The stablecoin, which is pegged to the US dollar, was the first token launched on the crypto exchange Poloneix’s new Intiatial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform LaunchBase. Poloniex, which is partially owned by Sun, said last month that the stablecoin would be generated from Tron tokens (TRX) through a Collateralized Debt Position on the stablecoin’s JUST platform.
Just prior to the launch of the new Poloniex token sale platform last month, Tron was hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of US securities laws in connection with the sale of Tron (TRX) tokens. The complaint was part of a set of “Red Wedding” lawsuits which were filed against Binance, BitMex, and other major crypto companies—all which alleged illegal sales of tokens associated with ICOs.
Over the last few years, token sales, ICOs, and IEOs have come under heavy scrutiny from regulatory authorities such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission. What’s more, just as stablecoin trading volumes are exploding across the crypto industry, and regulators around the world are beginning to take notice of the potential “risk to global financial stability” from the growth of stablecoins.
Top college football prospect Matai Tagoa’i is set to join football stars like Russell Okung, Odell Beckham Jr., and Trevor Lawrence by receiving his compensation in Bitcoin.
The linebacker will be paid part of his earnings via the Strike app after signing a “name, image, and likeness” (NIL) deal with the University of Southern California (USC).
The exact details of his package are not known, but some college football players, such as Shedeur Sanders, have received estimated payouts of up to $4....
The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock just debuted a new advertisement proselytizing the virtues of Bitcoin, but rather than cheer on the Bitcoin ETF issuer for its efforts, Bitcoiners aren’t happy.
The video, which is housed on the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF page on BlackRock’s website, spends three minutes walking viewers through the evolution of money and key fundamentals of Bitcoin.
One of those fundamentals is Bitcoin’s 21 million fixed token supply.
While the video explains t...
El Salvador may have reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund that will see the tiny country scale back its Bitcoin law—but it’s still going to “HODL.” And it might even step up its BTC buys.
That’s according to Stacy Herbert, the head of El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office, who wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) Thursday that the country may even continue buying the cryptocurrency at an “accelerated pace” going forward.
El Salvador in 2021 made Bitcoin legal tender along with...