Tether is making further inroads into decentralized finance by joining forces with Aave, formerly ETHLend, to let its users borrow and lend stablecoin Tether. Tether (USDT) is now available on Aave, a non-custodial lending platform formerly known as ETHLend. The top stablecoin by market capitalization appears to be signaling its move into Ethereum (ETH) decentralized […]
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An ex-employee of crypto exchange Digitex has leaked KYC documentation for and claims to have data for over 8,000 users. An ex-employee of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Digitex began leaking stolen Know-Your-Customer (KYC) on Telegram. The stolen data reportedly includes passport and driving license scans and other sensitive documentation pertaining to more than 8,000 Digitex customers. […]
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Crypto.com, a Hong Kong-based crypto payments provider, has integrated into Travala’s website to streamline cryptocurrency-based payments. On Feb. 27, Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency payments provider Crypto.com announced a partnership with cryptocurrency-friendly travel booking platform Travala. The deal will see Crypto.com’s payment app integrated onto Travala’s website, providing a streamlined gateway for bookings to be made on […]
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OKEx new feature aims to stimulate Dai trading, while statistics show that Tether still controls the lion’s share of the stablecoin market. Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has added support for a new feature that allows users of stablecoin Dai (DAI) to earn interest by staking their holdings. In a blog post on Dec. 17, OKEx […]
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A new report from the non-profit Human Rights Foundation analyzes the censorship and privacy landscape of stablecoins. The non-profit Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has analyzed the censorship and privacy landscape of stablecoins in a report published on Nov. 20. For privacy coins that are not stablecoins, the largest single-week losses so far this year have […]
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The Abra crypto investment app is reportedly adding 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, effectively trebling the number of supported tokens. California-based cryptocurrency wallet and investment service Abra is adding a total of 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, reports suggest. According to CoinDesk on Nov. 12, the increasingly widespread payment gateway is planning to […]
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Litigation firms files lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex, as legal experts debate whether the companies manipulated the value of USDT. At the start of October, New York-based legal firm Roche Freedman filed a new class-action lawsuit against stablecoin firm Tether and digital currency exchange Bitfinex. The case accuses the aforementioned entities of manipulating the market […]
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Binance delists new trading pairs of tokens, some of them were launched through its own IEO platform. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Sept. 30 that it is removing a batch of thirty trading pairs from its listings. Curiously, six of those trading pairs involve tokens launched on Binance Launchpad Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform, […]
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New York financial watchdog approves three stablecoin offerings including BUSD, backed by Paxos and Binance. A sign of things to come? Over the course of the past few weeks, the global cryptocurrency community bore witness to two major announcements related to stablecoins — with the first being the launch of Paxos’s gold-backed Ethereum token, PAX […]
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Following integration with major cryptos, Samsung Galaxy S10 now supports major stablecoins such as TUSD, MKR and USDC. Following integration with major cryptos, South Korean tech giant Samsung expands the coins supported by the Galaxy S10 device with three stablecoins. According to a U.today report on Aug. 30, Samsung’s new flagship smartphone now supports three […]
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