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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that claim to be backed by fiat currencies. Unlike cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, their prices remain steady.

What Is Tether (USDT), the Token With the Record $83.6 Billion Market Cap

Tether is a type of cryptocurrency known as a stablecoin, that’s pegged to the price of the U.S. dollar. Here’s everything you need to know.

Tether News

Oct 18, 2025

Business

'Only $250K?' Jack Dorsey Prods Tether Over Donation to Support Bitcoin Devs

Sometimes it can be easier to say nothing at all. This week, stablecoin giant Tether announced a $250,000 donation to OpenSats to support Bitcoin developers—only for one of the world’s best-known programmers (and Bitcoin maximalists) to publicly chastise the size of the gift. Twitter co-founder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey lampooned the donation Thursday on X, shortly after it was touted by Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino. “Why only $250K?” Dorsey replied curtly to Ardoino. why only $250k? — jack (...

by Sander Lutz · 2 min read

Oct 16, 2025

Markets

Visa Thinks Stablecoins Can Break Into the $40 Trillion Credit Market

Payments giant Visa thinks stablecoins could play a big role in the $40 trillion global credit market, the company said in a new report. Visa’s new report doesn’t claim that on-chain lending will reach $40 trillion. Instead, it argues that stablecoin-based lending could open the door for traditional institutions to bring parts of the $40 trillion global credit market onto programmable, blockchain-based rails. “For banks and financial institutions, this represents both an opportunity and an imper...

by Stacy Jones · 3 min read

Oct 14, 2025

Law and Order

Tether Pays $300 Million to Settle Celsius Lawsuit Over $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin

The Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium (BRIC), a partnership between investment firms GXD Labs and VanEck, announced that stablecoin giant Tether has paid $299.5 million to settle claims from the Celsius Network bankruptcy estate. The payment resolves an adversary proceeding filed in August 2024 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, and the settlement represents a fraction of the value of funds that Celsius sought to recover from Tether. Tether had publicly r...

by Andrew Hayward · 3 min read

Sep 25, 2025

Markets

Plasma Debuts XPL at Massive Multiple of ICO Price—And Hands Out Millions in Free Tokens

Stablecoin blockchain Plasma launched its mainnet in beta on Thursday, with its native XPL token going live alongside it. Investors who bought into Plasma’s massive initial coin offering, or ICO, earlier this year are up massively. And Plasma confirmed to Decrypt that every single participant in Plasma’s pre-deposit ICO scheme has been sent $8,390 worth of XPL—even if they didn’t actually buy tokens via the ICO. Plasma’s XPL token peaked at $1.54 a piece shortly after its debut before dropping...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 4 min read

Sep 22, 2025

DeFi

Plasma to Launch Stablecoin-Native Neobank After This Month’s ‘Mainnet Beta’

Plasma is preparing to launch its own neobank, Plasma One, sometime after its stablecoin blockchain hits mainnet later this month. Its card claims it will offer 4% cash back on spending, an over 10% yield on balances, and international coverage. Users of Plasma One will be able to load their card with the stablecoins of their choice—starting with USDT and slowly expanding—and then pay directly from this balance via the physical or virtual card. The prepaid credit card is set to use the Plasma bl...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 3 min read

Sep 12, 2025

Business

Tether Coming to America: Reveals 'US-Regulated' USAT Stablecoin, With Its Own CEO

Stablecoin giant Tether furthered its push into the United States on Friday, announcing a previously teased U.S.-specific stablecoin designed to comply with new laws. The token project, dubbed USAT, will be led by Bo Hines, former executive director of the White House’s digital assets working group. Hines will serve as USAT's CEO from Charlotte, North Carolina, where he and his family are based. Hines left the Trump administration last month, and immediately signed on as Tether’s strategic advi...

by Sander Lutz · 5 min read

Sep 9, 2025

Law and Order

California Man Sentenced in $37M Crypto Scam Amid Ongoing DOJ Crackdown

Shengsheng He, a California man who helped launder nearly $37 million stolen from U.S. investors through a global cryptocurrency scam, was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $26.9 million in restitution, federal prosecutors said. A resident of La Puente, California, He pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. According to the Justice Department, He co-owned Axis Digital Limited, a Bahamas-based company used to rec...

by Jason Nelson · 3 min read

Aug 19, 2025

Business

Tether Appoints Trump Administration Vet Bo Hines as Strategic Advisor

Stablecoin issuer Tether has appointed Bo Hines, who recently left his post as President Trump’s crypto adviser, as its strategic advisor for digital assets and U.S. strategy on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by Tether, Hines will collaborate with the firm's leadership team to “shape and execute the company’s U.S. market entry.” This will include “cultivating constructive relationships” with policymakers and industry stakeholders. Thrilled to join @Tether_to! Huge thanks to @paolo...

