Category: Tether
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The Case for Stablecoins: A Much-Needed Asset Class or the Worst Crypto Idea?
The case of cryptocurrencies’ global relevance remains a moot point given its wildly volatile nature, an aspect which has spurred a billion dollar crypto-exchange market. However, some entrepreneurs and companies are determined to bring needful price stability to the digital asset market. Crypto-Trading Market Creating Huge Volatility Cryptocurrencies are arguably the world’s most exciting high-risk,…
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Markets Update: BTC Shorts Approach Record Highs This Week
Cryptocurrency markets have been consolidating after a few volatile spikes and subsequent dumps over the last few weeks. Now a lot of crypto-traders are uncertain what will happen next, but quite a lot of people are showing pessimism by betting against cryptocurrencies like BTC with short positions. At the moment, BTC/USD short positions on Bitfinex…
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Over 60% of Top 100 Cryptocurrencies Have No Working Product, Study Claims
Of the top 100 cryptocurrencies listed by market capitalization, only 36 are actually what the authors term “working products” in a study recently published online. Newer ecosystem website, Invest in Blockchain, commissioned the study. It’s sure to be debated, and hotly, as to which coins made the cut to 36, but the authors attempt to…
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Huobi Launches Partner Exchanges in Russia, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Canada
Chinese exchange Huobi and its partners are launching cryptocurrency exchanges in five regions: the Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Canada. Partners “share Huobi’s order integration system, wallet system, asset management and clearing systems.” The exchange in Manila has launched with trading in three markets with over 40 trading pairs. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into…
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Markets Update: Bloody Crypto-Markets Suffer More Losses
Leading up until this Tuesday a great majority of cryptocurrency markets have lost considerable value over the past few days. Since our last markets update this past Saturday, the overall cryptocurrency capitalization as a whole has dropped significantly by losing $20 billion USD. All eyes will surely be fixed on digital asset charts this week…
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Turkish Bitcoin Volume Soars as Traders Flee the Lira
Trading volume on Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges has soared over the last 24 hours as citizens have sought refuge from the weakened lira. Turkey’s national currency has faced a torrid time on a day when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the US of trying to “stab it in the back”. Trade volume on domestic exchange Btcturk…
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Turkish Bitcoin Volume Soars as Traders Flee the Lira
Trading volume on Turkish cryptocurrency exchanges has soared over the last 24 hours as citizens have sought refuge from the weakened lira. Turkey’s national currency has faced a torrid time on a day when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the US of trying to “stab it in the back”. Trade volume on domestic exchange Btcturk…
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Controversial Stablecoin Tether Issues New Batch of USDT Tokens Worth $50 Million
Controversial stablecoin Tether issues another batch of tokens worth $50 million
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An In-Depth Look at the Cryptocurrency Economy’s ‘Stablecoin’ Trend
Back in the early days, cryptocurrency enthusiasts used to laugh at the thought of a stable cryptocurrency pegged to a specific fiat currency like the US dollar. Although nowadays things have changed and the digital currency tether (USDT) captures more cryptocurrency trade volume than most of the leading nation-state issued fiat currencies like the USD…