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Tech

Tether to Stop Minting Stablecoin USDT on Algorand and EOS

The circulating supply of the dollar-linked stablecoin on the two blockchains represents only about 0.1% of the total USDT supply.

Tether cited "usage" and "community interest" as factors in its decision to discontinue support for the USDT stablecoin on the EOS and Algorand blockchains. (Creative Commons)

Opinion

Stablecoin Surge: Tether's Headroom for Growth

The stablecoin already enjoys a dominant position in stablecoins and its integration with the TON (Telegram) network could boost it further, says Sylvia To, head of partnerships and token research at Bullish.

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Bitcoin Drops Below $66K; Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Feels Remorse

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as bitcoin fell below $66,500 during the Asian hours as the dollar index rose above 105.00 for the first time since mid-November. Plus, the latest from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after getting a 25-year prison sentence. And, Tron founder Justin Sun asked a New York court to dismiss a lawsuit from the SEC.

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Policy

TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

The defendants argue that the SEC failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants.

Justin Sun (CoinDeskTV)

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Policy

Illicit Funds in Crypto Ecosystem Shrank 9% Last Year, Yet Criminals Still Handled Nearly $35B: TRM Labs

Almost half of all illicit crypto volume occurred on the TRON Blockchain, the report said.

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Opinion

Why Circle's USDC Is Quitting the TRON Network

It could be part of a long-time realignment separating compliant and gray-market crypto, says Daniel Kuhn.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

USDC Stablecoin Issuer Circle Dumps Tron Network; TRX Steady

Circle cited its “risk management” framework as part of the decision, among other factors.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Why BitTorrent's BTT Token Reacts to Tron News

BTT, the eponymous token of BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer filesharing platform owned by Tron, surged over 12% as the Tron network works through another burn of its TRX token. In the past month, over 170 million TRX tokens have been removed from circulation, according to data from block explorer Tronscan. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Markets

BitTorrent's BTT Surges 12% as Owner Tron Completes TRX Burn

BitTorrent's BTT token is issued on Tron, and continues to surge on the network's positive news.

Justin Sun (CoinDeskTV)

Markets

TUSD Loses $1 Peg Amid Binance's FDUSD Focus: Analyst

Binance introduced zero-fee FDUSD trading in December, giving users an incentive to sell.

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