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Tether News

Tether is a stablecoin, a cryptocurrency whose value is pegged to the US Dollar and backed by reserves held by its parent company (in 2019, Tether admitted in court documents that it was only 74% backed by cash and cash equivalents). Most cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile; Tether markets itself as a relief from crypto speculation. In terms of trading volume, Tether is the most widely used cryptocurrency in the world.
  • Crime. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Chinese National Gets 46 Months in Prison for $37 Million Crypto Scam Targeting Americans

    Jingliang Su, a Chinese national, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for the role he played in the laundering of more than $36.9 million taken from victims of crypto scams.  Su, who pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to operate an illegal money transmitting business, was also ordered to pay restitution of more than $26.8 million. “This defendant and his co-conspirators scammed 174 Americans out of their hard-earned money,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Dep...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Logan Hitchcock
  • Stablecoins. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Stablecoins Are a Bigger Threat to US Banks Than Regulators Admit: Standard Chartered

    Roughly $500 billion worth of cash will shift from bank deposits into stablecoins by 2028, estimated Standard Chartered Global Head of Digital Assets Rearch Geoff Kendrick in a note shared with Decrypt. It's a more modest estimate than Kendrick offered up in October, when he wrote that stablecoins could lure $1 trillion away from banks. The report comes as lawmakers in D.C. debate over the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or CLARITY Act, which would create a federal regulatory framework for dig...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Stacy Jones
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Tether Launches US-Regulated USAT Stablecoin Issued By Anchorage Digital

    Tether said Tuesday that its USAT stablecoin is now available for trading and will be issued by Anchorage Digital, providing it with a pathway toward compliance under the GENIUS Act. In a press release, the El Salvador-based firm said the stablecoin—which debuted on several crypto exchanges, including Kraken and Crypto.com—was specifically designed for U.S. markets, with Anchorage's status as a federally chartered digital asset bank placing the product under the supervision of the U.S. Office of...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Tether's USDT. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Gold Hits Record High as Tether Reports Gold-Backed Token Is Growing Faster Than USDT

    Tether’s legacy was built around the U.S. dollar, but an attestation report published by the stablecoin issuer on Monday underscored a recent shift in momentum toward gold—with the report coming right as gold hit a new all-time high above $5,100. As of Dec. 31, the company had minted 375,000 Tether Gold (XAUT) tokens, a 38% increase compared to three months ago, according to a report from accounting firm BDO Italia. Meanwhile, USDT’s market cap grew 7% to $187 billion, according to CoinGecko. Th...

    NewsBusiness
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Stablecoins. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Can Stablecoins Break Free From the US Dollar?

    More than a decade after the first stablecoins emerged, the U.S. dollar still reigns supreme in crypto. The stablecoin market has grown to more than $306 billion in total capitalization, data from DefiLlama shows. According to JPMorgan, around 99% of the stablecoin market remains U.S. dollar‑denominated. USD-pegged stablecoins’ dominance is half inertia and half convenience, according to Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Concordium. “The dollar is the global reserve currency, so it's the natural d...

    Deep DivesLong Reads
    7 min read
    Callan Quinn
  • Man in handcuffs. Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Olympic Snowboarder Turned Alleged Crypto Crime Kingpin Arrested in Mexico

    The FBI announced Friday that it has arrested Ryan James Wedding, a wanted fugitive and former Olympic snowboarder accused of operating a drug-smuggling empire backed by crypto. Wedding, a Canadian national, was accused in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice of managing a cocaine trafficking operation running from Colombia, through Mexico, and into the United States. Wedding and his business partners also orchestrated numerous murders as part of that operation, the prosecutors alleged. The DO...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Vitalik Buterin. Image: Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch (CC BY 2.0)/Decrypt

    Crypto Needs 'Better Decentralized Stablecoins', Says Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin

    Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that today’s decentralized stablecoins are not resilient enough to support crypto’s long‑term vision, arguing that the industry needs new designs that are less dependent on the U.S. dollar and less vulnerable to capture by wealthy actors. In an X post on Sunday, Buterin said existing models suffer from three core flaws, namely reliance on a single fiat price reference, oracle systems that can be manipulated by large pools of capital, and staking yie...

