Tether Teams Up With Private Bank For USD Transfer Handling – Report

Tether, the prominent stablecoin issuer behind USDT, has taken a strategic step by enlisting the services of Britannia Bank & Trust, a private financial institution based in the Bahamas. This move comes as Tether seeks to enhance its dollar transfer processes, and it appears the partnership has been discreetly underway for the past few months.  […]

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Tether strikes at WSJ over ‘stale allegations’ of faked documents for bank accounts

Tether has hit back at a Wall Street Journal report detailing alleged shady dealings by it and Bitfinex to open bank accounts.

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Tether claims they were ready for this bank run

Tether CTO, Paolo Ardoino, told us last month that Tether was prepared for a bank run.

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Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Wants to Crowdsource Asset Listings; What’s Up With Tether’s Bank?

Deltec invested some clients' funds in bitcoin, but not Tether's, the bank confirms. So what exactly is backing tether?

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Tether New Banking Partner Deltec is Under Investigation for Receiving Suspicious Transactions

Tether and Deltec Bank & Trust has been together in the media frequently lately for the rumors of a new banking relationship. Only last week, Tether posted on Twitter to confirm the partnership, despite refraining from any type of comment for the weeks preceding it.

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Tether объявил о новом банковском партнёрстве и опубликовал баланс

Разработчики стейблкоина Tether официально объявили на странице проекта в Твиттере, что нашли нового партнёра для обслуживания счетов в лице Deltec Bank. В Tether отметили, что Deltec Bank за 72-летнюю историю зарекомендовал себя как надёжный игрок финансового рынка. Представители компании также...

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Tether’s New Bank Partner Reveals USDT Reserves

Tether (USDT) has unveiled a relationship with a Bahamian bank that it says has reviewed the company regularly over the last few months. Tether has included a balance statement from the bank which says the project has nearly $2bn in reserve funds- more than the present public market cap.

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Crypto Community Spotlights Kraken Exchange After Tether and Noble Bank’s Troubles

Tether is again being scrutinized by the cryptocurrency community after what happened with Noble Bank that had dropped Bitfinex and Tether as clients. And indeed, Tether (USDT) has experienced a selling spree on the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken.

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Когда начнется новое бычье ралли или обзор рынка криптовалют 01.10.2018

Добрый вечер, друзья! Начнем, традиционно, с интересных новостей. 1. Стартап Noble Bank еле держится на плаву, трейдеры пытаются продать койны Tether. Стартап из Пуэрто-Рико, Noble Bank, который считается основным держателем криптовалюты Tether, может прекратить существование из-за нехватки наличных средств, сообщили двое осведомленных о делах банка источника изданию Modern Consensus, один из которых отметил: «Если Noble не […] The post Когда начнется новое бычье ралли или обзор рынка криптовалют 01.10.2018 appeared first on .

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Noble Bank еле держится на плаву, трейдеры пытаются продать койны Tether

Удерживающий основную часть активов Tether банк Noble Bank находится на грани выживания, трейдеры безуспешно пытаются продать стейблкойны, сообщило издание Modern Consensus. Стартап из Пуэрто-Рико, Noble Bank, который считается основным держателем криптовалюты Tether, может прекратить существование из-за нехватки наличных средств, сообщили двое осведомленных о делах банка источника изданию Modern Consensus, один из которых отметил: «Если Noble не […] The post Noble Bank еле держится на плаву, трейдеры пытаются продать койны Tether appeared first on .

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СМИ сообщили о финансовых проблемах обслуживающего Tether банка

Пуэрториканский Noble Bank, обслуживающий криптовалютный проект Tether, испытывает серьезные финансовые проблемы. По сообщению Modern Consensus, Noble Bank пытается выжить, и это может иметь последствия для крипторынка.

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СМИ: обслуживающий Tether банк оказался под угрозой закрытия

Пуэрториканский банк Noble Bank, предположительно обслуживающий счета Tether Ltd и Bitfinex, столкнулся с недостатком финансирования из-за стагнации на криптовалютном рынке. Об этом сообщает Modern Consensus со ссылкой на собственные источники.

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Tether (USDT) Grappling with Allegations of Noble Bank Insolvency

The USDT digital asset uses Noble Bank for its dollar backing, but allegations of insolvency have shaken the market.

