Tether (USDT)

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) expressed deep concern about crypto’s role in facilitating illicit activities across Southeast Asia. It notes that the existing underground banking infrastructure, including underregulated casinos, junkets, and illegal online gambling platforms, has increasingly adopted crypto as a tool for crime. UNODC Raises Alarm Over Crypto In its latest report, the UN agency claimed that the rise of high-risk virtual asset service...

Stablecoin dynamics are flashing positive, reaching record highs and boosting liquidity within the crypto market. As historical data shows, this is good news for bitcoin (BTC) and the entire crypto industry because more liquidity often correlates with higher prices. A recent CryptoQuant report revealed that the total market capitalization of major USD-backed stablecoins now stands at $169 billion, representing a 31% or $40 billion increase since the beginning of the year....

Ripple’s price has been consolidating in a very tight range in the last few days, and it has yet to give any indication of its future direction. By Edris Derakhshi (TradingRage) The USDT Paired Chart On the USDT paired chart, the price has recently experienced a massive drop from the $0.65 level, breaking below the 200-day moving average, which is located near the $0.55 mark. Over the last week, the market has been moving sideways below the 200-day moving average and has...

Ripple’s price has recently experienced a significant decline, just as market participants were becoming optimistic about the beginning of a new bullish run. By Edris Derakhshi (TradingRage) The USDT Paired Chart Against USDT, the XRP price broke above the $0.6 resistance level last week. Unfortunately,, it failed to hold above, and it crashed rapidly below the level and the 200-day moving average, located around the $0.55 mark. The market has also failed to climb above the...

Ripple’s price is finally showing bullish momentum on the USDT and BTC pairs as it has taken out significant resistance levels. Yet, there’s still much work to do. XRP Price Analysis By Edris Derakhshi (TradingRage) The USDT Paired Chart Against USDT, the Ripple price has been reeling since it rebounded from the $0.5 support level, breaking above the 200-day moving average (around $0.55) and the critical $0.66 mark. The cryptocurrency is finally on its way to testing the $0.7...

The Open Network (TON) has continued to record outstanding growth as the protocol recently saw its active addresses outperform leading blockchains in the industry. According to data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock, the number of daily active TON addresses surged to 3 million in the first week of September. Per the data, this figure exceeded the number of active addresses recorded on major Layer 1 networks, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. TON’s popularity...

Palo Alto-based crypto custody firm BitGo has launched a new stablecoin, USDS, that is set to go live in January 2025. The company says the stablecoin will be fully backed by U.S. dollars through a mix of short-term Treasury bills, overnight repos, and cash in a bid to ensure liquidity and minimize risk. New Approach to Stablecoin Rewards According to a September 18 statement from BitGo, its proposed offering will differ from existing dominant stablecoins like Tether (USDT)...

A consumer watchdog has warned about the lack of transparency Tether exhibits in confirming the reserves backing its stablecoin and it ignoring the amount of crime USDT facilitates. Non-profit organization Consumers’ Research has released a warning to alert the crypto community and everyone else of Tether’s lack of transparency in revealing the reserves backing its USDT stablecoin. This report comes after S&P Global rated it 4 out of 5 after a risk assessment, with 5 being the worst...

Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the launch of Nervos Network (CKB) on its platform. Starting today at 16:00, users will be able to trade Nervos in the KRW, BTC, and USDT markets. This new listing enables the trading of CKB with three primary pairs, which will improve the token’s flexibility and market depth. The deposit for Nervos Network (CKB) will start another 3 hours after the announcement, while the transactions will begin at 17:00 on September 13. It...

TL;DR Binance will add two pairs to its Bots program, enabling direct trading against the Brazilian Real. On the other hand, it will delist several trading pairs, with some of the affected cryptocurrencies experiencing a brief price decline following the disclosure. The Upcoming Addition The leading cryptocurrency exchange will add BTC/BRL and USDT/BRL to the list of trading choices on Binance Trading Bots services. The new offerings will become available to users tomorrow...