Must-reads for October 23, 2018: Bitfinex pulls in some Tether, Visa + IBM = blockchain action, and Johnny Depp goes crypto

Bitfinex Took 630 Million Tether Out of Circulation After Drop Below $1 (CoinDesk) Tether supply in the market (though not tethers outstanding) has fallen at a rapid clip since prices fell below a buck. There’s speculation that Bitfinex (which, like, is practically the same company as Tether) essentially “redeemed” the tokens for less than they sold it for (assuming they actually sold it to buyers and didn’t just print it with no backing).   Visa Set to Launch Blockchain-Based Digital Identity System with IBM in Q1 2019 (CoinTelegraph) Two names we always think about at the cutting edge of technical innovation—Visa and IBM—are teaming up. “The system, dubbed Visa B2B…