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Noble Bank предположительно обслуживающий счета Tether на грани банкротства

# Кроме того, Modern Consensus предполагает, что сложности могут быть и у самого Tether. Как сообщило «влиятельное лицо с крупной площадки для торговли криптовалютами», один из держателей стейблкоина пытался сбыть «десятки миллионов Tether», но так и не нашёл заинтересованного покупателя.

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Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Begins Trading

Boston-based cryptocurrency finance firm Circle has just joined the multitudes of other crypto exchange platforms now issuing and trading their own stablecoins. As of September 26, 2018, dollar-pegged USDC is now trading on Poloniex, the crypto-to-crypto exchange Circle acquired in February 2018, and on Circle Trade, the company’s over-the-counter (OTC) platform.

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Kraken: An Overview of One of Europe's Top Bitcoin Exchanges

In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.

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Hong Kong–Based Blockchain Fund Makes Its Case for Yen-Backed Stablecoin

Grandshores Technology Group, a Hong Kong–listed investment holding company, is seeking to raise around $12. 7 million through a digital token fund, according to reports from the South China Morning Post (SCMP).

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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account.

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New York Regulator Approves Two New Stablecoins, Gemini Dollar and Paxos Standard

Ever since fears arose around Tether (USDT), it seems like a new stablecoin is released every week to try and take its place. Today two new stablecoins have been revealed, with the distinction of being approved by the financial regulator known for the New York Bitlicense.

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Gemini and Paxos Both Launch Stablecoins on Ethereum Blockchain

Two crypto companies, Gemini Trust and Paxos, got a green light from a New York state regulator to launch their own stablecoins pegged 1:1 to the U. S. dollar.   New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) gave an okay to Gemini Trust, the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, to launch Gemini Dollar (GUSD).

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Wyre Adds MakerDAO Stablecoin Pairing for Global Money Transfers

Blockchain money transfer company Wyre has announced a partnership with MakerDAO, creator of the Dai stablecoin, to offer Dai as part of a fiat-crypto trading pair in more than 30 countries across the world including the U.

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Tethers Role As A Central Bank For Crypto

Tether, the celebrity of the stablecoin world and one of the most ‘traded’ ‘cryptocurrencies’ in the world. I say this in inverted commas, as it’s status is a little hard to grasp, this aside, Tether has made a name for itself and is now as viable an asset as the US Dollar, and the range of other FIAT currencies that is is tied up too.

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Stablecoins Gaining Popularity in India to Minimize Central Bank’s Impact

A growing number of cryptocurrency exchanges in India are adding stablecoins such as trueusd (TUSD) and tether (USDT) to their platforms. They are part of the solutions exchanges have come up with in order to minimize the impact of the crypto banking ban imposed by the country’s central bank.

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Yes, Stablecoins Can Secure Official Audits from Major Firms

“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.

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IBM Backs the Development of Latest New Stablecoin, Stronghold USD

It seems like a new alternative for Tether (USDT) pops up at least once a week recently. And the latest stablecoin to hit the market involves an interesting supporter, computer technology giant IBM.

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A Bank In Australia Uses Mortgage Funds for Crypto Speculation

One of Australia’s oldest financial institutions, Bank of Queensland, has prohibited the use of home equity loans for virtual currency speculation. Also Read: Tether Announces Appointment of New Chief Compliance Officer Bank of Queensland Cracks Down on Customers Using Mortgage Funds to Trade Crypto Bank of Queensland has banned its customers from using loans that are

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Australian Bank Bans Use of Mortgage Funds for Crypto Speculation

One of Australia’s oldest financial institutions, Bank of Queensland, has prohibited the use of home equity loans for virtual currency speculation. The move has been attributed to concerns pertaining to the growing regulatory oversight of the cryptocurrency sector in Australia.

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Tether Hires Former Anti-Money Laundering Manager as New CCO

Tether (USDT), cryptocurrency’s most popular stablecoin and the 9th-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap, announced today that they will be hiring former AML Quality Control Manager at Bank of Montreal, Leonardo Real, as the company’s new Chief Compliance Officer.

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Tether Announces Appointment of New Chief Compliance Officer

Tether has announced the appointed of Leonardo Real, a former anti-money laundering (AML) quality control manager at Bank of Montreal, as the company’s new chief compliance officer (CSO). The announcement comes just one week after Phil Potter, one of Tether’s directors, announced that he will be leaving sister company, Bitfinex.