    NewsCoins
    4 min read
    Callan Quinn
  • USDC. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Advocates Renew Stablecoin Rewards Push as Market Structure Bill Nears Key Senate Vote

    The debate surrounding stablecoin rewards is growing louder as the Senate Banking Committee approaches a key markup vote on a crypto market structure bill next Thursday. After hundreds of community bank leaders urged U.S. Senate members to protect local lending from perceived stablecoin risks, several high-profile members of the crypto industry pushed back, including Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad. “Congress already settled this in GENIUS—reopening it now only creates uncertainty a...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    YouTube Rival Rumble Debuts Bitcoin, Tether Wallet for Crypto Creator Tips

    Publicly traded video streaming firm Rumble rolled out its crypto wallet—called Rumble Wallet—on Wednesday to support crypto payments and tipping for its creator economy.  Built with stablecoin issuer Tether’s wallet development kit and using payments infrastructure from MoonPay, the non-custodial wallet is directly embedded within the Rumble platform and initially supports dollar-backed stablecoin USDT, Tether’s Gold-backed token (XAUT), and Bitcoin (BTC).  “Rumble represents free speech and li...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    Logan Hitchcock
  • Circle's USDC and Tether's USDT stablecoins. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    The Year in Stablecoins 2025: Record Growth as GENIUS Act Opens the Floodgates

    Stablecoins just had their biggest year on record. The total stablecoin market capitalization has grown by 49% in 2025, going from $205 billion in January to $306 billion at the end of November, according to data on crypto analytics platform DeFi Llama. The ballooning of the stablecoin category has been driven by very strong catalysts. In the past 12 months, stablecoin issuers have gained a U.S. regulatory framework, further clarity and rollout of MiCA in the European market, and the embrace of...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Stacy Jones
  • Stablecoins. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    From Tether to the Trump-Backed USD1: The 7 Fastest-Moving Stablecoins of 2025

    This was a defining year for stablecoins, with the signing of the GENIUS Act, a high-flying IPO for Circle, and a handful of tokens outpacing the rest. Since the start of January, the overall U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin supply has increased by more than $100 billion, to $314 billion total. But that doesn’t mean all boats have risen at the same rate. To measure stablecoin performance, Decrypt calculated velocity using historical data from crypto price aggregator CoinGecko from January thro...

    NewsCoins
    8 min read
    Stacy Jones

  • Tether Invests in Crypto Startup Powering Stablecoin Use via Bitcoin Lightning Network

    Prominent stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a strategic investment in Speed, a payments infrastructure firm utilizing the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins for instant global settlements. Tether said Tuesday that it co-led Speed's $8 million funding round alongside Ego Death Capital. Via products like Speed Wallet and Speed Merchant, Tether said that Speed currently processes over $1.5 billion in annual payment volume, serving 1.2 million users and businesses. The platform offers in...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Andrew Hayward
  • Stock chart. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Juventus Owner Rejects Tether's $1.2 Billion Acquisition Offer, Sending Team's Stock Soaring

    Shares in Italian soccer club Juventus rose than 17% after Exor, a holding company with majority ownership, rejected an all-cash offer from stablecoin giant Tether.  Tether’s all-cash offer to Exor on Friday was reportedly valued at €2.66 ($3.13) a share—a value around 21% higher than Friday’s closing price, according to data from Yahoo Finance. The offer valued the club around €1.1 billion in total ($1.29 billion). “Exor N.V. announces that its Board of Directors has unanimously rejected an uns...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Logan Hitchcock
  • Soccer. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Giant Tether Makes Offer to Acquire Juventus Soccer Club

    Stablecoin giant Tether is making a push to become the owner of Italian soccer club, Juventus.  The USDT issuer submitted a binding all cash proposal to acquire 65.4% of the club that is currently owned by Exor—a holding company for the Agnelli family, creators of car brand Fiat. Financial details were not disclosed.  “For me, Juventus has always been part of my life,” said Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, in a statement. “I grew up with this team. As a boy, I learned what commitment, resilience, and r...

