111 stories tagged #USDt

  1. Opera’s MiniPay Rolls Out Visa Debit Card for Stablecoin Spending in Emerging Markets
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    Opera’s MiniPay Rolls Out Visa Debit Card for Stablecoin Spending in Emerging Markets

    MiniPay, Opera's stablecoin wallet with 16 million users, launches a Visa debit card for purchases across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe, offering cashback rewards in USDT, USDC, and Tether Gold.

    31m ago 1 min read
  2. Iran's Strait of Hormuz Closure Disrupts Global Shipping and Crypto Markets
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    Iran's Strait of Hormuz Closure Disrupts Global Shipping and Crypto Markets

    Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz dramatically decreases vessel traffic, impacting oil prices and cryptocurrency dynamics.

    yesterday 1 min read
  3. Iran Central Bank Bolsters Foreign Reserves Amid Ongoing Sanctions
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    Iran Central Bank Bolsters Foreign Reserves Amid Ongoing Sanctions

    Iran's central bank adds $4.5 billion to its reserves, navigating a currency crisis and stringent sanctions while leveraging stablecoins.

    2d ago 1 min read
  4. India Raids Bengaluru Crypto Firms Over $300 Million Unauthorized Transfers
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    India Raids Bengaluru Crypto Firms Over $300 Million Unauthorized Transfers

    India’s Enforcement Directorate raided five Bengaluru crypto firms for allegedly moving $300 million abroad via stablecoins without central bank authorization under foreign exchange laws.

    3d ago 1 min read
  5. Elliptic and Thai Police Trace $520 Million in Crypto Fraud Across 32 Blockchains
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    Elliptic and Thai Police Trace $520 Million in Crypto Fraud Across 32 Blockchains

    Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic partnered with Thai authorities to uncover a massive illicit finance network involving North Korean operatives and Southeast Asian scam compounds.

    3d ago 1 min read
  6. Venezuela’s ‘Binance Dollar’ Economy: USDT Becomes De Facto Currency
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    Venezuela’s ‘Binance Dollar’ Economy: USDT Becomes De Facto Currency

    Venezuelans abandon the bolivar for USDT on Binance P2P, using the stablecoin as a hedge against 229% inflation and a 34% exchange rate spread.

    last wk. 1 min read
  7. Iran and US Finalize Draft Nuclear Deal as Crypto Sanctions Workaround Evolves
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    Iran and US Finalize Draft Nuclear Deal as Crypto Sanctions Workaround Evolves

    Tehran and Washington agree on a uranium dilution plan under international supervision. The deal impacts Strait of Hormuz access and highlights Bitcoin and USDT as key sanctions evasion tools.

    last wk. 2 min read
  8. UK Naval Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Using Crypto Payments
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    UK Naval Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Using Crypto Payments

    The UK military has begun boarding sanctioned vessels in the English Channel, exposing a vast network of Russian oil tankers paying crews in USDT stablecoins to evade Western sanctions.

    last wk. 2 min read