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Tether Looking to Launch Tokenized Gold Treasury Firm With Antalpha Raising $200M: Report
The report comes after Antalpha, a key lender of mining hardware firm Bitmain, launched lending and infrastructure tools for Tether Gold (XAUT).

Stablecoin Market Surges on U.S. Regulation, With Circle's USDC Gaining Ground: JPMorgan
The bank's analysts said the GENIUS Act has fueled a 42% jump in stablecoin growth this year, with Circle’s USDC chipping away at Tether’s dominance.

Tether Adds $1B in Bitcoin to Reserves as USDT Supply Nears $175B, Blockchain Data Shows
The crypto firm behind the largest stablecoin has been accumulating bitcoin alongside gold over the past few years.

Tether and Circle Are ‘Printing Money’ but Competition Is Coming: Wormhole Co-Founder
Platforms like M^0 and Agora are addressing the issue by allowing stablecoin infrastructure to be built to route yield to applications or directly to end users.

Softbank, Cathie Wood's Ark Among Potential Investors in Tether Fundraising: Report
The USDT stablecoin issuer is reportedly looking to raise up to $20 billion at a valuation of $500 billion, which would make it one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Tether Looking to Raise Up to $20B, Bringing its Valuation to $500B: Bloomberg
The talks of the deals are in early stages and prospective investors have been given access to a data room over the past few weeks, Bloomberg reported.

Asia Morning Briefing: China’s Car, America’s Currency — Why Stablecoins Keep the Dollar in the Driver’s Seat
A BYD Dolphin Mini sold for USDT in a BRICS country highlights the irony of China’s de-dollarization drive, where the yuan is sidelined to academic theories about a post-U.S. order, while crypto-dollars power real-world trade.

U.S. Stablecoin Battle Could Be Zero-Sum Game: JPMorgan
Without significant expansion, the new wave of stablecoin launches may simply redistribute market share rather than grow the pie, said the bank.

Israel Links Wallets That Received $1.5B in Stablecoins to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
Israel flagged 187 crypto addresses allegedly linked to the IRGC. Elliptic says the wallets received $1.5B in USDT, though not all may belong to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Tether Unveils USAT Stablecoin for U.S. Market, Names Bo Hines to Lead New Division
The token was designed to meet the U.S. stablecoin issuance standard, with Anchorage Digital and Cantor Fitzgerald supporting issuance and reserve management.

