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Bitfinex has restored the ability of customers to make fiat currency deposits. Details of its new deposit system remain shrouded in secrecy, however, with the exchange going to extraordinary lengths to conceal the identity of the bank(s) in question. Its “distributed” system, designed to circumvent censorship, has brought the critics out in full force. Also … Read more
Today’s edition of The Daily starts where Monday’s left off: by looking at the latest on Tether, whose stablecoin anchors so much of the cryptoconomy. In related news, we detail Bitfinex’s banking situation and reveal why Coinbase has chosen Dublin to be its European headquarters. Also read: Tether Sheds Its Peg Tether Regains Ground The … Read more
The demise of Tether has been a car crash in slow motion. An unswervable event that has played out over the course of months, it has reached a crescendo in the past 24 hours, with tether slipping significantly from its dollar peg. It is possible, perhaps even probable, that it will regain parity with the … Read more
What kind of a world are we living in when bitcoin and tether, two of the stablest currencies in the cryptosphere, break out at the same time? Bitcoin is headed north while tether has taken a tumble in events that are closely linked. Of course, there’s other news in this edition of The Daily, like … Read more
Crypto exchange Bitfinex has suspended all fiat currency wire deposits for the Euro, U.S. Dollar, Japanese Yen and Pound Sterling, says they will resume “within a week” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The Liquid Network, a sidechain liquidity solution for the Bitcoin network, has generated its first block Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has responded to a recent swathe of online rumors, denying that the exchange is “insolvent” or facing banking issues Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Bitfinex has vigorously refuted claims that it and its Tether stablecoin are on the brink of insolvency. Rumors have surrounded the opaque exchange for over a year, but have intensified in the past month. “Bitfinex is not insolvent, and a constant stream of Medium articles claiming otherwise is not going to change this,” asserts a … Read more
Details of recent EOS scandal: why governance system might be flawed, community and developer reaction, and Vitalik’s “I told you so” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Cryptocurrencies are commodities, according to four court cases involving the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). A federal judge recently ruled that a token is a commodity, certifying the CFTC’s authority to prosecute fraud and manipulation in the crypto space. In her ruling, the judge cited three other crypto-related cases that arrive at the same … Read more