Tether is now running on a sidechain of Bitcoin's blockchain.
While Tether has traditionally operated on the Omni Layer of Bitcoin, the U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin has begun spreading to other blockchain protocols this month.
Most recently, Tether is now being offered on blockchain company BlockStream's Liquid Network sidechain, according to an official announcement on July 29.According to the announcement, Liquid-based Tether - called Liquid USDT - is being offered immediately for deposits and withdrawals on Bitfinex.
The staff at Liquid are reportedly developing support for Liquid USDT on a number of other affiliated crypto exchanges, including OKEx, OKCoin, BTSE, BTCTrader/BtcTurk, RenrenBit and Sideshift AI.Purported benefits and use casesAccording to the announcement, the Liquid sidechain offers faster settlements than are possible on the Omni Layer, as well as confidential transactions and multisignature security.
"The addition of Tether is a major milestone in increasing the utility of the Liquid Network In combination with the latest developments in the Liquid ecosystem, traders can now achieve some really cool things, such as OTC atomic swaps, super-fast arbitrage between exchanges, and easy Tether custody with Blockstream Green."
Tether's ongoing legal battleTether has been embroiled in a legal battle with the New York Attorney General since April.
As previously reported by Cointelegraph, the presiding judge in the case - Justice Joel M. Cohen - has granted the New York State Office of the Attorney General an additional 90 days to gather additional evidence.
Cohen rejected a dismissal motion for the extension that was requested by Tether.
Tether Stablecoin to Run on BlockStream's Liquid Network Sidechain
gepubliceerd op Jul 29, 2019
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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