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Tether reports 17% decrease in commercial paper holdings over Q1 2022

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USDT Stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) has reported it cut its reserves allocation to commercial paper investments and increased that of United States Treasury bills over the first quarter of 2022. In a Thursday blog post, Tether reported its reserves were “fully backed,” seemingly in an effort to assuage many users’ fears around USDT briefly depegging from the dollar on May 12. According to the stablecoin issuer, its commercial paper holdings over Q1 2022 decreased 17% from roughly $24 billion to $20 billion, with an additional 20% reduction to be reflected…

Tether Reduces its Commercial Paper Holdings in Favor of US Treasuries for its Reserves

Quick take: Tether’s CTO has stated that the company has reduced its holdings of commercial paper and increased its US Treasuries as reserves for USDT Tether also announced that the USDT stablecoin had stood the test of time USDT also suffered depegging this week as stablecoins were in the spotlight after UST’s and LUNA’s depreciation in the markets Tether’s and Bitfinex’s CTO, Paolo Ardoino, has updated on the status of USDT reserves during a Twitter Spaces chat on Thursday. According to Mr. Ardoino, the majority of Tether’s reserves are in…

Hong Kong watchdog warns stablecoins could undermine HKD in CBDC paper

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has warned that stablecoins could undermine the Hong Kong dollar in a just released discussion paper about its retail central bank digital currency, e-HKD.  The HKMA today issued a discussion paper, outlining the policy and design issues involved in the introduction of e-HKD, and encourages the public and industry to participate in the consultation and share their views. Find out more: https://t.co/GndjuZ2Pay pic.twitter.com/hRz2noD0Ps — HKMA 香港金融管理局 (@hkmagovhk) April 27, 2022 Many in the crypto industry believe that interest in developing central bank-issued digital currencies…

Regulatory Arm of UAE Financial Centre Releases Defi Discussion Paper – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The regulatory arm of UAE’s financial centre, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), has released a discussion paper that is seeking stakeholders’ comments regarding the regulation of decentralized finance (defi). The paper also makes clear the regulator’s stance regarding the anonymity of defi transactions. Paper Not Guidance for Financial Institutions The FSRA, a regulatory arm of the UAE financial centre ADGM, has issued a discussion paper that seeks the public’s comments on policy considerations for decentralized finance (defi). The release of the document comes as the defi space has seen strong…

Viblos Gearing up for Launch of White Paper 1.1

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Viblos, a disintermediated, decentralized and direct revenue-based platform for content producers, has announced the upcoming launch of its White Paper 1.1. The platform is very near to its beta launch and community enthusiasm has been growing rapidly. The platform conducted its AMA session on February 25th amidst the growing community’s demand for more information. Through an algorithmic validation approach that’s based on community consensus, the Viblos platform allows its community to approve their works before introducing them to the market. The creators’ work is also monetizable on the platform. Viblos is a decentralized autonomous…

Regulator in UAE’s Special Economic Zone Unveils Consultation Paper on ‘Crypto Tokens’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The regulatory arm of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has unveiled a consultation paper outlining its proposed regulatory regime for crypto tokens. Changes to the Draft Legislation The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the financial regulatory agency of UAE’s special economic zone, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has released a consultation paper proposing a regulatory regime for crypto tokens. The DFSA said the public has until May 6, 2022, to comment on the regulatory agency’s proposal “for a regulatory regime…

Tether slashes commercial paper by 21% in latest reserves attestation

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USDT stablecoin issuer Tether cut its reserves allocation to commercial paper by more than one fifth between September and December last year, dropping from around $30.5 billion to $24.16 billion. Tether is legally required to disclose its reserves every quarter as part of an $18.5 million court settlement with the Office of the New York Attorney General from February 2021. The firm was alleged to have misrepresented the specific amount of fiat backing USDT in 2017 and 2018. The latest attestation was conducted by Cayman Islands-based Accountants MHA Cayman and…