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Tether (USDT) Hires Bank of Montreal Executive, Improvement in Transparency and Compliance

The primary provider of fiat backed digital tokens, Tether, has brought on a Leonardo Real, the former AML quality control manager at the Bank of Montreal, as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). The hire was reportedly made “in order to create the gold standard for regulatory compliance” in the cryptocurrency sector.

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Бывший глава AML-отдела канадского банка займется правовым соответствием Tether

Компания Tether Ltd объявила о том, что экс-глава отдела по противодействию отмыванию денег Bank of Montreal Леонардо Рил будет отвечать за нормативно-правовое соответствие деятельности организации. Tether appoints former AML Quality Control Manager at Bank of Montreal as Chief Compliance Officer.

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Tether Appoints BMO Anti-Money Laundering Manager as Chief Compliance Officer

Tether has appointed a former Bank of Montreal anti-money laundering manager to lead its regulatory compliance program

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Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer Tether Hires

Tether, the company behind the controversial, dollar-tied “stablecoin” known as USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America. Leonard Real is a former anti-money laundering (AML) analyst for the Bank of Montreal, where he worked for four years in three different positions. In a statement, Real said that he looks

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Tether Hires Former Anti-Money Laundering Manager as New CCO

Tether (USDT), cryptocurrency’s most popular stablecoin and the 9th-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap, announced today that they will be hiring former AML Quality Control Manager at Bank of Montreal, Leonardo Real, as the company’s new Chief Compliance Officer.

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Tether Hires Anti-Money Laundering Specialist as Chief Compliance Officer

Former Bank of Montreal AML Quality Control Manager Joins Tether Ltd. as Chief Compliance Officer.

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Tether Hires Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer

Tether, the company behind the dollar-tied USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America.

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Alert! USD Tether prints USDT tokens worth $250 million, Charlie Lee comments!

USD Tether, the stablecoin which reportedly has 1:1 USD backing through reserve banking, has just printed 250 million USDT tokens. This may be indicative of a deposit of $250 million in USD Tether’s bank accounts.

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Bitfinex-hired Law Firm Validates Existence of Tether Reserves

On Wednesday, a law firm hired by Bitfinex regarding its USD-backed Tether token released a four-page report indicating that Bitfinex had assets in its bank account that accounted for and exceeded the supply of over 2.

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Report on Tether’s US Dollar-pegged Tokens Provokes Doubts Within Crypto Community

To get rid of allegations over Tether not having the funds to back their tokens, Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP, a law firm, released a report which confirmed Tether's bank deposits and assured investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD.

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Tether can back its tokens

The bank accounts will not be named due to privacy concerns, Hoegner notes, adding that the firm had access to banks statements and employees, as well as contact with Tether executives. The cryptocurrency again fell under scrutiny from the crypto community in the wake of dissolving their connection with an auditor before the official audit

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Unofficial Report Confirms Tether’s Tokens Are Fully Backed by US Dollars

Tether Ltd. , which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U. S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm its bank deposits and assure investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD.

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Tether Shows Law Firm Its Funds But Stops Short of an Audit

Tether has released a surprise “Transparency Update” that purports to show it has enough funds in the bank to cover the $2. 6 billion of USDT in circulation. The company has stopped short of a full audit, however, leaving critics bemoaning  Tether’s inability to settle the solvency debate once and for all.

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Tether Insists Crypto Asset is Fully Backed

Tether has consistently denied this, but has not produced conclusive evidence that it is reserved 1-for-1. An academic paper released last week supported this view, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reportedly subpoenaed Bitfinex and Tether in December.

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Tether Has Enough USD to Back Tokens, Says Law Firm in Unofficial Statement

Two of Tether’s bank accounts have enough USD to back its token issuance, says a law firm founded by a former FBI director

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Tether Issuer May Have the Cash After All

An informal research by Louis Freeh’s law firm shows that bank accounts belonging to the company actually hold funds to match the USDT assets in circulation.

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Clearing Up Misconceptions: This Is How Tether Should (and Does) Work

There is substantial controversy surrounding Tether, a cryptocurrency that claims to be pegged to the U. S. dollar. According to Tether, each Tether token is backed by one U.

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