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Deltec Chairman Says Tether Letter on Bank Relationship Is 'Authentic'
Last week's much-scrutinized letter, in which a Bahamas-based bank appeared to vouch for Tether's balance, has been confirmed as genuine by the bank.
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By David Floyd
Nov 5, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2018
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Here's What 3 Lawyers Have to Say About That Cryptic Tether Letter
The wisp of a signature on Deltec Bank's letter to Tether is the least of it. More important is the language around liability.
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By Nikhilesh DeDavid Floyd
Nov 2, 2018 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2018
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Sia Completes Hard Fork as Bricked Miners Form Rival Blockchain
Innosilicon's mining equipment no longer works on Sia following a planned algorithm change. But not everyone went along with the fork.
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By David Floyd
Nov 1, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2018
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Tether's Price Has Stabilized, But the Stablecoin's Supply Is Still Shrinking
Crypto exchanges are shedding tethers by the million, and millions of USDT are ending up at Bitfinex. From there, they are taken out of circulation.
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By David Floyd
Oct 31, 2018 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2018
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Promise: A Startup Based on an Anonymous Paper Plans to Replace ACH
With $47 trillion flowing through it every year, ACH is a juicy target for blockchain disruption. Can a new startup called Promise pull it off?
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By David Floyd
Oct 31, 2018 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2018
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The Race to Replace Tether (In 3 Charts)
Tether has had a difficult month, and rivals are eyeing its position as the top crypto "stablecoin." Here's how the contest plays out in the data.
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By David Floyd
Oct 29, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2018
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Tether Just Burned 500 Million USDT Stablecoin Tokens
Following massive transfers of its dollar-linked tokens into a company-controlled account, Tether has destroyed a large chunk of USDT supply.
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By David Floyd
Oct 24, 2018 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2018
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CoinMarketCap Excludes Some Tether Data After Clarification by Bitfinex
A CoinDesk report regarding a misleading data point on CoinMarketCap has led to a change in the way tether trading volume is calculated.
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By David Floyd
Oct 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2018
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Bitfinex Is Publishing Data for a Tether Market That Doesn't Exist
Bitfinex's API is feeding data to CoinMarketCap on a USDT/USD trading pair that doesn't exist. So what does that $48 million in daily volume mean?
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By David Floyd
Oct 23, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2018
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Bitfinex Took 630 Million Tether Out of Circulation After Drop Below $1
Since tether lost parity with the U.S. dollar, its supply has dropped by a quarter as tokens flow back to the issuing company's "treasury" wallet.
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By David Floyd
Oct 22, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 22, 2018
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