Paolo Ardoino of Tether and Bobby Ong of Coingecko have warned of a potential supply chain attack on the crypto industry. They reported that a prominent vendor managing mailing lists for crypto companies may have been compromised, urging caution against phishing emails related to fake crypto airdrops. ‘Beware of Any Emails Suggesting Crypto Airdrops’ Paolo […]
Bitdeer Announces $100 Million Investment From Tether
On Friday, the publicly listed mining company Bitdeer Technologies Group revealed that the leading stablecoin firm Tether has purchased $ 100 million in Bitdeer shares. Additionally, Tether holds an option to acquire an additional $ 50 million in shares in the future. Bitdeer and Tether Forge Partnership With $ 100 Million Share …
Tether CEO Hints at Development of Global P2P Financial Markets Terminal
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that the stablecoin company might put “significant resources” into developing a global peer-to-peer (P2P) financial markets terminal. Ardoino explained that decentralization in the payments area, where humanity is “getting rid” of the monopolistic intermediaries, could also improve the financial markets data industry. This would also allow exchanges to monetize their […]
Tether CEO and Ripple CEO Clash Over USDT — Brad Garlinghouse Says ‘I Wasn’t Attacking Tether’
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has responded to remarks made by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, branding him as an “uninformed CEO” and accusing him of fostering uncertainty about stablecoin USDT amid a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into his company. In reply, Garlinghouse clarified that his comments were not an attack on Tether but […]
US Scrutiny of Tether Could Disrupt Crypto Ecosystem, Ripple CEO Warns
Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, has voiced concerns that the U.S. government’s scrutiny of Tether, the foremost issuer of stablecoins by market cap, could notably affect the cryptocurrency environment. His comments come amid apprehensions about Tether’s alleged utilization by terrorist networks and nations under sanctions, such as Russia, aiming to circumvent U.S. economic sanctions. “The U.S. […]