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Finance

Tether Profits Topped $10B in First Nine Months of Year; Starts Share Buyback Program

The stablecoin issuer saw strong growth in the third quarter, reporting a $17 billion increase in circulating USDT and $135 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries.

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Policy

T3 Financial Crime Unit, Backed by Tron, Tether, TRM Labs, Has Now Frozen $300M in Assets

The crypto industry’s most aggressive anti-crime task force just crossed another milestone.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Markets

Circle’s USDC Overtakes Tether's USDT in Onchain Activity as Regulation Drives Shift: JPMorgan

USDC leapfrogged USDT in onchain activity as regulatory clarity pushes investors toward transparent and compliant stablecoins.

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Backers for Trump's Ballroom Project Remain Largely in Shadows During Fallout

Donald Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing for a new ballroom was partly backed by high-profile crypto folks who aren't keen on talking about it.

White House East Wing demolition for President Donald Trump's ballroom project (Getty Images)

Finance

Rumble to Roll Out Bitcoin Tipping for 51 Million Users in December

The feature is developed with Tether and was announced at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, Switzerland. The first BTC tip was sent to content creator David Freiheit.

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Finance

Tether Eyes Fresh Investments to Push USAT Stablecoin to 100M Americans at December Launch

Tether plans to launch its U.S.-compliant stablecoin USAT in December, aiming for mass reach in the creator economy, CEO Paolo Ardoino said in a CoinDesk interview.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Finance

Tether Unveils Synthetic AI Dataset to Democratize STEM Intelligence

The 41-billion-token dataset QVAC Genesis I aims to decentralize AI development, bringing model training and reasoning to local devices

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Markets

Stablecoin Boom Nears $300B as New Platforms Push Market Beyond Trading: Artemis

Supply has surged 72% year-over-year, led by Ethereum, Solana, and Plasma’s record debut, as stablecoins begin to mirror core banking functions

Stablecoin networks (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Celsius Wind-down Secures $300M From Tether, Say GXD Labs, VanEck

A consortium established by the companies announced the recovery of Celsius funds tied to claims against Tether.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at White House

Opinion

Tether and Circle’s Dominance Is Being Put to the Test

The dominance of Tether and Circle, once seen as unshakable, is now facing its most formidable test yet, crypto product and strategy professional James Murrell argues.

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