Crypto in Hong Kong Getting Soft Backing From Beijing: Bloomberg
Report says officials from China’s Liaison Office have been spotted at crypto events in the City. Source
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Cardano-Based Djed Stablecoin Attracts 27M ADA Tokens as Reserve Backing
Djed started on Tuesday and has a collateral backing ratio of 600% at the time of writing. Original Source
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Japan recommends against algorithmic backing in stablecoins
After passing its landmark legislation on stablecoins in June, Japanese regulators are considering complementing it by restricting the algorithmic backing of stablecoins. The intention comes as a recommendation from the Financial Service Agency (FSA) and was repeated by the country’s Vice Minister for International Affairs, Tomoko Amaya. During his speech on
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Tether says new court order to produce USDT reserve backing is a ‘routine discovery matter’
On Wednesday, Tether (USDT), the issuer of the U.S. dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin, said that a recent order by a U.S. judge to provide evidence of USDT backing is part of routine discovery in court cases. The firm said that the decision did not substantiate any of the claims listed in
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New York Judge orders Tether to document USDT backing
The judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Katherine Polk Failla, ordered Tether to prove 1-to-1 backing of its eponymous stablecoin, Tether (USDT). The company is required to provide “general ledgers, balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow statements, and profit and loss statements” and
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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Ordered to Produce Documents Showing Backing of USDT
The order relates to an ongoing lawsuit that alleges that unbacked USDT issuances have caused $1.4 trillion in damage to the market. Source
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Brian Armstrong's Finest Hour: Backing Tornado Cash Suit Against Treasury
Brian Armstrong's Finest Hour: Backing Tornado Cash Suit Against Treasury Source
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Crypto Developer Platform Thirdweb Gets Katie Haun’s Backing at $160M Valuation
Thirdweb tools have been used by global brands like buy now, pay later platform Afterpay, and New York Fashion Week, and the startup has a partnership with Coinbase’s NFT marketplace. In the past nine months, over 55,000 developers have used thirdweb tools to build applications, according to the company. Source
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Canadian Bank Regulator Details Crypto Liquidity, Backing Rules
"The scope of this advisory is limited to the capital and liquidity treatment of a FRFI’s exposures to crypto assets. The advisory does not address other issues, including whether a FRFI is permitted under the Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act or Trust and Loan Companies Act to issue any particular
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Crypto Fund Variant Commits $450M to Backing Web3, DeFi Projects
The firm has previously invested in privacy-focused smart contract platform Aztec Network, Ethereum-based DeFi protocol Euler Finance, Polygon and Uniswap, to name a few. Variant Fund III follows a $110 million second fund last October, itself coming about a year after the $22.5 million debut fund. Original Source
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