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The Block: Negative interest rates have arrived in the U.S. Stablecoin issuers say they’ll maintain 1:1 parity with the dollar

Thursday, 26 March 2020 19:00

Quick Take Negative yields have arrived in the U.S., but stablecoin issuers seem less concerned All top five stablecoin issuers told The Block that they will continue to maintain 1:1 parity Stuart Hoegner, general counsel at Bitfinex – a sister firm of Tether – told The Block:…

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The Capital: Paxos: Building a Digital Dollar

Friday, 27 March 2020 00:22

By ChangeHero on The CapitalAlthough cryptocurrencies are notorious for their price volatility, this is by far an overgeneralization. There is a whole category of digital assets that are designed to improve on this weak point and deliver on the purpose of using digital currencies instead of fiat money — the…

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The Capital: Tether Mints Another Batch Of 180 Million Tokens Amid High Trading Volumes

Friday, 27 March 2020 00:26

By Crypto Browser on The CapitalThe Company Was Accused Of Not Undertaking Auditing When Issuing The New TokensTether, one of the most controversial crypto projects in the sector has minted nearly 180 million USDT on March 24, 2020, alone. The crypto community raised a flag of concern whether Tether…

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Blockonomi: Bybit Levels Up, Adding USDT Perpetual Contracts

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 06:00

Bybit has had a significant overhaul of its derivatives products by adding Tether (USDT) perpetual contracts. The move adds significant utility for traders of the popular futures exchange, who can now use USDT as the quote and settlement currency. This facilitates two-way trades, enabling traders to maintain…

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AZ Coin News: Binance Futures is breaking into the Big Three of crypto futures trading

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 06:10

In a tweet a few days ago, Binance Futures vice president, Aaron Gong, announced that Binance Futures is currently leading the volume of Bitcoin contracts traded over 24 hours. Besides, the Skew analytical team, which addresses the cryptocurrency derivatives trading market, published their latest trading volume statistics.…

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BeInCrypto: Tether Treasury Mints Another 180M USDT, Continues Printing Spree

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 07:15

For the past week, Tether Treasury has been more active than ever before. On Tuesday alone, it minted another 180M USDT. Tether is either experiencing a surge of demand or it is desperately trying to prop up the price of Bitcoin—depending on who you ask. The stablecoin’s…

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The Cryptonomist: Cardano: Haskell Node 1.8. arrives despite Coronavirus

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 11:23

Charles Hoskinson has gone into quarantine, but the development of the blockchain continues... The post Cardano: Haskell Node 1.8. arrives despite Coronavirus appeared first on The Cryptonomist.

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ZyCrypto: Bybit Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Launches USDT Perpetual Contracts

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 18:36

Bybit exchange has announced Tether (USDT) perpetual contracts addition to its derivatives platform. The USDT contracts will bring increased new features and Bybit will be using USDT as both the quote and settlement currency. USDT perpetual contracts are aiming to replicate the underlying spot markets but with…

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Decrypt Media: Stablecoins booming during coronavirus

Monday, 23 March 2020 22:30

The stablecoin market cap is up $1.5 billion over the past month. But this could actually hurt demand for Ether, Nic Carter explained.

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