Almost $1 trillion wiped from crypto markets over last 7 weeks - Tether continues to bleed

Crypto markets have continued to haemorrhage since early April this year, as they are pushed down by most other asset classes during the current economic downturn. Biggest stablecoin Tether has lost more than $10 billion over the last couple of weeks as investors are still showing nervousness since the UST depeg.

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The market has serious concerns with regards to the so-called “stability” of much-talked-about stablecoins. With the market still trying to find a balance post the Terra debacle, Tether published a report on the company's financials.

The collapse of crypto Luna and its associated terraUSD stablecoin were really Unexpected. whereas many of us were unknown to UST before, and what actually the stablecoin stands for. It's a big deal, as billions of dollars in crypto wealth have been vaporized by their diving shockwaves throughout the market. Looking at the graph of …

As the most recent crypto market crash is putting the spotlight on stablecoins, one of the leading dollar-pegged tokens says its valuation remains secure. In a new post, Tether Holdings Limited announced that not only is its signature product Tether (USDT) backed by more assets than liabilities, the company is reducing its commercial investments in The post After TerraUSD (UST) De-Pegging Scare, Tether (USDT) Releases Report Claiming It Has Fully Backed Reserves appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

More and more digital investors are skeptical about the crypto crash, prompting them to cash out all their crypto assets. Since the crypto crisis began, investors have reclaimed funds totaling $7.6 billion from the ‘stablecoin' Tether, according to new data…

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The world's biggest stablecoin, Tether, dropped an estimated 9% in value since May 12 and lost more than $7 billion as investors pulled out amid a wider cryptocurrency selloff that started last week, according to multiple media reports on Tuesday (May 17) and CryptoCompare data. Stablecoins are pegged to the U.S. dollar and were largely

On Wednesday, the implosion of the TerraUSD stablecoin sparked wide-spread panic in the crypto space. Thankfully 24 hours later, things have calmed down substantially. Terraform Labs halted, restarted and then halted again following the collapse of TerraUSD and its sister-token Luna. Developers who work on the blockchain tweeted that the second halt was intended to...

Tether cuts commercial paper holdings that back the stablecoin by 50% as the CTO Paolo Ardoino revealed the news so let's read more today in our latest Tether news. During a recent Twitter space, discussing stablecoins and the recent crypto volatility, Tether's CTO Paolo Ardoino said the stablecoin provider cut the amount of the commercial

With the market in turmoil, crypto investors are beginning to turn to stablecoins such as USDT and USDC to provide cover from losses. These stablecoins which are pegged to the U.S. dollar have been the obvious winners from the recent crash but it seems that investors are taking it one step further this time around.

During a Twitter Spaces conversation on May 12, Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino dismissed reports that Tether was in trouble. The post Bitfinex CTO plays down reports that Tether was in trouble appeared first on CryptoSlate.