Aave has lowered the utilization threshold at which borrowing rates for Tether’s USDT rise sharply on its Ethereum Core market, making loans more expensive sooner […]
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Senate’s top Democratic investigator looking into Tether payments to Bo Hines’ firm
“Tether is aware of the allegations reported in The Wall Street Journal that form the basis of Senator Blumenthal’s letter,” the company said in a […]
SideSwap reopens Bitcoin swaps while Liquid reserves stay locked
SideSwap, a swap provider on the Liquid Network, has reopened conversions from the synthetic Bitcoin token L-BTC into Bitcoin. Direct withdrawals from the Liquid Federation, […]
USDC and USDT growth diverges after crypto rallies
USDC and USDT supply can grow to meet different kinds of demand for dollar stablecoins, according to Coin Metrics research published Oct. 20. For Bitcoin […]
Tether CEO Rejects Senate Claims Over Iran-Linked USDT
Three wallets tied to a brokerage took in $575 million in USDT in spring 2025, and the Senate report says Tether did not freeze any […]
Tether CEO Says Addresses Frozen Weeks Ahead of Sanctions, Driving 94% Drop in Iran-Linked Volumes
A major stablecoin issuer says it is outpacing official sanctions and analytics labels with proactive freezes on suspicious addresses. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says that […]
Senator’s investigation misses positive work that’s led to lower Iran volumes
Tether’s CEO also spoke remotely at a Washington event, DC Fintech Week, and addressed the senator’s report there, as well, last Tuesday. He criticized how […]
Binance SOXL price band explained after a 5.9% fall
Binance’s perpetual tied to SOXL, a leveraged semiconductor ETF, recorded a 5.9% opening-to-low fall in the mark price used for margin risk during the 21:00–22:00 […]
Two Aave stablecoin backstops shrank $12.4 million
Aave’s two tracked Ethereum V3 stablecoin backstops shrank by $12.4 million between Sept. 17 and Oct. 17 even as their extra reward rates increased. Together, […]
Why Stablecoins May Never Escape Traditional Banking Risks: Frgmnt CEO
Key Takeaways Following 2023 bank failures, Frgmnt CEO Aurélien Roussel urged stablecoin issuers to diversify reserves. Tether leads global trade, but MiCA regulations force issuers […]