Tether has frozen approximately $4.2 billion worth of its USDT stablecoin over links to illicit activity, the company confirmed. The El Salvador-based issuer said it carried out most of these freezes in the past three years as global enforcement efforts intensified. The stablecoin giant, which now has more than $180
Tether has observed another fall in the market capitalization of its major stablecoin, Tether, for the second consecutive month. It is noted that the market capitalization of USDT reduced from above $186 billion in January to close to $183 billion in February. This reduction is one of the most prominent
Stablecoins are many things – non-volatile tokens; hedging instruments; payment solutions – but at their core, they’re a bridge between crypto and fiat. Pegged to fiat currencies (usually the US dollar), they are a reminder that no matter how far blockchain comes, it remains umbilically linked to the traditional financial
Binance has strongly denied the allegations that it has processed over $1 billion in transactions connected to the Iranian entities and also dismissed the staff who raised concerns internally. These claims come from the report by Fortune on February 13, which cited anonymous sources who are familiar with the issue.
Morph, a secure settlement layer for global crypto payments, has amalgamated USDT0, the omnichain Tether liquidity network backed by LayerZero. After this step, Morph gets direct access to unified USDT liquidity over 18+ blockchains. The firm also targets to become the settlement layer for everyday money. For developers making payment
Tether’s USDT stablecoin has reached several new record highs in the fourth quarter of 2025, which reinforces its position of dominance in the stablecoin market. As the market report was released by Tether on February 4. The report noted that the USDT’s market cap is climbing to $187.3 billion, which
Tether has partnered with Opera to expand its Stablecoin USDT and its tokenized gold XAUT through Opera’s Mini wallet. After this announcement, the Opera’s stock has sharply risen to 18%. With the new integration, Mini users can now send, receive, and hold USDT. They can also convert part of their
Uniswap has marked its presence on the multi-chain universe by entering X Layer, which stands for OKX’s Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem. This will enable a new low-cost platform for the trading community and retain the native Uniswap experience within the OKX ecosystem. Uniswap made the deployment official through an announcement
The company behind USDT, Tether, had frozen more than $180 million in USDT on January 11, according to data from blockchain surveillance website Whale Alert. The freezes were carried out in five consecutive transactions, affecting several Tron-based wallets with sums that range from $12 million to $50 million; a total
Following the United States’ capture and extradition of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier in the month, the role of Tether’s USDT stablecoin in the economy of Venezuela has come into renewed focus. USDT, being a stablecoin pegged on the value of the US dollar, is an integral part of the