    NewsBusiness
    2 min read
    Logan Hitchcock
  • The Bank of England. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Lawmakers Say Bank of England Stablecoin Proposals Will ‘Limit Adoption, Push Activity Overseas’

    A group of British lawmakers has urged the Bank of England to reconsider proposals that would cap stablecoin holdings for citizens and businesses, and impose stringent reserve requirements on issuers. Under the proposals—which are still undergoing consultation—stablecoin holdings would be capped at $26,350 (£20,000) for private individuals and $12.7 million (£10 million) for businesses, with some exemptions possible for larger firms. In addition, stablecoin issuers would only be permitted to hol...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Will McCurdy
  • Bitcoin on Venezuela money Bolivar banknotes. Image: Shutterstock

    Crypto Is Now Central to Venezuela’s Economy—And Poses Sanctions Risks: TRM

    New research suggests Venezuela has become increasingly dependent on crypto as the United States and its allies escalate a push for regime change in the isolated nation. Nearly a decade of economic isolation, aggressive international sanctions, and economic collapse have made crypto tokens—particulary, Tether’s USDT stablecoin—central to the everyday life of Venezuelans, according to a new report from TRM Labs. The report also underscores how Venezuela’s largely unregulated crypto economy has po...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Tether Pivots to Wellness Apps and Robotics in Latest Step Away from Crypto

    Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, is making an unlikely pivot into consumer health. The company launched a wellness app, QVAC Health Wednesday, marking its latest attempt to diversify beyond the crypto industry. Its rollout comes just days after Tether backed a humanoid robotics firm, signaling a strategy that increasingly relies on reinvesting its interest-income windfall into disparate technology sectors.  The move is a sharp departure for a company whose primary business...

    NewsHealth
    3 min read
    Jason Nelson
  • Tether's USDT. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    S&P Downgrades Tether's USDT Stability to 'Weak' Due to Bitcoin Backing Concerns

    S&P Global Ratings has warned that stablecoin issuer Tether's USDT could lose its 1:1 peg with the U.S. dollar due to some of the assets the digital token is backed by, namely the recently declining Bitcoin. Credit ratings provider S&P Global said Wednesday that USDT could become "undercollateralized" if the assets backing the industry-leading stablecoin decline in value. S&P downgraded the coin's ability to stay at a stable value, giving it a "weak" rating. S&P Global added that Tether doesn't...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    Mat Di Salvo
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Rumble Stock Jumps After Stablecoin Giant Tether Buys 1 Million Shares

    Shares in publicly traded video streaming platform Rumble are up more than 14% on Monday amid news that stablecoin giant Tether acquired another 1 million shares in the firm, valued around $5.75 million at the time of Friday’s disclosure. Data pulled from a recent SEC filing for Tether Holdings shows the firm acquired 1,063,670 additional shares of RUM in three separate transactions last week, at prices ranging between $5.38 and $5.46.  USDT issuer Tether now owns nearly 104.4 million Rumble sha...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Logan Hitchcock
  • Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    'Modern-Day Pablo Escobar': Treasury Sanctions Ex-Olympian Over Alleged Crypto-Fueled Crime Empire

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday placed sanctions on “drug kingpin” Ryan James Wedding, nine of his associates, and nine entities linked to him. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been on the hunt for former Olympic athlete Wedding for over a year now, and placed the man on its most wanted fugitives list for his alleged cocaine empire.  "You do not get to be a drug kingpin and evade the law. Make no mistake about it: Ryan Weddi...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
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