What’s up with TrueUSD and the rest of TrustToken’s stablecoins?
The market cap of TrueUSD recently doubled to over $2 billion, but the stablecoin is still surrounded by opaque ownership and behavior.
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The market cap of TrueUSD recently doubled to over $2 billion, but the stablecoin is still surrounded by opaque ownership and behavior.
— Crypto, Regulation
Fed chair Jerome Powell warned of more inflation pain but claimed that stablecoins will have a part to play in the financial system.
— Crypto, Heka Funds
Heka sub-fund Elysium Global Arbitrage Fund buys Tether from one exchange and sells it on another, taking the difference in the spread.
— Crypto, Justin Sun
Sun's TUSD has seen its market cap go from $750M to nearly $1.2B despite it not being able to get regular attestations from its auditor.
— Crypto, Heka Funds
Malta-based Tether client and stablecoin whale Heka Funds regularly turns a profit and since inception has seen returns of 100%.
A Crypto.com spokesperson said that its decision on Tether was made "in accordance with instructions from the Ontario Securities Commission."
Tether has repeatedly promised complete transparency and to get itself audited. Neither of these things has happened but does anybody care?
Binance will sell customers' balances of USDC, USDP, and TUSD into Binance’s stablecoin, BUSD, by September 29.
— Crypto, Regulation
The European Central Bank and the Bank for International Settlements both say stablecoins pose a potential threat to financial stability.
The IMF is warning investors about so-called "algorithmic" stablecoins ⏤ which are often unstable and not meaningfully algorithmic.