Tether briefly overtook Ethereum by market capitalization on June 26, according to the validated discovery pack, as ETH sold off into the $1,500 to $1,600 range and stablecoin supply remained comparatively steady. The crossover was temporary, but the symbolism was hard to ignore: during one of the market’s sharpest risk-off sessions, crypto’s largest stablecoin briefly…
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Stablecoin Shakedown: Binance, Coinbase And Kraken Restrict USDT In Europe Ahead Of MiCA Deadline
Europe’s stablecoin market is moving into its next, stricter phase as major exchanges continue reshaping USDT access for users in the European Economic Area under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. TL;DR Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and other platforms have adjusted stablecoin access for EEA users under MiCA. The shift has hit Tether’s USDT hardest because…
$150M Crypto Ponzi Crumbles: $41.5M Frozen In DSJ Exchange Collapse
On-chain detective ZachXBT has shared details of the massive crypto Ponzi scheme that took over $150 million from unsuspecting victims before collapsing last week. The Mechanics Behind The $150M Crypto Ponzi In a series of X posts, ZachXBT unveiled the details of a Ponzi scheme that had been operating under the DSJ Exchange (DSJEX), a…
Tether Moves To Freeze $344 Million In Crypto Amid US Probe
A wave of crypto hacks hitting decentralized finance platforms in April has renewed an old argument: should stablecoin companies step in when stolen money passes through their systems? That question is now front and center again after Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, revealed it froze over $340 million in dollar-pegged tokens at the direct…
Solana-Based Drift Protocol Announces $150M Recovery Fund, New Token Following Tether Collab
Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Drift Protocol has shared the highly anticipated user recovery plan alongside Tether and other collaborators. This move follows the major exploit that drained $285 million from the project’s vaults two weeks ago. Drift Protocol Secures $150M Recovery Fund On Thursday, Drift Protocol, the largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange on the Solana…
LayerZero (ZRO) Soars 40% Amid Zero Blockchain Debut, Major Institutional Backing
ZRO, the native token of the omnichain interpretability protocol LayerZero, has skyrocketed more than 40% on the past day following the announcement of its new Layer-1 (L1) blockchain backed by major institutional players. LayerZero Unveils Zero Blockchain On Tuesday, LayerZero Labs announced a new L1 blockchain, Zero, aimed at institutional financial markets. According to the…
Tether Reveals Massive Gold Accumulation In Q4: Adds 27 Tons To Reserves
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has disclosed a substantial expansion of its gold holdings, underscoring a growing shift toward hard‑asset backing amid uncertainty across crypto and traditional financial markets. Tether Expands Gold‑Backed Stablecoin Reserves Gold crossed the $5,000 per ounce threshold for the first time on Monday, a milestone that market…
Global Banking Powerhouses Plan Issuing New Stablecoins Tied To G7 Currencies
A consortium of major banks, including Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and UBS, announced on Friday that they will collaborate to explore the development of stablecoins pegged to G7 currencies. A New Era For Crypto In Mainstream Finance The renewed interest in stablecoins comes in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s…
BNB Flips XRP’s Market Capitalization As Price Hits $1,300 Record High – What’s Next?
As the crypto market rallies, BNB continues to hit new record levels, surpassing some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization and leading some analysts to suggest that its end-of-year run has just started. BNB Sees 30% Weekly Run After a massive Q3 rally, BNB has started the last quarter of the year…
Rumble At The Core: How Tether Plans To Dominate The US Stablecoin Market
Tether, the powerhouse behind the world’s largest stablecoin by trading volume, USDT, has unveiled a strategic plan to expand its presence in the US market, a landscape that has evolved significantly under the Trump administration. With the recent enactment of the GENIUS Act, which establishes a new regulatory framework for stablecoins and cryptocurrency firms issuing…