Bitfinex is facing pressure from U.S. lawmakers over its handling of missing funds worth $850 million. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has withdrawn funds worth almost $90 million from its cold wallet, blockchain data reported by cryptocurrency news outlet The Block confirmed on April 26. Bitfinex, which has the same owner as USD stablecoin Tether (USDT), has […]
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The New York Attorney General’s office has alleged that Bitfinex lost $850 million and used Tether funds to hide the loss. The New York Attorney General’s office has alleged that crypto exchange Bitfinex lost $850 million and subsequently used funds from affiliated stablecoin operator Tether to secretly cover the shortfall, according to an announcement published […]
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United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency payment processor Wirex partnered with Stellar and will launch 26 stablecoin on its chain. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency payment processor Wirex partnered with Stellar (XLM), the company announced in a press release on their website on April 24. Wirex is a company licensed by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that allows crypto […]
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Payments services firm Bitspark is releasing a cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine Peso dubbed “peg.PHP.” Payments services firm Bitspark is releasing a cryptocurrency pegged to the Philippine peso (PHP). The development was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 25. Bitspark, a blockchain-based bankless money transfer solution, will launch a PHP pegged […]
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TrustToken will release four new stablecoins this year that are pegged to Australian dollars, euros, Canadian dollars, and Hong Kong dollars. TrustToken will release four new stablecoins this year that are pegged to Australian dollars, euros, Canadian dollars, and Hong Kong dollars. The update was announced in a blog post published on April 24. Per […]
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Another vote about whether to raise the so-called stability fee for Maker’s ethereum-based DAI decentralized stablecoin by 3% has started. Another vote about whether to raise the so-called stability fee for Maker’s ethereum (ETH)-based DAI decentralized stablecoin by 3% has started on the governance portal of the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) on April 19. MakerDAO, […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex will support Tether’s stablecoin USDT coin on the Tron blockchain. Major cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex will support Tether’s stablecoin USDT coin on the Tron (TRX) blockchain, according to an announcement published on April 19. United States-based digital currency exchange Poloniex has added support for deposits and withdrawals of USDT on the Tron […]
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Tether has started issuing its stablecoin USDT on the Tron blockchain. Tether has started issuing its stablecoin USDT on the Tron (TRX) blockchain. The development was announced in a blog post published on April 17. The development is an upgrade from the OMNI protocol-based USDT — which is pegged to the United States dollar on […]
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Hbus, the operator of the United States-based crypto exchange Huobi.com, has today launched three trading pairs for XRP. Hbus, the operator of the United States-based version of major crypto exchange Huobi.com, has today launched three trading pairs for XRP. The news was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on April 18. According to […]
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Binance’s Q1 2019 profits beats the previous quarter by 66%, with large-scale investors increasingly active. A huge surge in over-the-counter (OTC) trading popularity drove major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s $78 million Q1 profits, crypto news outlet Decrypt Media reported on April 17. Speaking in an interview, CFO Wei Zhou said OTC, which is a method of […]
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