Maker will be able to remotely freeze its new USDS stablecoin
Maker DAO is incentivizing DAI holders to convert their stablecoins into the new, reward-yielding USDS, which has a remote freeze capability.
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Christian Angermayer helped Wirecard, now he helps Tether
Christian Angermayer, a German billionaire who previously connected SoftBank to Wirecard, is now connecting Tether to investments.
— Bitcoin mining, Northern Data
Tether-owned Northern Data accused of fraud by former execs
Tether-owned Northern Data has been accused of securities fraud and tax evasion in a lawsuit filed by former executives.
US-based stablecoins suffered in 2023 as key players battle it out
At the end of 2023, algorithmic stablecoins are out, US-based stablecoins are shrinking, and international ones like Tether are exploding.
Tether rarely minded law enforcement, now it suddenly does
A few weeks after US Secret Service and FBI agents began surveilling USDT wallets, Tether announced “voluntary” sanctions compliance.
Tether sent $1B to UK firm owned by prominent Conservative donor
Through Britannia Financial, financier Julio Herrera Velutini has donated $625,000 to the Tories since Boris Johnson became prime minister.
The beef between Circle and Tether
Circle and Tether executives have engaged in a series of increasingly public spats as the firms vie for control of the stablecoin market.
— Crypto, Justin Sun
‘Someone’ is spamming thousands of addresses with stUSDT
A single address spent several days spamming thousands of addresses with stUSDT after receiving a small amount from Huobi.
PayPal stablecoin can be frozen like Tether and Circle
PayPal's stablecoin is neither unique nor special, instead inheriting design decisions from many existing tokens.
Tether bought commercial paper from subsidiary of alleged terrorist-linked bank
Tether apparently bought nearly $50M worth of commercial paper from a subsidiary of Masraf Al Rayan, a bank fined $4M by the FCA.