Tether fires up money printer as supply jumps 37% in a day
Tether’s supply increased by over 37% on May 13, with USDT’s market cap jumping to $8.7 billion in seconds as new money was printed.
Tether’s supply increased by over 37% on May 13, with USDT’s market cap jumping to $8.7 billion in seconds as new money was printed.
Given the concern regarding Tether actually being fully backed, the event seems counter-intuitive to what is supposed to be the nature of Bitcoin.
$200 million of the $700-million loan have now been paid, but a DDoS attack has cramped the exchange’s operations.
A review of some of the top stories in the crypto space throughout the past week
Three different lawsuits accusing the companies of price manipulation could join forces.
The plaintiffs suing Bitfinex and Tether for manipulating values have updated their lawsuit.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, along with stablecoin provider Tether, have been pulling out all the tricks it can to try to prevent an investigation against them by the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAGO) to proceed.
Tether-linked exchange Bitfinex was dealt a fresh blow after plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit refused to amend their complaint of BTC price manipulation.
The Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, already involved in one class-action lawsuit, will now have to defend itself against another one.
Tether doesn’t believe there’s any merit to the accusation that it helped create the “largest bubble in history” and rejects claims that it has manipulated the cryptocurrency market in any way.
There have been allegations circulating for more than two years that BTC’s price is directly attributable to movements of Tether’s stablecoin, USDT.
As the activity over the past month shows, there have been ups and downs, but everything is pointing to a better, more fine-tuned industry.