This year, the supply of the stablecoin tether has surpassed the $ 100 billion mark, and today, the leading dollar-pegged token boasts a market valuation of $ 111.9 billion. The majority of this supply resides on Tron, with the network hosting $ 58 billion in tethers, while Ethereum accounts for $ …
Teddy Fusaro, president of Bitwise, one of the crypto index fund managers, has praised the business model of Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin in the crypto market. Fusaro emphasized that Tether obtained net income numbers close to the ones of traditional institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in 2023, with a […]
Celo, a low-fee, usability-focused blockchain, has approved using Tether’s USDT, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, to pay transaction fees. The passed governance proposal stated this functionality would simplify the transaction experience for users, who only need to hold the USDT stablecoin in their wallets to move value using Celo’s network. Celo Passes Governance Proposal Enabling USDT as […]
A report issued by TRM Labs indicated that Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency industry, was the preferred stablecoin used for illicit transactions during 2023. TRM Labs alleges that 1.6% of USDT’s volume was linked to illicit activity last year, with $ 19.3 billion worth of USDT used in illegal transactional flows. …
JPMorgan has warned of increased risk for the crypto market resulting from Tether’s “lack of regulatory compliance and transparency.” The global investment bank’s analysts explained that other stablecoin issuers that have been more compliant with existing regulations are likely to benefit from the coming regulatory crackdown on stablecoins and gain market share. JPMorgan Warns About […]