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Tether Abandons Plan To Freeze USDT On Five Chains
Stablecoin issuer Tether has abandoned its plan to freeze USDT smart contracts on five chains, saying the tokens will remain transferable but no longer be issued or redeemed. The revised plan impacts users on Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash SLP, Kusama, EOS, and Algorand, Tether said on Friday after receiving feedback from members of these ecosystems. […]
US Treasury’s DeFi ID Plan Draws Privacy Backlash
The US Treasury is exploring whether identity checks should be built directly into decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts, a move critics warn could rewrite the very foundations of permissionless finance. Last week, the agency opened a consultation under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), which was signed into law […]
Hong Kong Firm Stock Jumps On $483M Bitcoin Acquisition Plan
Nasdaq-listed Hong Kong construction firm Ming Shing Group Holdings said Wednesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire 4,250 Bitcoin for nearly $483 million, joining the wave of companies adding the cryptocurrency to their treasuries. If successful, the deal would make Ming Shing Hong Kong’s top Bitcoin (BTC) treasury according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET data, surpassing […]