) and stablecoin Tether are supporting Swiss city Lugano’s aims to become the blockchain capital of Europe. People can pay parking tickets, taxes, tuition fees and utility costs in Bitcoin (BTC/USD), Tether and LVGA, Lugano’s stablecoin, Invezz learned from a press release.

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Tether to transform Lugano into Europe’s Bitcoin capital

Collaboration with Tether is about to help Lugano transform itself into Europe’s crypto capital. The post Tether to transform Lugano into Europe’s Bitcoin capital appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Tether to Make Switzerland City Ninth Largest Crypto Capital in Europe

Lugano might become first European city to implement blockchain with the help of Tether

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Aquaculture Firm Completes Australia’s First IPO Raise Using Cryptocurrency

Almost 90% of West Coast Aquaculture's $3.6 million capital raise was via the stablecoin tether.

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Analyst: Tether (USDT) may be doing more to skirt capital controls than Bitcoin

On Crypto Twitter and in the media, Bitcoin is touted as the one way through which anybody in the world can reliably skirt capital controls. The post Analyst: Tether (USDT) may be doing more to skirt capital controls than Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin-critic China moved $50 billion in Tether fearing capital flight rules

Chinese citizens moved over $50 billion from the country using Tether to avoid upcoming capital flight rules, reported news outlet CNBC. The post Bitcoin-critic China moved $50 billion in Tether fearing capital flight rules appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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$50B Worth of Crypto, Mainly Tether, Are Used for Capital Flight Out of China: Chainalysis

Blockchain analytic firm, Chainalysis, has released a new research report which indicates that crypto assets estimated at approximately $50 billion have been sent to other destinations around the world from China.

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Tether Could Be Enabling Capital Flight From China, Says Chainalysis

The East Asia crypto market has reacted fast to news of Beijing’s national digital currency and regional economic tumult.

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Opinion: control over centralized stablecoins will be tightened

Over time, global regulators will require tighter control over the movement of centralized stablecoins, said Linda Xie, co-founder of Scalar Capital. There are almost 40 addresses on the Tether blacklist, and USDC has one.

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Исследование: Китайские инвесторы скупают USDT через внебиржевые площадки

В исследовании компании Sino Capital говорится, что китайский рынок в 2020 году внес большой вклад в увеличение капитализации Tether (USDT). Местные инвесторы скупают этот стейблкоин на внебиржевых платформах.

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Bitfinex Applies for 3 Subpoenas to Help Recover $880M in Crypto Capital’s Frozen Funds

BitFinex seeks subpoenas from U.S courts to depose U.S based banks after its payment processing firm, Crypto Capital, had its funds frozen in 2019. According to the subpoenas sent to Colorado, Arizona, and Georgia, Tether’s sister company, iFinex, looks to the federal courts to intervene in the release of over $800 million in its funds […]

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Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M

Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company wants to question employees of at least three U.S. banks about Crypto Capital – Bitfinex’s payment processor – accounts and holdings in an effort to recover more than $800 million.

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Tether как жизненно важная часть для DeFi

Тетер играет жизненно важную роль в зарождающемся секторе децентрализованных финансов. Это то, о чем заявил соучредитель Multicoin Capital Кайл Самани. Популярность USDT основана на надежности На одном из подкастов Лоры Шин, соучредитель Multicoin Capital Кайл Самани рассказал о защите основных протоколов DeFi на Ethereum, а когда речь зашла о Тетере, он сказал: «Источник популярности Tether […] Больше марок Сообщение Tether как жизненно важная часть для DeFi появились сначала на wallbtc.info.

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Bitfinex and Tether Receive Another Class Action Lawsuit in US Courts

The operators of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and the stablecoin Tether have notified users that they were hit with another class action lawsuit in U. S. courts over market manipulation allegations that the companies are trying to frame as mercenary and baseless.

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Crypto Capital Executive Charged for Bank Fraud And Two Other Criminal Activities

An executive Oz Yosef, who worked on Crypto Capital, a company that provided payment processing services for Bitfinex before the scandal that happened with it and Tether this year, has been indicted for three criminal counts.

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Bitfinex Claims to Be Victim of Fraud After Crypto Capital President Arrested

The operators of Bitfinex claim that the cryptocurrency exchange is a victim of fraud committed by its payment processor Crypto Capital. The men behind Crypto Capital now face charges related to money laundering in Poland and the U.

