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Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Fall as Sentiment Turns Bearish

The bitcoin Fear & Greed Index declined as macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns linger.

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Finance

Tether Slashes Commercial Paper Holdings by 21%

The largest stablecoin issuer by total supply released its latest attestation report on Tuesday.

USDT is the largest stablecoin by total supply. (DrawKit Illustrations/Unsplash)

Markets

Gold-Backed Tokens Grow Despite Mixed Reviews From Analysts

With high inflation and geopolitical turmoil in the headlines, these tokens appear to be benefiting from the current investment climate.

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Markets

Tether Blacklists Ethereum Address Linked to Multichain Hack

The address, containing more than $715,000 of USDT stablecoins, traces back to hackers who stole $3 million from Multichain users.

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Opinion

4 Unanswered Questions About the Bitfinex Hack

Even after high-profile arrests, we don't have the full story behind the $4.6 billion crypto heist.

Heather Morgan, who along with her husband Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, is accused of attempting to launder more than $4 billion worth of stolen bitcoin. (Heather Morgan/Facebook)

Policy

Tether Responds to CoinDesk’s Intervention in Legal Proceedings

The stablecoin issuer maintains its reserves are "closely guarded" and give it a competitive advantage.

New York State Supreme Court (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Markets

Stablecoins Won Crypto Markets in January – With 0% Returns

The coins showed the highest returns among the largest cryptocurrencies in January just by holding their peg to the U.S. dollar.

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Markets

Tether's New Accounting Firm Is the Old One, With Baggage

Moore Cayman is now operating under the MHA Cayman name, but the firm's parent is under investigation in the U.K.

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Finance

This Taiwanese Fintech Wants to Bridge the World Using Stablecoins

Taiwan’s banking sector is rich with dollars while India's isn't. Taipei-based XREX wants to bring them together.

XREX co-founder Wayne Huang (XREX)

Finance

Strike App Won’t Support Bitcoin in Argentina

The company trumpeted its expansion into Argentina earlier this week, but the Lightning Network-powered app is only supporting Tether’s stablecoin in the country.

Buenos Aires, Argentina (Sasha Zvereva/Unsplash)