82% of Tether reserves held in ‘extremely liquid’ assets, according to attestation

Stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Limited published its latest quarterly attestation on Nov. 10, highlighting the “extremely liquid” nature of its assets at a time when crypto markets were reeling from news of FTX’s apparent insolvency.  Eighty-two percent of Tether’s reserves were held in cash, cash equivalents and other short-term deposits as of Sept. 30, 2022, the company disclosed in its […]

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US lawmaker warns of 'major consequences' for users of unregulated crypto firms, citing FTX

Maxine Waters, chair of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee, pushed for additional federal oversight of crypto trading platforms and consumer protection amid FTX facing liquidity issues. In a Nov. 10 statement, Waters cited FTX’s difficulties as the latest example of incidents “involving the collapse of cryptocurrency companies” and how such events could potentially impact consumers in […]

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Decoding the State of Investors After FTX Collapse

This year has seen more than its fair share of unexpected market collapses due to surprising news about poorly run cryptocurrency businesses. This week brings yet another massive change. This time its FTX, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, which until last week was regarded as a ‘mainstay’ of the sector. FTX attempted to sell a sizable portion of […]

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Ripple Crashes as It Loses $0.41 in Support

Ripple (XRP) is in a downtrend as sellers broke through $0.41 support. The altcoin fell to a low of $0.31. Due to the current decline, XRP has entered the oversold zone. It can be assumed that XRP will soon resume an uptrend if there are buyers in the oversold area. The August 28 price level has served as current support […]

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Ledger hardware wallets hit by the FTX earthquake, CTO says

Hardware-based cryptocurrency wallet provider Ledger has experienced some issues due to massive outflows from crypto exchanges amid the FTX bloodbath, according to its chief technology officer. Ledger saw a “massive usage” of their platforms and suffered a “few scalability challenges” on Nov. 9, Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet reported in a statement on Twitter. Guillemet reasoned Ledger’s issues by the outcomes […]

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