The US Department of Justice publicly thanked Tether for its role in disrupting Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language crypto marketplace accused of supporting fraud and money laundering. Authorities restrained over $52 million in digital assets linked to the platform, which operated mainly on Telegram and facilitated scams including fake investment sites and money laundering. Tether's ability to freeze tokens quickly at the contract level was crucial in the coordinated sweep. This action is part of a broader US crackdown on large-scale crypto fraud, highlighting Tether's growing role as an active partner in investigations, beyond just compliance. While freezing assets is a key step, returning funds to victims can take months or years through legal processes. The case also underscores how Telegram and stablecoins have become central to transnational fraud operations.
The stablecoin market cap has surpassed $310 billion, adding over $1 billion in liquidity in just 72 hours, signaling strong growth heading into Q4. Tether is reintroducing USDT on the Bitcoin network, while Circle is launching cirBTC, a wrapped BTC ...
Utexo is set to launch USDT on the Bitcoin mainnet in October, offering services including private USDT transfers, direct Bitcoin swaps, and loans backed by native Bitcoin without wrapping. The platform aims to keep transaction details private and wi...
Tether's stablecoin USDT is launching on the Bitcoin network this month through Utexo, a startup licensed to deploy it using the RGB protocol for transaction privacy. This move marks USDT's return to Bitcoin after originally debuting there in 2014 be...
Tether-backed stablecoin USDT is relaunching on the Bitcoin blockchain after 12 years through Utexo, combining Bitcoin's security with Lightning Network speed and RGB privacy. This move aims to make Bitcoin a settlement rail for dollar transactions, ...
Utexo, backed by Tether, has obtained a commercial license to issue USDT on the Bitcoin network and plans to launch this month. The platform uses RGB technology to enable private USDT transfers and direct BTC-USDT swaps without wrapping Bitcoin, targ...
