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ForkLog 44 13.03.2025

Stablecoin Market Capitalisation Surpasses Ethereum

The market capitalisation of the “stablecoin” segment has reached $236 billion, surpassing that of Ethereum ($230 billion at the time of writing).

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ForkLog 90 12.03.2025

Gas Free Feature in TRON Raises USDT Transfer Costs

The Gas Free feature has not reduced the cost of Tether (USDT) transactions on the TRON network. This was highlighted by the developers of the Telegram bot for purchasing and renting energy, re:Fee. In late February, TRON’s founder Justin Sun announced the introduction of Gas Free, which allows network fees to be paid without using […]

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ForkLog 22 10.03.2025

Thailand’s Regulator Approves USDT for Trading and Payments

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) has recognized Tether’s USDT as a legitimate cryptocurrency, permitting the stablecoin’s listing on regulated platforms and its use in transactions. The new regulations will come into effect on March 16, 2025. They are designed to enhance business flexibility in the digital assets sector. The approval of the […]

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ForkLog 9 08.03.2025

Garantex Exchange Addresses Tether Asset Freeze

The team at Garantex exchange invited users to their Moscow office to resolve the issue of asset freezing by Tether. “We have developed a solution for the frozen assets and invite users with a positive account balance to a personal meeting,” the official statement reads. Clients are encouraged to submit an application via a Telegram […]

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ForkLog 51 06.03.2025

Garantex Halts Operations Following USDT Wallet Freeze

Tether has frozen the wallets of the Russian exchange Garantex, amounting to over 2.5 billion rubles. The platform has temporarily ceased operations and is seeking a resolution to the issue. According to the Garantex team, all USDT in Russian wallets could be at risk. 6 March 2025 | 14:30Update: Plasma founder Ilya Maksimenko suggested that […]

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ForkLog 15 05.03.2025

EU Regulator Confirms MiCA Does Not Ban USDT Transactions

The storage and transfer of stablecoins not compliant with MiCA do not violate EU laws, stated a representative of the ESMA in a comment to Cointelegraph. The regulator clarified the status of “stablecoins” following Binance’s announcement of delisting USDT and eight other assets within the EEA. ESMA explained that services related to the storage and […]

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ForkLog 33 04.03.2025

Tether Promises ‘Full Audit’ with New CFO Appointment

The company behind the USDT stablecoin, Tether, announced that the appointment of Simon McWilliams as CFO marks a significant step towards conducting a full financial audit. According to the press release, the issuer previously published quarterly attestations of reserves in collaboration with BDO. However, a full audit will provide additional assurance of financial integrity and […]

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ForkLog 37 28.02.2025

Tether CEO: USDT as a Stepping Stone to a Bitcoin Standard

In the long term, the stablecoin USDT will become “useless,” and “the world will use only Bitcoin,” stated Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino on the Bitcoin Italia podcast. Ardoino believes the global financial system will face a crisis leading to the collapse of national currencies and hyperinflation. In such a scenario, he explained, only the first […]

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ForkLog 10 27.02.2025

Circle and Tether split over US stablecoin regulation

Circle and Tether executives have set out their views on US stablecoin regulation. The debate has prompted suspicions in the community that one of the firms is lobbying for its own interests in government circles. Building a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, was one of US president Donald Trump’s campaign pledges. Work on stablecoin […]

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ForkLog 9 19.02.2025

Former Tether Director Launches New Stablecoin Venture

One of Tether’s co-founders and former director, Reeve Collins, is set to lead a new stablecoin initiative, Pi Protocol. The protocol and its token, USP, are slated for release on Ethereum and Solana in the latter half of 2025 or sooner, according to Bloomberg. “We view Pi Protocol as the evolution of ‘stablecoins’. Tether has […]

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ForkLog 21 19.02.2025

Cryptocurrency Advocate Howard Lutnick Appointed as US Commerce Secretary

The US Senate has confirmed Howard Lutnick as the Secretary of Commerce, reports FoxNews. Previously, he served as CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald (a custodian of collateral and an active supporter of Tether) but left the position upon his appointment. According to media reports, Lutnick is one of the wealthiest individuals to have ever worked in […]

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ForkLog 46 18.02.2025

Back to bitcoin: how Taproot Assets brings USDT to the Lightning Network

By 2025, few remember that bitcoin was USDT’s first blockchain: Tether initially issued the stablecoin on Omni. Over time the company began minting on Ethereum, TRON and other networks, and Omni gradually lost relevance. On January 31, Tether announced the issuance of USDT in the ecosystem of the first cryptocurrency via the Taproot Assets protocol […]

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