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Markets

Blockchain Bites: Bitfinex Sues, Miners Prepare, Congress Considers

The U.S. Senate is considering blockchain voting during the COVID-19 crisis, while crypto becomes a mainstay in the Middle East.

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Markets

Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: The Middle East

Regions with weak states and educated diasporas are seeing a rising demand for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and decentralized applications.

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Finance

Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M

Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company wants to question employees of at least three U.S. banks about Crypto Capital – Bitfinex’s payment processor – accounts and holdings in an effort to recover more than $800 million.

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Markets

Interest in Gold-Backed Token Trading Grows Amid Supply Disruptions

On Thursday, hourly trading volume in Tether Gold climbed to over $13 million, up from roughly $1 million the day before.

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Tech

New Crypto Bridge Will Make Tether Transactions Cheaper, CTO Says

Bitfinex and Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino says he hopes pToken – a project he has assisted – will make it easier for retail USDT holders to swap their tokens from one chain to another.

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Markets

Stablecoins Aren't Inflating Crypto Market, Study Concludes

New research on issuances and flows of Tether and other stablecoins finds no systematic evidence that these assets drive cryptocurrency market movements.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Oil Futures Plunge, Bitcoin Dips and Tether Has a $7B Day

Oil futures went negative today, bitcoin dipped below $7,000 and tether issuances went to $7 billion in today’s market wrap.

Source: CoinDesk BPI

Markets

Tether CTO Claims USDT Stablecoin Can Boost DeFi Liquidity

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino believes the USDT stablecoin can boost the decentralized finance ecosystem.

Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino. Tether issues the USDT stablecoin.

Markets

Gold-Backed Stablecoins Race to Keep Up With Crisis-Driven Demand

Gold-backed crypto tokens continue to rise in price as sourcing gold itself during the coronavirus-induced downturn is reportedly getting more difficult.

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Markets

Bybit Enables Two-Way Margin Trading With Perpetual Contracts Quoted in Tether

The Singapore exchange is adding tether (USDT) perpetual contracts to simplify account management and allow two-way trades.

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