Tether supply hits $80B for the first time since May 2022 — stablecoin rivals stumble
Tether supply across cryptocurrency exchanges has dropped 28% in 2023, however, hinting at an overall decline in demand for stablecoins.
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Tether supply across cryptocurrency exchanges has dropped 28% in 2023, however, hinting at an overall decline in demand for stablecoins.
The stablecoin provider denied the allegations that began to surface in regard to its exposure to the now-collapsed Signature Bank.
Stablecoins are seen as a potential solution to crypto’s banking problem, but some of them are currently not immune to banking issues.
MicroStrategy has increased its total Bitcoins holdings to 138,955 BTC, purchased for $4.1 billion at an average of $29,817 per coin.
Joined the Silvergate Exchange Network back in 2019, Kraken is now looking for new ACH funding options.
Bitcoin has decoupled from stocks and continues to rise 10 years after the Cyprus banking crisis coincided with a BTC price boom.
Cointelegraph breaks down the main events that led to the collapse of Silvergate, SVB and Signature Bank and explains what this all could mean for crypto.
While Signature’s Barney Frank referred to the recent events with SVB as an “anti-crypto message,” Trezor’s Josef Tetek says they are “definitely good” for Bitcoin.
Some of the biggest firms in crypto have denied exposure to any of the failed banks in the United States.
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said a “careful and thoughtful” review is needed to understand how the bank collapsed under its watch.