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November 11, 1:57 PM

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Friday came down heavily on a report the cryptocurrency exchange holds $74.6 billion in tokens, out of which nearly 40% are its own stablecoin

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Tether Freezes $46M In USDT Owned By FTX In Response To Law Enforcement Request

November 10, 11:14 AM

In response to a request from law enforcement, stablecoin holder Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) has frozen $46 million in USDT on the Tron blockchain owned by the embattled cryptocurrency exchange F

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Fed Says Stablecoins Among Top Major Risks To Economy Over Next 18 Months

November 7, 1:08 AM

Stablecoins pose massive risks to financial stability, and remain vulnerable to liquidity risks, according to a November Financial Stability report published by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

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EXCLUSIVE: Crypto Billionaire Brock Pierce Joins Psychedelic Venture Fund, Says ‘Potential Reward Is Immeasurable’

By Javier Hasse

November 4, 9:29 AM

Brock Pierce, the crypto billionaire, economist and philanthropist serving as chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, has joined Jeremy Gardner’s psychedelics-focused venture fund Mystic Ventures as a general partner, Benzin

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Crypto Lender Hodlnaut First Downplayed Exposure To Terra Luna, Now Confirms A $190M Loss In Crash

October 31, 10:54 AM

Beleaguered cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut had downplayed its exposure to the Terra ecosystem and its sister token Luna (CRYPTO: LUNC) created by fugitive Do Kwon in the run-up to and after its crash and had suffered a nearly $190 million loss as

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FTX Stablecoin Is In The Works, Sam Bankman-Fried Says: Here’s What We Know So Far

October 27, 9:28 AM

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX is working on creating a stablecoin, or a crypto token whose value is correlated with another asset, according to the company’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.

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US Charges 5 Russians For Using Tether (USDT) To Evade Sanctions, Launder Millions Of Dollars

October 20, 1:39 AM

U.S. federal prosecutors have alleged that five Russian nationals laundered tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies for Russian oligarchs and sanctioned entities.

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Mango Hacker Reveals Identity After Returning $67M, Calls Exploit ‘Highly Profitable Trading Strategy’

October 16, 11:47 PM

The hacker behind the Mango market exploit that drained $117 million, revealed his identity on Twitter calling his actions “legal” and “a highly profitable trading strategy”.

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Mango DeFi Hacker Posts Ultimatum Hours After $100M Exploit: ‘Repay Bad Debt’