Lightspark, a Bitcoin Lightning Network financial services company, has announced the release of its UMA Extend feature, which focuses on increasing the interaction between crypto and legacy rails in the U.S. With UMA Extend, businesses can opt in for a direction that can be linked to an account, allowing them to instantly receive LN payments […]
The Tron Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) has rejected a United Nations assessment which suggested that bad actors are behind most tether transactions facilitated via its protocol. It also sees its over 50% share of the USDT stablecoins in circulation as a “testament to the superior trust bestowed upon the Tron blockchain by the global community.” […]
Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun has rejected suggestions that his protocol is increasingly being used by terrorist organizations. Sun said Tron’s top priority remains maintaining decentralization as well as making sure users’ assets remain safe. A new report suggests that between July 2021 and October 2023, Israel’s National Bureau for Counter-Terror Financing (NBCTF) seized 143 […]
In the wake of recent claims that Tether, the company behind leading stablecoin USDT, holds the 11th largest bitcoin (BTC) wallet, Cryptoquant, a blockchain intelligence firm, has expressed skepticism. Citing inconsistencies in onchain data, Cryptoquant has questioned the authenticity of the identified wallet’s connection to Tether. This challenge adds a new twist to the ongoing […]