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USDT issuer Tether responds to Chinese securities exposure reports

Stablecoin-issuer Tether has published a lengthy response to reports that the reserves of Tether (USDT), one of the largest stablecoins, once included securities issued by Chinese companies. On June 16, mainstream media outlets including Bloomberg reported that the company once used held securities issued by Chinese state-owned firms. Bloomberg cited documents

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Former CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Joins Stablecoin Issuer Circle as Chief Legal Officer

The appointment comes as a House committee weighs a stablecoin bill that would appoint the Federal Reserve as crypto issuers’ primary regulator, and increase oversight of token issuances. At the same time, federal regulators have executed enforcement actions against key crypto industry players such as Coinbase, which alongside Circle co-founded

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New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing

While the biggest stablecoins, Tether’s USDT and Circle Internet Financial’s USDC, are backed by conventional assets like U.S. Treasurys, those backed instead by crypto assets have had mixed success. MakerDAO’s DAI, which is collateralized by a combination of Ethereum-based tokens, stablecoins and real-world assets such as U.S. government bonds, has

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USDC Issuer Circle Has Ditched All U.S. Treasuries From Stablecoin Reserve Fund Amid Debt Ceiling Showdown

This is a significant change since the end of April, when the fund held more than $30 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, according to Circle’s monthly attestation. The last Treasury bond worth $4 billion among the fund’s holdings matured on Tuesday, the fund’s website showed. Source

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USDT Issuer Tether Invests in Georgia Payment Processor CityPay.io

Stablecoins are a key piece of plumbing in the crypto ecosystem, bridging government-issued currencies and facilitating trading. Issuers are increasingly boosting stablecoins as a means for payments and remittances, especially in the developing world. Recently, Bitcoin-based payments app Strike integrated USDT as part of its global expansion to 65 countries.

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CNHC stablecoin issuer detained by Chinese police: Report

The Chinese government continues to crack down on the cryptocurrency industry with a new investigation targeting a major Chinese yuan stablecoin issuer.Employees of Trust Reserve — the issuer of the Chinese yuan-pegged stablecoin CNH Coin (CNHC) — have been detained by Chinese police, the local blockchain publication PANews reported on

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