USDT Issuer Tether to Fight Celsius’ $3.3 Billion ‘Shakedown’ Litigation

The case concerns a loan agreement between Celsius and Tether that allowed Celsius to borrow stablecoins “to operate certain critical aspects of its business,” according to the lawsuit. In the filing, Celsius alleges that when the market crashed in mid-2022, in the “ninety-day period prior” to Celsius’ bankruptcy filing, Tether insulated itself from the impending bankruptcy by making “preferential and fraudulent transfers” of bitcoin. Source

ETP issuer Valour eyes African market with Bitcoin, Ethereum products

Valour plans to bring its crypto exchange-traded products to more investors in Africa, in response to a major agreement with the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Initial support will be for crypto ETPs for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Hedera (HBAR)., Valour noted in a press release on Aug. 6 Valour, a subsidiary of financial technology firm DeFi Technologies, revealed that these plans follow a Memorandum of Understanding with the NSE. The firm is also partnering with liquidity and capital solutions provider SovFi. Per the ETP issuer, NSE and SovFi…

Canza Finance Partners With Stablecoin Issuer to Bring Efficient Financial Solutions to Africa

Canza Finance has partnered with stablecoin issuer WSPN to provide secure and efficient financial solutions to users in Africa and other emerging markets. With the integration of WUSD into Canza Finance’s ecosystem, African users will be able to smoothly convert fiat currencies to the WUSD stablecoin. Boosting RWA and Defi Adoption Africa-focused fintech firm Canza […] Source CryptoX Portal

Tokenized Issuer Superstate Introduces New Tokenized Fund to Profit from BTC, ETH ‘Carry Trade’

Ethena’s token generates yield from perpetual futures’ funding rates and passes on the income to those who lock-up or stake, the token. Meanwhile, Superstate sells futures with certain maturity dates providing a more predictable return, and distributes the yield to all token holders, Leshner said. USCC also targets qualified, whitelisted investors to comply with U.S. securities laws and operates as a series of a Delaware Trust, a bankruptcy-remote entity from Superstate, he added. Source

USDC Issuer Circle Files to Shift Legal Base to U.S. From Ireland Ahead of Planned IPO: Bloomberg

Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated. CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide by a strict set of editorial policies. In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. The Bullish group is majority-owned by Block.one; both companies have interests in a variety of blockchain and digital asset businesses and significant holdings of digital assets, including bitcoin. CoinDesk operates as…

Bitcoin ETF Issuer Franklin Templeton Bullish On Solana (SOL), Foresees It As 3rd Largest Crypto

In the wake of the November 2022 crypto market crash, which saw the bankruptcy and collapse of FTX and other firms, Solana (SOL) has emerged as a standout performer, experiencing a year-to-date price increase of over 560%.  With a market capitalization of $67 billion, Solana has secured its place as the fifth largest cryptocurrency, trailing only Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), and Tether’s USDT stablecoin. Despite its substantial growth, asset management giant and Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer Franklin Templeton anticipates further expansion for Solana as the emerging…