Tether labels Ethereum’s Merge, as ‘most significant moment’ in blockchain history

Tether labels Ethereum’s Merge, as ‘most significant moment’ in blockchain history

Tether, one of the largest stablecoin has labelled Ethereum’s transition from Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm to Proof-of-Stake (PoW) as the most significant moment in blockchain history.  This comes a day after USDC stablecoin issuer Circle said that it backs ‘The Merge’. Ethereum’s Merge will soon decrease the blockchain’s energy usage by 99 per cent. This means […]

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Hedge funds being used to short Tether, create another Terra-Luna episode: Report

Hedge funds being used to short Tether, create another Terra-Luna episode: Report

The world’s largest stablecoin Tether is likely being shorted by hedge funds. This comes as the market continues to witness an intense sell-off after the Luna-Terra fiasco. Shorting or short-selling refers to an act of selling a digital asset in the hope that it falls in value and then you can buy it back at […]

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Backer of stricken TerraUSD says spent reserves trying to salvage dollar peg

Backer of stricken TerraUSD says spent reserves trying to salvage dollar peg

An affiliate of the company behind collapsed stablecoin TerraUSD on Monday said it had spent the bulk of its reserves trying to defend its dollar peg last week and would use what little remained to compensate some users who had lost out. The token’s crash last week sent cryptocurrencies tumbling, a slide that resumed on […]

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