Moscow Exchange’s reported BTC, ETH and USDT market could bring crypto trading onto familiar exchange infrastructure—but product details, custody, costs, liquidity and sanctions-related operations remain unresolved, as does the year of its proposed launch.
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino estimates the company holds about 150,000 BTC, but its reserve report implies roughly 100,000. The figures may cover different holdings, yet Tether has published no breakdown to explain the gap. Its reserve cushion grew, but transparency questions remain.
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An unverified claim says $60 million in USDT was used to borrow nearly 19,762 ETH from Aave, prompting scrutiny of market restrictions and DeFi risk. No Aave shortfall or depositor loss has been confirmed; isolated markets can contain spillovers, not eliminate losses.
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Chinese national Zheng Zhao has been extradited to the U.S. to face allegations involving a crypto investment scam that prosecutors say moved more than $36.9 million through the Bahamas and into USDT. Zhao’s guilt has not been established in court.
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CoinDCX says a failed service for moving funds from old deposit addresses left 15.99 million USDT exposed. The exchange says customer balances and services were unaffected, but how the funds were accessed—and how much was recovered—remains unclear.
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Tether’s CEO says the company froze Iran-linked USDT wallets before official designations, but Senate Democratic staff cite 34 wallets left unfrozen until March 2024 as more than $34.6 million flowed out. Key details behind Tether’s timing claims remain undisclosed.
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Japanese police arrested six people over an alleged scheme to convert social-media scam proceeds into cryptocurrency. Investigators are examining ¥91 million in transfers, but the case centers on a suspected ¥4.4 million deposit—and key details about the crypto trail remain undisclosed.
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Tether says it froze about $475 million in Iran-linked USDT across two sanctions-driven actions, not the bigger figure floating around elsewhere. The move highlights how stablecoins can be controlled at the issuer level — useful for compliance, but a reminder they’re not censorship-resistant money.
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Tether says it froze nearly $550 million in USDT tied to Iran-linked wallets this year, showing how stablecoins can be both fast payment rails and very effective chokepoints when OFAC and law enforcement come knocking. The message is blunt: on public chains, crypto isn’t invisible — and issuer control cuts both ways.
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Binance Wallet now lets users pay gas fees in USDT on BNB Chain, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON, cutting out the usual scramble for native tokens. It’s a practical usability upgrade, though the fees still exist and wrong-network mistakes can still wipe you out.
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