The Bitcoin market is once again in turmoil, and the reason is an old acquaintance: no, not the US Federal Reserve, but the worries and rumors about Tether’s stablecoin, USDT. Anyone who has been active in the Bitcoin and crypto market for a while knows that rumors about USDT’s lack of backing are part of…
The Bitcoin and crypto markets are deep in the red today. Even though the US Federal Reserve announced the hoped-for interest rate pause yesterday, the release of the updated dot plot was a nasty surprise for the financial markets. The Fed revealed in its updated dot plot that it sees the average terminal interest rate…
The company behind the issue of USDT stablecoin, Tether Holdings, has announced that it will work with a third-party exchange to convert 750 million USDT from Tron to Ethereum ERC20 via a chain swap. With a current market valuation of $83.37 billion, USDT is by far the most valuable stablecoin in existence. Stablecoin use has soared…
On-chain data shows that Tether (USDT) sharks and whales have been rapidly growing their holdings since Bitcoin’s volatility started. Tether Sharks & Whales Grow Holdings As USDT Exchange Supply Plunges According to data from the on-chain analytics firm Santiment, these large Tether holders are now carrying a total of $16 billion worth of the stablecoin.…
According to data from leading crypto analytics firm Santiment, a distinct trend has unfolded in the stablecoin sphere. Even as stablecoins designed to maintain parity with a reserve asset like the US dollar, continue to hold their $1 peg, the combined market capitalization of the top five stablecoins – Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Binance…
Despite lackluster trade volume and price movements in the cryptocurrency market, Tether’s market cap is rising, nearing its all-time high of $82.9 billion. Tether, also known as USDT, is a stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar, making its value more stable than other cryptocurrencies. USDT’s Explosive Growth The question remains: why is Tether’s market cap…
Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization, was one of the dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies to have been affected by the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. Now – a year later, the stablecoin has reclaimed its stable dollar peg and boasts one of the deepest reserves in the cryptocurrency industry. Prominent Crypto Figure Dubs Tether…
Tether Holdings Limited, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has published its Q1 2023 Assurance Report, attested to by BDO Italia, a top five-ranked global independent public accounting firm. The report re-affirms the accuracy of Tether’s Consolidated Reserves Report (CRR), which details the assets held by the group as of March 31, 2023.…
In the hopes of generating yield while offering users what its best known for, MakerDAO, the issuer of the Ethereum-based stablecoin, DAI, has approved a proposal to deploy $100 million of Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) in a Yearn Finance yield-generating account called a “vault.” The proposal, submitted on January 9, aims to look for a…
Stablecoin adoption has grown immensely, observed especially following the collapse of Terra. USDC and USDT have seen sizeable growth, but USDT has a lot of keeping up to do with its value plunging as of press time. USDT trades at $0.09999 as of this writing Stablecoin waning in terms of social mentions and engagements Tether…