Tether (USDT)

The lawsuit between Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is starting to heat up.Ripple Could Be Heading to a Point of No ReturnHere’s a little background on the case. Less than a month ago, the financial agency filed a civil suit against Ripple, which issues the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the world known as XRP after bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether (a stable currency). The SEC is alleging that Ripple falls into the “securities” category and did not properly register its...

The CBDC settlement project aims to develop a number of solutions bordering on the workability of CBDCs under cross-border scenarios.The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is advancing its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) drive by including the development of a CBDC Settlement platform as a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) in collaboration with its partner Central Banks. According to a Press Release by BIS, the CBDC settlement development program is part of the bank’s annual work program...

The January 15th deadline passed, and, as somewhat expected, the parties in the NYAG v iFinex case are yet to conclude the production and submission of the requested documentation.As reported by CryptoPotato earlier, January 15th was a much-anticipated date regarding the case between the New York Attorney General’s office and iFinex – the parent company of both Tether and Bitfinex.On this date, iFinex had to produce a bulk of documents requested by the office of the NYAG. The latter alleges,...

A Hong Kong woman has fallen victim to a gang of robbers after conducting a crypto transaction worth almost $450,000.Gang of Four Steal $450K From Hong Kong Crypto TraderAccording to a report by the South China Morning Post, a female crypto trader was held at knifepoint by a gang of thieves, who stole HK $3.5 million ($448,700) from the victim.As part of the robbery operation, one of the thieves posed as a prospective cryptocurrency buyer. The woman had earlier conducted different crypto...

Cryptocurrency traders that want to benefit from the infamous market volatility would be able to do so by taking advantage of COTI’s recently launched Crypto Volatility Index (CVI). Users will be able to place positions in anticipation of significant fluctuations in either direction.The First Decentralized Crypto Volatility IndexCOTI is a blockchain project that describes itself as a “fully encompassing finance” on the distributed ledger technology. It’s designed to meet and address...

In its annual report on the developments within the cryptocurrency field, the popular monitoring resource CoinGecko asserted that the top 30 coins by market cap added on average 300% in 2020. Moreover, the paper noted that the most widely-used stablecoins had neared $30 billion in circulation after a 440% surge.2020: Best Price PerformersCoinGecko’s report noted that the market caps of the top 30 cryptocurrency assets grew by $552 billion (308%) in 2020. Thus, last year’s results have...

The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange token by means of market capitalization, Binance Coin, is approaching its ATH. This happens hours before the company goes on with its 14th scheduled BNB token burn.BNB Price Eyes ATHBinance Coin is the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange token. Over the past 12 hours, BNB saw an impressive increase in its dollar value. It went from a low of about $40.9 to a high of $45 for total intraday gains of 10%.Interestingly enough, the coin also came...

Many in the cryptocurrency field have recently discussed the upcoming January 15th date as an important consideration for the ongoing case between the office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether.With this in mind, below is a comprehensive summary of what happened and what to expect on this date.The NYAG v. iFinex Case: What Happened?Back in April 2019, the office of the New York Attorney General alleged that the popular cryptocurrency...

The cryptocurrency market is still northbound as Bitcoin sets new ATH every other week.The year has started with new records, the total cryptocurrency market cap exceeded $1 trillion, with only 67.7% of the cap covered by Bitcoin. As Bitcoin dominance drops, yet the market cap increases, the so-called “altcoin-season” should be expected.For that being said, let’s take a look at some altcoins that are worth following these days.AavePhoto: Aave chart on TradingView.AAVE/USDT is following an...

The last hour saw massive volatility on the cryptocurrency market, which coincided with serious tension and protest in the US Capitol. Ultimately, after a tumultuous hourly candle, Bitcoin managed to break $36,000 and chart a brand new all-time high.Bitcoin’s price saw serious volatility during the last couple of hours. It went on a roller-coaster, dumping to a low of about $34,300 on Binance.Ultimately, the price surged right back and is currently trading above $36,000 to mark a brand new...