# Tether fires back against report it is using reserves for investments and making crypto-backed loans

# Tether fires back against report it is using reserves for investments and making crypto-backed loans

“# Tether fires back against report it is using reserves for investments and making crypto-backed loans ” Tether (USDT), the largest stablecoin issuer by market capitalization, has refuted the details of a Bloomberg story on its reserves holdings. In a Thursday report, Bloomberg journalist Zeke Faux made numerous claims against Tether, including that its chief…

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# Bitfinex paid a colossal M fee to send 0K of USDT

# Bitfinex paid a colossal $23M fee to send $100K of USDT

“# Bitfinex paid a colossal $23M fee to send $100K of USDT ” Crypto exchange Bitfinex completed a highly consequential transaction today when sending $100,000 of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) to the layer-2 subsidiary platform DeversiFi. For reasons unknown, the exchange paid 7,676 ETH, equivalent to $23.7 million, marking quite possibly the largest gas fee ever-recorded…

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# Treasury plots stablecoin crackdown even as Tether’s dominance wanes

# Treasury plots stablecoin crackdown even as Tether’s dominance wanes

“# Treasury plots stablecoin crackdown even as Tether’s dominance wanes ” The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing a review highlighting challenges posed by stablecoin redemptions and the effect of a possible run on the crypto asset market. According to a Sept.16 report from Bloomberg citing anonymous sources, Treasury officials are readying policy recommendations designed…

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# Does Evergrande’s 0B debt crisis pose systemic risk to crypto industry?

# Does Evergrande’s $300B debt crisis pose systemic risk to crypto industry?

“# Does Evergrande’s $300B debt crisis pose systemic risk to crypto industry? ” Amid speculation as to whether China’s second-largest property developer, Evergrande Group, will default on its $300 billion in debts, analysts are wondering whether the firm’s collapse could pose contagion risks for the crypto industry. On Sept. 8, Fitch Ratings asserted it “appears…

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# Which stablecoins were actually ‘stable’ during this week’s sudden Bitcoin price crash?

# Which stablecoins were actually ‘stable’ during this week’s sudden Bitcoin price crash?

“# Which stablecoins were actually ‘stable’ during this week’s sudden Bitcoin price crash? ” A sharp sell-off across the cryptocurrency market on Tuesday — that saw top tokens Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL) fall by double-digital percentages — created a venue for stablecoins to prove their worth. The fixed-price cryptocurrencies offered…

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