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Markets

Monero price rockets 33% to $438 amid $120 million onchain laundering maze

Onchain sleuth ZachXBT traced remaining funds across exchanges, instant swap services and other blockchains. Tether later froze $72 million in USDT linked to the activity.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

Finance

Tether leads $1.4 billion funding round in German robotics company Neura

The investment is part of the stablecoin giant’s expansion into industries outside of crypto.

Robotics. (Gabimedia/Pixabay)

Markets

USDT's flashing a golden cross and that may be bad news for bitcoin

USDT's dominance rate has flashed a golden crossover in a sign of caution for the broader crypto market.

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Finance

Tether's U.S.-focused stablecoin grows over 500% in a month, but still lags main rivals

USAT's market cap jumped above $140 million in April, though it remains well behind Circle's USDC, PayPal's PYUSD and Ripple's RLUSD tokens.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Finance

Even a mountain of T-bills won't save Tether and Circle from a sudden liquidity crisis, expert says

The head of digital assets and tokenization at one of Germany’s largest asset managers said that USDT and USDC are not stablecoins, from his perspective.

Union Investment's Christoph Hock said that in his opinion USDT and USDC are not stablecoins and therefore pose great risks for investors. Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)

Policy

Tether executive warns the 2026 midterms could have 'seismic impact' on crypto industry

Jesse Spiro, Head of Government Affairs at Tether, said at Consensus Miami 2026 that the midterms will be a key test for whether crypto’s recent policy gains in Washington can survive politically.

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Finance

Tether posts $1.04 billion Q1 profit, reaches $8.23 billion reserve buffer

The stablecoin issuer said the crypto market was highly volatile during the first quarter.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Modified by CoinDesk)

Videos

Polymarket turns to Chainalysis as insider trading concerns mount

A nonprofit analyzed 435,000 Polymarket contracts and found longshot bets on military outcomes succeed at rates over 50% — five times higher than other political markets. Eight wallets turned $164,000 into $1.8 million in the hours before the June 2025 Iran strike. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

Polymarket turns to Chainalysis as insider trading concerns mount

Policy

Senator Warren questions Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Tether loan to family

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent letters to Howard Lutnick and Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino asking about a loan Tether reportedly made to Lutnick's family.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Bo Hines, a former White House adviser who is CEO of Tether U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Jack Mallers' Twenty One Capital surges after majority holder Tether proposes 3-way merger

Tether has moved to combine bitcoin treasury, mining, and financial services under one roof.

Jack Mallers (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)