{"id":"tp-2597","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Metropolitan Commercial Bank closes Tether, Bitfinex, Digfinex accounts: Report","author":"Charissa Echavez","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/2597","datePublished":"2019-07-12T04:20:55.000Z","dateModified":"2019-07-12T04:20:55.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank has shut down accounts linked to stablecoin issuer Tether, according to CoinDesk.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"recent report","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/metropolitan-bank-shut-down-tethers-account-after-5-months"},{"title":"extensive New York dealings","url":"http://tokenpost.com/Bitfinex-Tether-still-continued-New-York-operations-until-2019-NYAG-latest-filings-2551"},{"title":"claimed victory","url":"http://tokenpost.com/Crypto-exchange-Bitfinex-Tether-claim-another-legal-victory-obtain-stay-of-demands-from-court-1956"},{"title":"an injunction","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Cryptocurrency-exchange-Bitfinex-granted-motion-to-modify-injunction-1899?fbclid=IwAR1lXhI-LJbLUCoILcvnodRK8J1d9v9rgPN6CDJJ_ZMh8-f_N4khOyfcZlc"},{"title":"loan facility","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Bitfinex-repaid-100M-it-allegedly-misused-to-Tether-2485"}]}