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Markets

Binance Ditched a Bunch of Stablecoins. Even a Newly Banished Issuer Was OK With It

Surprisingly, Circle’s CEO expects USDC to benefit from getting booted from Binance, while market insiders predict a better trading experience.

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Finance

Binance, Issuer of Third-Biggest Stablecoin, to Stop Supporting Larger Rival USDC

The action effectively removes the world's second-biggest stablecoin, USD coin, as a tradable asset on Binance's giant platform.

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Videos

Stablecoins and Regulators Need to Get Out of the Way: Market Strategist

Path Trading Partners co-founder & Chief Market Strategist Bob Iaccino discusses the technical pattern in the crypto markets. “Bitcoin is temporarily broken out, I see $26,000 in the short term.” Plus, his take on Tether and why he believes regulators need to “make up their minds and get out of the way.”

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Finance

Stablecoin Issuer Tether Dismisses Wall Street Journal's Claim of Inadequate Reserves

The newspaper reported that the firm's assets outweigh its liabilities by just $191 million, implying a relatively "thin cushion of equity."

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino.  (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Tether’s Tornado Cash Noncompliance Is Less Brave Than You Think

The world’s largest stablecoin issuer won't freeze tainted addresses, for now.

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Finance

Tether Sticks to Decision Not to Bar Tornado Cash Addresses

The stablecoin issuer sees a freeze of secondary Tornado Cash addresses as premature, and awaits more clarity from U.S. authorities.

No one knows exactly what the fallout from the Tornado Cash sanctions will look like. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Videos

Tether Slashing Commercial Paper Holdings, New Auditor Confirms

BDO Italia has reaffirmed stablecoin issuer Tether’s consolidated reserves report that showed a 58% quarterly decline in commercial paper holdings to $8.5 billion as of June 30. “The Hash” hosts discuss the BDO report and what it suggests about Tether and the current state of stablecoins.

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Finance

New Auditor for Stablecoin Issuer Tether Confirms Slashing of Commercial Paper Holdings

BDO Italia said the holdings fell 58% to $8.5 billion at the end of the most recent quarter.

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino.  (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Stablecoin Issuer Tether Taps New Accounting Firm

Stablecoin issuer Tether has tapped BDO Italia to take over from MHA Cayman on its regular attestation reports. It said it plans to publish the reports every month rather than once a quarter. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the details.

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