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Two Thai businessmen are suing Tether for freezing $42.4 million in USDT across ten Ethereum addresses. The plaintiffs allege Tether executed the freeze based on an informal verbal request from Homeland Security, months before a warrant was issued.
Hasib dismisses the plan by 21 financial institutions to launch a dollar stablecoin in 2027 as a non-starter. He argues slow-moving, regulated banking committees cannot compete with agile, founder-led fintech startups like Tether or Stripe.
Sber plans to offer crypto-backed loans accepting Tether USDT as collateral under Russia's new crypto law signed by Vladimir Putin. Sber CFO Taras Skovortsov notes there is little public interest in Russia's digital ruble central bank digital currency.
Jason Calacanis praises Donald Trump's strategy to require stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle to back their tokens dollar-for-dollar with US Treasuries. This strategy allows Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to phase out 30-year papers and issue high-velocity 90-day T-bills.
Eric Yakes highlights Tether's Big Four audit as a major milestone for market legitimization. Yakes notes that Tether holds over 20 billion dollars in gold and Bitcoin reserves alongside its massive position in US government treasuries.
Ledn integrates Tether Gold, USDT, and USDC, allowing users to trade across 10 pairs with 0.5% spreads. The platform has secured over $11 billion in client assets since 2018 without lending out transaction collateral.
Tether abandoned an estimated one hundred twenty million dollar Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay following a contract dispute with state power utility UTE. The dispute intensified after a new left-leaning government took office and appointed new utility directors.
Despite the collapse of the Uruguay testbed, Tether continues regional expansion, backed by massive USDT reserves and an active investment portfolio. Prior to the shutdown, Paolo Ardoino claimed Tether would become the largest global Bitcoin miner by the end of 2025.
Wuckert Jr. describes Tether and Bitfinex as the Tetheral Reserve. He argues their massive investments in block size status-quo entities like Blockstream allow them to leverage unbacked token issuance to consolidate power.
Simon Dixon reports that Tether resolved long-running reserve doubts by completing a comprehensive financial audit through KPMG. The audit verified gold bar reserves and Treasury bonds held at Cantor Fitzgerald, confirming Tether is fully overcollateralized.
Simon Dixon notes that Tether has become the 18th largest lender to the US government. This status highlights the growing role of programmable dollar stablecoins in the sovereign debt market.
Tether completed its first independent reserve audit with KPMG US. While David Bennett notes public statements omitted Bitcoin holdings, Arkham Intelligence data indicates Tether holds nearly $60 billion in Bitcoin alongside physical gold and US Treasuries.
Simon Dixon traces the history of block space congestion back to the 2013 launch of Mastercoin and Tether on the Omni Layer. These early token projects filled blocks and spiked fees, disrupting the original pitch of free payments.
Russia's central bank proposed allowing the public exchange trading of Bitcoin, Tether, and selected digital assets. This regulatory shift follows a new framework signed into law by Vladimir Putin.
Ledn has listed Tether Gold and plans to offer gold-backed loans. Mauricio Di Bartolomeo anticipates that gold's lower volatility will allow Ledn to offer better LTVs and lower interest rates compared to Bitcoin, following a strategic investment from Tether in November 2023.
Tether maintains its reserves with Cantor Fitzgerald, which holds a five percent convertible bond in the stablecoin issuer. Simon Dixon notes Tether uses interest yield to aggressively buy gold and mine Bitcoin, securing its systemic importance.
Simon Dixon reveals Tether has become too big to fail, co-opted into the financial industrial complex via Cantor Fitzgerald. Tether uses interest from US Treasury holdings to aggressively purchase gold and fund private Bitcoin mining operations.
Gary Gensler points out that Tether holds roughly 20% of its backing in non-dollar assets like Bitcoin. If stablecoins grow to $2 trillion, as proposed by Scott Bessent, they risk destabilizing and disintermediating the traditional U.S. banking system.
Paul Etoy argues that emerging market workers prefer Tether over Bitcoin because they cannot survive a 15 percent drop in asset value before paying rent. He asserts that the unit of account follows the currency of denomination for earnings.
Stablecoins like Tether and USDC provide a multi-trillion dollar, 24/7 settlement layer. This transforms blockchains from speculative assets into functional financial infrastructure, driving user retention.
Nunchuk has added support for Tether over the Liquid Network, allowing users to custody their Tether on the Liquid Network.
Swan Bitcoin CEO Corey Klipsten claims Tether effectively controls TwentyOne Capital, using it as a vehicle for US political interests and influence.
Nunchuck Android 2.7.1 added self-custodial USDT on Liquid, noted as the most private Tether option due to confidential transactions hiding amounts and asset types.
Tether invested $20 million in Argentine neobank Ooala, part of a $197 million funding round led by Alliance X.
Tether invested $20 million in Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin and led a $14 million funding round for Argentine platform Bellow.
David Bennett says Tether is focusing on Latin America because Western regulations force them out of the US, EU, UK, Canada, and Australia.
Circle gains regulatory favor in Western countries by complying with authorities, unlike Tether.
Bennett argues the digital euro is too late and will become a surveillance tool. He notes Revolut is phasing out Tether in the EU, potentially clearing the way for Circle's USDC to become the dominant stablecoin.
Bolivia is considering adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system. The nation saw $14.8B in crypto transactions from July 2024 to June 2025, ranking eighth in Latin America.
Bennett predicts a geopolitical split in stablecoin dominance: Tether will capture Latin America while the more U.S.-regulated Circle (USDC) will target and potentially destabilize the European economy.