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По обвинению в отмывании денег через Bitfinex арестован CEO Crypto Capital

CEO компании Crypto Capital Иван Мануэль Молина Ли был арестован властями Польши за предполагаемое участие в международном наркокартеле и отмывание денег через биржу криптовалют Bitfinex, пишет The Block со ссылкой на местные СМИ.

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Глава Crypto Capital арестован по обвинению в отмывании денег через Bitfinex

Польская полиция арестовала президента компании Crypto Capital Ивана Мануэля Молину Ли по обвинению в участии в наркокартеле и отмывании денег через биткоин-биржу Bitfinex. Об этом сообщают польские СМИ.

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Bitfinex’s LEO flatters to deceive; only 17 active addresses for $990 million market cap

UNUS SED LEO token is currently adding to the pile of misery faced by iFinex. iFinex, the parent company behind stablecoin Tether and Bitfinex, has been the topic of discussion for all the wrong reasons in 2019.

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Криптомир за неделю: Иск против Bitfinex и Tether, Telegram против SEC и выход компаний из проекта Libra

В конце недели мы подводим итоги того, о чём писали эти семь дней, и собираем всё, что актуально для поклонников криптовалют и децентрализованных технологий. На этой неделе компании Visa, MasterCard, Stripe и EBay вышли из проекта Libra, в окружной суд Нью-Йорка был подан коллективный иск против Bitfinex, Tether, Crypto Capital и их нынешних руководителей о […]

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Class action lawsuit alleges Bitfinex’ Tether cost crypto market $1.4T

A brand new lawsuit alleges that cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its sister company Tether manipulated the digital currency market. According to a lawsuit filed in New York over the weekend, Bitfinex and Tether “engaged in unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading acts” by failing to disclose that Tether was not backed 1:1 to by the US dollar.

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Algorand’s Former Algo Capital CTO Takes Blame For Recent Hot Wallet Hack

Pablo Yabo, the last Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the investment company Algo Capital has recently affirmed publicly that he takes responsibility for the major security breach that happened to a hot wallet controlled by him.

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Против Tether и Bitfinex подали иск на $1,4 трлн

Против компании iFinex Inc. и ее дочерних структур подали коллективный иск на более чем $1,4 трлн в суд Восточного округа Нью-Йорка. Ответчиками по делу выступают и топ-менеджеры Джанкарло Девазини (CFO Bitfinex), Филипп Портер (экс-CSO Bitfinex) и Жан-Луи ван дер Вельде (CEO Bitfinex), а также панамский процессинг Crypto Capital и фирма Global Trade Solutions AG.

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Против Bitfinex и Tether подали коллективный иск на $1,4 трлн

Сегодня в окружной суд Нью-Йорка был подан коллективный иск против iFinex, Bitfinex, Digfinex, Tether, Crypto Capital и их нынешних руководителей. В судебном иске заявлено о возмещении убытков на $1,4 трлн: Расчет убытков на данном этапе является предварительным, но нет никаких сомнений в том, что масштабы вреда, нанесенные ответчиками, беспрецедентны.

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Против Tether и Bitfinex подали иск на $1,4 трлн

Против компании iFinex Inc. и ее дочерних структур подали коллективный иск на более чем $1,4 трлн в суд Восточного округа Нью-Йорка. Ответчиками по делу выступают и топ-менеджеры Джанкарло Девазини (CFO Bitfinex), Филипп Портер (экс-CSO Bitfinex) и Жан-Луи ван дер Вельде (CEO Bitfinex), а также панамский процессинг Crypto Capital и фирма Global Trade Solutions AG. Последняя […]

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Algo Capital Loses $2 Million From Their Hot Wallet; Algorand (ALGO) And USDt Stolen

The investment arm of Algorand recently revealed that they have lost close to $2million in Tether after CTO Pablo Yabo’s mobile phone was compromised. Algo Capital is a financial institution focused on powering Algorand’s borderless economy.

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Tether’s new yuan-based stablecoin is the newest addition in circumventing regulations

Tether announced a new offshore Chinese-yuan backed stablecoin, CNHT. The cryptocurrency is the newest addition to the firm’s suite of regulation-skirting coins. Primer on China’s currency controls As part of China’s monetary strategy to peg the yuan against the dollar, it is mandatory that the People’s Republic control capital flows into the country.

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