# Tether stablecoin is fully backed, says new assurance report

# Tether stablecoin is fully backed, says new assurance report

“# Tether stablecoin is fully backed, says new assurance report ” Tether Holdings Limited, a company behind the world’s largest stablecoin Tether (USDT), has released an assurance opinion to confirm that Tether tokens are fully backed by its reserves. In a statement shared on Twitter Tuesday, Tether provided the company’s Consolidated Reserves Report, or CRR,…

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# Delta Exchange completes M token raise following investments from DeFi players

# Delta Exchange completes $5M token raise following investments from DeFi players

“# Delta Exchange completes $5M token raise following investments from DeFi players ” Delta Exchange, a cryptocurrency derivatives platform, has successfully concluded a $5 million private sale of its native Delta Exchange Token (DETO), setting the stage for wider adoption of its retail derivatives marketplace.  Some well-known names in decentralized finance, or DeFi, participated in…

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# Moonbeam’s PureStake raises M ahead of parachain launch on Polkadot

# Moonbeam’s PureStake raises $6M ahead of parachain launch on Polkadot

“# Moonbeam’s PureStake raises $6M ahead of parachain launch on Polkadot ” PureStake, the company behind the Moonbeam and Moonriver networks, two parachain candidates for Polkadot and Kusama, respectively, announced a successful $6 million raise. The funding round was led by CoinFund and included participants such as Binance Labs, ParaFi, Coinbase Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, IOSG…

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# Ripple acquires stake in cross-border payments firm

# Ripple acquires stake in cross-border payments firm

“# Ripple acquires stake in cross-border payments firm ” Ripple continues its push into the Asian market by acquiring a stake in a cross-border payments firm. According to a blog post, Ripple has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in cross-border payments firm Tranglo, with the aim to expand RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity, or ODL, service…

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# Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui launches the country’s first ‘a-1’ rated security token

# Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui launches the country’s first ‘a-1’ rated security token

“# Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui launches the country’s first ‘a-1’ rated security token ” Japan-based bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, or SMTB, has launched its first asset-backed securities token in partnership with Securitize on March 29. The instrument is the first security token compliant with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA) to launch in…

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# Pantera Capital backs Liquity Protocol’s M Series A funding round

# Pantera Capital backs Liquity Protocol’s $6M Series A funding round

“# Pantera Capital backs Liquity Protocol’s $6M Series A funding round ” DeFi lending platform Liquity Protocol has secured $6 million in Series A funding to expand its on-chain borrowing services, underscoring the continued growth of cryptocurrency loans.  The funding round was led by Pantera Capital, a crypto-focused venture capital firm, with additional contributions from…

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