Crypto change KuCoin discovered itself on the middle of dialogue when a sub-community of Crypto Twitter began warning buyers about an incoming ban on funds withdrawal. KuCoin CEO, Johnny Lyu, was nonetheless fast to dismiss the unvetted rumors earlier than they picked up steam.

Distinguished crypto figures on Twitter, together with dealer @KongBTC and blockchain investigator @otteroooo, requested their followers to withdraw all of their funds from the KuCoin whereas claiming that the change might quickly cease all customers from withdrawing funds.

WITHDRAW FROM KUCOIN RIGHT NOW

Not a drill

no time for thread

like and retweet to unfold the message

otter hardly unsuitable in such issues

— otteroooo (@otteroooo) July 2, 2022

Rumors linked KuCoin’s intent to cease withdrawals with Terra’s (LUNA) and 3AC collapse, which in response to the warnings, led to “immense endure” for the change owing to excessive publicity to the fallen tokens.

Pay attention to FUDs!

Unsure who’s spreading these sheer rumors, and what their intentions are, however #KuCoin doesn’t have any publicity to LUNA, 3AC, Babel, and so on.

No “immense endure” from any “coin collapse”, no plan to halt withdrawal, all the pieces on KuCoin is working effectively.

— Johnny_KuCoin (@lyu_johnny) July 2, 2022

Whereas dismissing the supposed rumors by means of the above tweet, Lyu highlighted the corporate’s sturdy place by disclosing a current $150 million funding, which positioned the corporate’s valuation at $10 billion in Could 2022. He additionally identified that the corporate is presently hiring for a number of positions, requesting buyers to make their very own judgment amid the continuing FUD — worry, uncertainty and doubt:

“No “immense endure” from any “coin collapse”, no plan to halt withdrawal, all the pieces on KuCoin is working effectively.”

Additional distancing KuCoin away from the insolvency rumors, Lyu confirmed to share the corporate’s 2022 H1 evaluate report with detailed details about their operations. Lastly, he despatched out a warning to the folks accusing KuCoin of shutting down companies and creating panic amongst buyers:

“For FUDers who deliberately unfold unverified information, KuCoin reserves the fitting to take authorized actions. Do not FUD, BUIDL.”

Tether CTO refutes stablecoin FUD as short-sellers circle

Tether chief know-how officer Paolo Ardoino not too long ago revealed that the stablecoin Tether (USDT) was topic to a “coordinated assault” by hedge funds trying to short-sell the US dollar-pegged crypto asset.

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I’ve been open in regards to the makes an attempt from some hedge funds that had been making an attempt to trigger additional panic available on the market after TERRA/LUNA collapse.
It actually appeared from the start a coordinated assault, with a brand new wave of FUD, troll armies, clowns and so on. https://t.co/hhcsgHV1Ow

— Paolo Ardoino (@paoloardoino) June 27, 2022

Ardoino stated that Tether is collaborating with regulators and elevated transparency efforts, in addition to noting its current dedication to section out its business paper publicity.