Tether swaps more than 2 billion USDT to the Ethereum network

SolidX accuses VanEck of terminating their partnership in bad faith after “surreptitiously” working to launch a Bitcoin product based on SolidX’s work. 2856 Total views 9 Total shares Global investment management firm VanEck, is facing a lawsuit from blockchain firm and former-partner SolidX over a Bitcoin ETF that VanEck filed for SEC approval less than…

The United States dollar index (DXY) resumed its strong uptrend on July 11, indicating that investors are preparing for the July 13 CPI report to be hotter than expected. A survey of economists by Bloomberg estimates that in June consumer prices surged to 8.8%, a four-decade high.Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of derivatives trading platform BitMEX, believes…

A new study by Chainalysis finds that terrorists are refining their financing operations using cryptocurrencies. Faster and broader fundingEarlier today, Jan. 17, the blockchain analysts identified Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (AQB), Hamas’s military arm and noted terrorist organization, as the first confirmed case of terrorists using cryptocurrency to aid their activity. AQB used a website to…

A week of solid gains for investors is sparking changes at CME, data shows as $9,500 continues to hold. 2602 Total views 20 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives have returned to the spotlight this week as price moves appear to spark a surge in open interest.Data from on-chain analytics resource Skew showed open interest for…

When the U.S. government sanctioned coin mixer Tornado Cash, many thought it might spell the end for illicit crypto mixing services. But they’re back — and with a glossy new institutional sheen and legit use cases to help traders and funds keep their market moves a “trade” secret. Tornado Cash is what is known as…

In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century.The crypto market, just as any other market, runs in cycles. Even though digital assets are known, if not infamous,…

New research from the multinational investment bank confirms what many of us knew all along: Investors should never try to time the market. 1583 Total views 11 Total shares When it comes to investing in the financial markets, panic selling often leads to missed opportunities – and waiting for the dip could rob you of…

The market was too focused on the Ethereum’s (ETH) Constantinople and Serenity (Ethereum 2.0) hard forks, overshadowing more important upgrades, according to a recent report by cryptoassets trading firm Cumberland Research shared with Cointelegraph.The Constantinople hard fork is an update to the ETH network, which encloses separate Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) in order to pave…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekRipple transfers 500 million XRP from its escrow walletRipple turned heads this…