Source: AdobeStock / arinahabich Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Top Miners Spend $1.2 Billion In Pre-Halving Shopping Spree UK Crypto Market Grew 137% in a Year, Surpassing the USA’s 107% Tether and Bitkub Exchange Partner to…
Read more
Tether, the company behind the issuance of USDT, the largest stablecoin, has blacklisted more than 30 addresses that have received billions in USDT since their first use. According to blockchain intelligence firm Chainargos, the blacklisted addresses had received $161 million from Whitebit, a European exchange with Ukrainian roots.
Tether Blacklists Over 30 USDT Addresses…
Read more
Source: AdobeStock / Krakenimages.com The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized nearly $9 million worth of USDT from an organization running pig butchering scams – with Tether’s help. According to the press release, the authorities traced the funds to cryptocurrency addresses allegedly connected to an organization that swindled more than 70 victims via…
Read more
The ALT2611 tokenized Tether bond from Bitfinex has only managed to raise 15% of its target two weeks after launch. Bitfinex’s recently launched Tether (USDT) tokenized bond — hailed as a “new era for capital raises” —appears to have failed to garner the investment and interest the firm anticipated. Bitfinex Securities, a platform focused on…
Read more
TrueUSD (TUSD), a stablecoin with a market cap exceeding $3.1 billion, appears “shaky” and briefly depegged on November 22, dropping to as low as $0.9976 before restoring its peg. The temporary depeg was attributed to a deluge of selling orders, according to Kaiko, a blockchain analytics firm. TUSD Briefly Depegs, Large Selling Orders Rolling Through…
Read more
Source: matr1x.io/games Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Investment news Matr1x, the platform facilitating the mobile shooting game Matr1x Fire within the Web3 domain, secured an additional $10 million in its recent A-2 financing round, following successful fundraising in…
Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized $9 million in tether (USDT) allegedly linked to “pig butchering” crypto scams. The Justice Department explained that U.S. Secret Service agents and analysts tracked the laundering of victims’ crypto deposits through numerous cryptocurrency addresses, where they were exchanged for various cryptocurrencies. DOJ Seizes $9M in USDT The…
Read more
The DOJ continues its crackdown on cryptocurrency crimes by seizing USDT funds related to a “pig butchering” crypto romance scam. Image by blvdone, Adobe Stock. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that it seized $9 million worth of the stablecoin USDT related to a cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering”. The seized funds…
Read more
Source: Adobe/Jim Tether’s deposit of over $1 billion with a financial services firm has come under scrutiny in London’s High Court. According to a Tuesday report from The Financial Times, Tether’s funds were deposited with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial, according to filings made in the High Court. The legal battle involves Britannia Financial…
Read more
Tether has announced the “largest-ever freeze of USDT in history.” In collaboration with crypto exchange Okx, Tether froze $225 million in USDT following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The tokens were allegedly linked to an international human trafficking syndicate in Southeast Asia responsible for a global “pig butchering” crypto scam. $225M…
Read more
