Bitfinex Executives Deny Allegations of Issuing USDT to Pump BTC – “Tether Backed by Cash Assets and a Loan”

Bitfinex general counsel Stuart Hoegner has dismissed the notion that only 74% of the tether stablecoin in circulation is fully backed. Hoegner insists the stablecoin is fully backed by assets that include cash, cash equivalents as well as bitcoin. However, both Hoegner and the company’s CTO Paolo Ardoino, are pushing back against the narrative that […]

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Poloniex, Bittrex Named in Lawsuit Involving the Alleged Tether-Fueled Crypto Pump

Poloniex, Bittrex Named in Lawsuit Involving the Alleged Tether-Fueled Crypto PumpOn April 3, the cryptocurrency community learned about 11 class-action lawsuits against various executives and digital asset companies. The law firm that filed the lawsuits is also involved with a class-action against Tether and Bitfinex for allegedly manipulating the price of bitcoin. On June 4, the plaintiffs and the litigation firm, Roche Cyrulnik Freedman added […]

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Blogger ‘Bitfinex’ed’ Hires Legal Counsel to Fight Bitfinex Lawsuit

Blogger 'Bitfinex'ed' Hires Legal Counsel to Fight Bitfinex LawsuitAccording to reports the infamous Twitter handle and blogger, ‘Bitfinex’ed,’ has hired the well-known attorney Stephen Palley to fight against the legal threats posed against the blogger. The legal counsel for Bitfinex, Stuart Hoegner suggested this past December that the blogger may face a lawsuit as Bitfinex said it wasn’t too pleased with the allegations. […]

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