Trump’s family crypto feud spills into customer accounts after wallet freeze

Crypto exchange HTX will permanently remove President Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial’s fiat-backed USD1 stablecoin from its trading platform. Beginning June 7, the digital asset exchange said it will systematically convert all eligible retail customer balances of the USD1 token into Tether (USDT) at a strict one-to-one valuation. This interventi...
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