Stablecoins

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Mercati

Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is 'Authentic'

Last week's much-scrutinized letter, in which a Bahamas-based bank appeared to vouch for Tether's balance, has been confirmed as genuine by the bank.

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Another Stablecoin Just Launched With 'Real-Time' View of Dollar Backing

Crypto startup Stably has just launched its StableUSD, a dollar-backed competitor to the reigning tether (USDT) stablecoin.

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Morgan Stanley Report Says Crypto Now An Institutional Asset Class

Cryptocurrencies are now a new institutional investment class, rather than a fully developed electronic cash, a Morgan Stanley report says.

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Mercati

Tether's Price Has Stabilized, But the Stablecoin's Supply Is Still Shrinking

Crypto exchanges are shedding tethers by the million, and millions of USDT are ending up at Bitfinex. From there, they are taken out of circulation.

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The Race to Replace Tether (In 3 Charts)

Tether has had a difficult month, and rivals are eyeing its position as the top crypto "stablecoin." Here's how the contest plays out in the data.

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A New Token Is Coming To Ethereum – And It's Fully Bitcoin-Backed

A new ethereum token is being created and it holds a one-to-one peg with bitcoin.

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Tether Just Burned 500 Million USDT Stablecoin Tokens

Following massive transfers of its dollar-linked tokens into a company-controlled account, Tether has destroyed a large chunk of USDT supply.

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CoinMarketCap Excludes Some Tether Data After Clarification by Bitfinex

A CoinDesk report regarding a misleading data point on CoinMarketCap has led to a change in the way tether trading volume is calculated.

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Tecnologie

New Stablecoin Tied to Australian Dollar Is Launching on Stellar's Blockchain

A new stablecoin launching on the Stellar network is pegged to the Australian dollar and is being pitched for consumer and business use.

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Mercati

Bitfinex Is Publishing Data for a Tether Market That Doesn't Exist

Bitfinex's API is feeding data to CoinMarketCap on a USDT/USD trading pair that doesn't exist. So what does that $48 million in daily volume mean?

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