Tether

A $100 million crypto campaign fund with a pro-Trump vibe so far failed to show up
The Fellowship political action committee promised $100 million, with reports that Tether may have been tied as a backer, but the fund has so far delivered zero.

Leading stablecoin Tether shrinks again as market cap looks set for second straight monthly drop
Growth of tether and other top stablecoins has stalled, posing risk to the broader crypto market.

Gold firm Elemental Royalty to pay out dividends in Tether's tokenized gold
The company claimed the bragging right of being the first to let investors opt for dividend payments in a cryptocurrency, backed by gold.

Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance
LayerZero’s Omnichain infrastructure (OFT) enables liquid stablecoin use across networks and “agentic finance” use cases.

Tether's gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says
The Wall Street investment bank estimates the crypto firm holds at least 148 tonnes of physical gold holdings, joining top 30 global holders of bullion.

Tether buys $150 million stake in Gold.com to boost tokenized gold distribution
The companies plan to expand global access to tokenized gold and allow the buying of bullion with Tether's stablecoins.

Tether invests $100 million in U.S. crypto bank Anchorage, valued at $4.2 billion
Anchorage Digital is the firm issuing Tether's USAT stablecoin, designed for the U.S. market.

Tether scales back $20 billion funding ambitions after investor resistance: FT
Advisers are now discussing a smaller fundraising of roughly $5 billion, as prospective backers question both the size of the deal and Tether’s lofty valuation.

Bitcoin miners get an open-source alternative as Tether launches MiningOS
Stablecoin issuer Tether said its new MiningOS is a modular, self-hosted software stack built to run mining operations from small home rigs to multi-site industrial setups.

Opera stock jumps 15% after announcing expanded support for Tether tokens
MiniPay has 12.6 million activated wallets and processed over $153 million in stablecoin transactions in December, connecting users to crypto on- and off-ramp providers.

