Bitcoin ist entthront! Doch wer trägt jetzt das Zepter? Ethereum? Litecoin? Alles falsch: Es ist Tether. Doch bevor man jetzt panisch seine Bitcoins verkauft; Tether hat Bitcoin nur im Handelsvolumen überholt. Während Bitcoin immer noch mit einer Marktkapitalisierung von 149,4 Milliarden US-Dollar protzt, weist Tether gerade einmal 4,1 Milliarden vor ¬ doch seit April wird er mehr gehandelt: 15...
Read More »Crypto Giant Bitfinex Vigorously Disputes ‘Meritless and Mercenary’ Lawsuit
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced on Saturday, Oct 5, that it expects to be prosecuted by an unknown party in a ‘meritless and mercenary lawsuit’. The Hong Kong-based exchange which has been embroiled in a number of controversies apparently got wind of a damning report and is looking to quell any negative press ahead of its publishing. “Bitfinex is aware of an unpublished and non-peer reviewed paper falsely positing that Tether issuances are responsible for manipulating the...
Read More »Could Tether Be the World’s Most Used Cryptocurrency Ahead of Bitcoin?
What is the most used crypto in the world today? Many may think that it is Bitcoin since it accounts for over 67% of the digital-asset world’s market value. They could be wrong. Although dependable figures on trading volumes are rare to come by in the unpredictable crypto finance world, CoinMarketCap.com data shows some interesting reports.The token that has the highest daily and monthly trading volume is Tether that has a market capitalization that is over 30 times smaller than Bitcoin....
Read More »Binance Staking Platform Launched for 8 Cryptocurrencies
Binance, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, on Thursday announced the launch its staking platform that will enable its users to earn cryptocurrencies for only depositing their funds on the platform.As per the announcement, the new platform is a value-added service that provides its users with a way of “earning staking rewards without the need to set up any nodes or worry about minimum staking amounts, time lengths, or any other technical requirements.”For a start, the...
Read More »Bitfinex Registers a Big Win in the Tether Stablecoin Court Case
Its a big win for cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex on the long going Tether stablecoin case as the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court puts a stay on the filing by attorney general Letitia James in April 2019. Bitfinex currently shares leadership with stablecoin coin issuer Tether.James earlier accused Bitfinex of taking undue advantage of the partnership and borrowing $900 million USDT tokens without actually paying for it. In her complain, James wrote:“Our investigation has...
Read More »Crypto Exchange Giant Binance Finally Launched US Trading
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has finally opened up it’s long-awaited “store” in America’s part of the crypto-space, by launching trading on its new exchange for U.S. users. Today, on September 24, Binance.US has been officially launched.https://t.co/AZwoBOy3iq Opens Trading For BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB and USDThttps://t.co/Sc8MkzYkn4 pic.twitter.com/wlv9SCshlM— Binance.US (@BinanceAmerica) September 24, 2019The company hopes that by doing so, it could enlarge its influence...
Read More »Binance’s US Crypto Exchange Will Start Crypto Trading Facility on Tuesday
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, Binance, will debut its trading operations in the United States from Tuesday, September 24. For this, Binance has launched a completely different American subsidiary Binance US following the country’s regulatory laws.Starting Tuesday, Binance US will offer the trading facility in crypto-to-crypto and fiat-to-crypto trading pairs. Moreover, Binance US plans to list seven cryptocurrencies immediately upon launch. These include...
Read More »IWF: Stablecoins bringen Vorteile für die Verbraucher
Digital Currencies: The Rise of Stablecoins Der Internationale Währungsfonds hat die Stablecoins für sich entdeckt Coins, die beispielsweise an Gold oder den Dollar gebunden sind und deren Wert somit nicht wie eine Achterbahn rauf und runter geht. In seinem Blogeintrag „Digital Currencies: The Rise of Stablecoins“ erkennt der IWF nun die Vorteile der Stablecoins an: Durch...
Read More »Bit Pay Will Support Ether Token Payments for Merchants
Crypto payments provider Bit Pay has announced that it will soon support Ethereum payments, allowing merchants to continue their journeys in adopting and accepting altcoins and assorted digital assets as means of payment. Bit Pay checks, validates and confirms transactions on all current blockchain networks within the digital currency space. Bit Pay and Ethereum Are Joining HandsEthereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and the number one competitor to bitcoin. In a...
Read More »Binance Coin (BNB) Will Be Available for US Traders on Binance US
Binance, one of the world’s leading crypto exchange is opening its platform for the American market today, on September 18. In the official post published by CEO Catherine Coley, it was noted that Binance US will support the biggest coins in the market and will offer to make US Dollar deposits as well. The blog post reads:“We will be accepting inbound transfers of BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, USDT, and USD upon appropriate account verification.”But what’s about Binance Coin (BNB)? It was not...
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