Tether Ditches 5 Legacy Blockchains to Embrace Scalable Future
Tether has just announced that it would be closing the tap on five legacy blockchains.

Tether has just announced that it would be closing the tap on five legacy blockchains.
Stablecoin giant Tether has stored a whopping $8 billion worth of gold in a private vault somewhere in Switzerland.
Tether plans to become the world’s largest Bitcoin miner by the end of 2025, investing billions in mining operations across Latin America. This move aims to protect its large Bitcoin holdings and strengthen the network amid new regulatory challenges.
Major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has landed on the grounds of Georgia, making it the first exchange to have a full license to offer digital assets trading to local investors.
A scammer located in Nigeria has allegedly impersonated Steve Witkoff, the co-chair of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, by making use of a barely noticeable type.
A7A5, a Russian ruble-backed stablecoin launched in Kyrgyzstan might be Russia's new found attempt to build at alternative payment system outside of the western financial rails.
Thailand has approved a five-year income tax exemption on crypto trading profits from 2025 to 2029, applying to sales through licensed platforms. The move aims to spur blockchain innovation while maintaining investor protection through regulatory oversight.
A 26-year-old TikTok influencer and crypto trader was reportedly kidnapped in France and held for a €50,000 crypto ransom. But when the kidnappers found he had been all-in on XRP since 2018 and had little to show for it, they released him—allegedly sending $1,000 in USDT before letting him go.
Shopify has teamed up with Coinbase and Stripe to let merchants in 34 countries accept USDC payments through its platform. The system uses Coinbase’s Base network and allows payouts in either USDC or local currency, with no cross-border fees.
Tether will release its Bitcoin Mining Operating System (MOS) as open-source software by late 2025, allowing smaller miners to join without relying on expensive third-party tools. This aims to make Bitcoin mining more accessible and competitive, giving new players better control and efficiency.
The EthStorage testnet is currently running on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet, and several community participants have successfully proved their local storage status.
Imagine that you upload a photo album of your family vacation to network storage today, and 200 years from now, your descendants can still view the photo album.
During this Chinese Spring Festival, a big event happened in the Arweave ecosystem.
Decentralized storage is an important infrastructure in the Web3 field, but for ordinary users, it may be difficult to intuitively appreciate its charm. However, network disk products have always been one of the best choices for the general public to appreciate storage services.
Currently, the mainstream decentralized storage on the market includes Arweave, Filecoin, and Storj. Each of them has unique characteristics and design concepts.
With the rise of artificial intelligence DePin, we remain optimistic about the future of decentralized storage.
China responds to concerns about cryptocurrency misuse with cold storage regulations. The government aims to curb covert financial activities and is actively involved in international collaborations. The use of blockchain for real-name identity verification and broader efforts in social media regulation reflects China's commitment to adapting to the evolving digital landscape while maintaining regulatory control.
Ethereum's Dencun upgrade, rescheduled for 2024, aims to enhance scalability and efficiency, showing promising initial test results.
Huawei introduces OceanStor A310 at GITEX GLOBAL 2023, a deep learning data lake storage, making its foray into the AI storage landscape and offering solutions to tackle pervasive challenges in data processing.
Conventional storage is like a centralised corporation, while decentralised storage, using blockchain, is like secure personal lockboxes, ensuring individual security.