Tether claims billions in profits as it grows ‘secured loans’
Tether, the world's largest stablecoin company, has continued to grow its secured loans business even after promising to eliminate it.
Bennett Tomlin
536 stories, newest first
Former OpenSea manager’s insider trading conviction overturned
Nathaniel Chastain, a former OpenSea product manager, had his insider trading conviction overturned on appeal.
Samourai devs plead guilty, agree to November 6 sentencing
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the developers behind Samourai Wallet, have pleaded guilty to unlicensed money transmission.
Stablecoins boom in 2025 — USDT, USDC and USD1 dominate
2025 has been a great year for stablecoins; we're seeing new regulatory frameworks, and the president of the United States has launched one.
Pump Fun’s token is crashing like a Pump Fun token
PUMP, the token for Pump Fun, has crashed approximately 60% from its peak, falling below its initial coin offering price.
World Liberty investors clash over WLFI token unlocks
World Liberty Financial tokenholders have approved a resolution that signals approval for the token to become unlocked and tradable.
Nobody knows why HTX is juggling $1B USDT on Aave
HTX, the Justin-Sun advised exchange, has been depositing and withdrawing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of USDT on Aave.
Pump Fun ICO raises $600M as PUMP traders dodge sale restrictions
Despite the ICO requiring buyers to go through a KYC process, analysis suggests that some wallets used dozens, if not hundreds, of addresses.
Circle dragged for dragging feet as DeFi protocol GMX hacked
USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has been criticized for not freezing $9M taken in the GMX protocol hack quickly enough.
Trump-affiliated USD1 has $0 in excess reserves
The report by BitGo notes that all of USD1's reserves are in the Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio—Institutional Class.