Tether market cap eyes record high after regaining 65% stablecoin dominance

    The market capitalization of Tether is nearly a billion dollars away from reaching a new lifetime peak while rival stablecoins struggle. Tether has emerged as a clear winner amid the ongoing banking crisis and crypto crackdown in the United States. On April 17, the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin’s circulating market valuation reached nearly $81 billion, just 1.5% below…

    7 details in the CFTC lawsuit against Binance you may have missed

    Within the 74-page complaint, the CFTC has labeled Ether, Binance USD, Tether and Litecoin as commodities along with Bitcoin, and made a few other startling claims. The surprise lawsuit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against crypto exchange Binance sent shock waves across the markets today. In addition to allegations of market manipulation and a lack…

    Are stablecoins securities? Well, its not so simple, say lawyers

    One lawyer said that while stablecoins are meant to be stable, buyers may possibly profit from a range of arbitrage, hedging, and staking opportunities. Recently reported planned enforcement action against Paxos by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over Binance USD has many in the community questioning how the regulator could see a stablecoin…