by Ryan S. Gladwin · 3 min read

Aug 7, 2025

Law and Order

Crypto Scammers Targeting TikTok Shop Users: Report

Crypto scammers are increasingly targeting a new platform: TikTok. According to a report by the cybersecurity firm CTM360, fraudsters are deploying "sophisticated tactics" to deceive victims. A new campaign called "ClickTok" blends phishing and malware, preying on unsuspecting users attempting to make purchases through TikTok Shop. Fake ads on Meta, as well as AI-generated TikTok clips mimicking influencers, are used to draw people in. They are then directed to fraudulent domains that closely re...

by Connor Sephton · 2 min read

Jul 31, 2025

Business

Tourists Can Now Withdraw Cash With USDT via Kaia ATMs in South Korea

Foreign visitors to South Korea can now use select crypto-enabled kiosks to convert stablecoins into cash at major tourist destinations, in an experiment that offers a glimpse into how the country is warming to the idea of digital asset payments. Built and operated by South Korean blockchain firm DaWinKS in partnership with the Kaia DLT Foundation, the machines support Kaia-issued USDT, a version of Tether’s stablecoin on the public blockchain formed from the merger of Klaytn and Finschia, two p...

by Vince Dioquino · 3 min read

Jul 18, 2025

Business

Tether's CEO Says USDT Is Coming to America—And Circle’s CEO Isn’t Afraid

Minutes after President Donald Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, the CEOs of the world’s two largest stablecoin issuers laid out their plans for complying with the landmark legislation, with each making the case that their own company is better suited to America’s new regulatory landscape. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the world’s top stablecoin issuer, told Decrypt Friday his company intends to make sure USDT—its flagship dollar-pegged token—complies with the GENIUS Act’s regime for foreign...

by Sander Lutz · 3 min read

Jul 16, 2025

Law and Order

DEA, FBI Have Seized $10 Million in Crypto From Mexican Drug Cartel Sinaloa This Year

A new U.S. Department of Justice report highlighted that the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, seized more than $10 million in cryptocurrency from Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa. The report didn’t specify what type of cryptocurrency was seized. But it did say it was seized in Miami and was taken as part of a wider operation that includes California, Texas, Georgia and other states. According to the report, over 44 million fentanyl pills, more than 4,500 pounds of fentanyl powder and nearly 6...

by Luke Edwards · 2 min read

Jul 11, 2025

Coins

Tether to End USDT Redemptions on Bitcoin Cash, Algorand and Beyond

Stablecoin issuer Tether is ending its USDT support for five blockchains effective on September 1, the company announced on Friday, ending redemptions and freezing the remaining assets on those blockchains. Last June, the firm ended its minting function on Algorand and EOS (now called Vaulta), meaning it would no longer issue new stablecoins on those chains. In 2023, it announced the same for Bitcoin Cash, Kusama, and Omni Layer Protocol. Now, Tether has put a hard end date on its stablecoin s...

by Logan Hitchcock · 2 min read

Jul 10, 2025

Business

Agora Raises $50 Million to Power Next Wave of Stablecoins

Stablecoin platform Agora has raised $50 million in a Series A round led by Paradigm, with additional backing from Dragonfly Capital, as it seeks to capitalize on growing interest in the potentially lucrative sector. The funding will support the expansion of Agora’s all-in-one system for issuing and managing stablecoins, as well as the introduction of its new white-labeled stablecoin product, the company announced Thursday. The raise comes as the U.S. Congress is considering stablecoin legislati...

by Jason Nelson · 2 min read

Jul 3, 2025

Law and Order

Scammer Posed as Trump-Vance Official to Steal $250K in Crypto, DOJ Says

A scammer located in Nigeria allegedly impersonated a top Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee official and conned a donor out of $250,000 in crypto by exploiting a barely noticeable typo, U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday. Posing as Steve Witkoff, co-chair of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, the scammer reportedly sent the victim an email on December 24, 2024, from "@t47lnaugural.com," replacing the lowercase "i" in the legitimate "@t47inaugural.com" with a lowercase "l" that appeared nearly ident...

by Vismaya V · 3 min read

Jun 27, 2025

Business

Will Circle and Tether Soon Face Thousands of Stablecoin Competitors? Unlikely, Says Moody’s

Ask any pro-crypto lawmaker or industry leader, and they’ll tell you stablecoins are about to take over the world. Earlier this month, the Senate passed a landmark bill to formally legalize stablecoin issuance in the United States—legislation that parties involved have promised will, once signed into law, unleash the promise of instantaneous blockchain payments on all corners of the U.S. economy. Crypto leaders have forecasted that once the federal government gives the green light, hundreds of...

by Sander Lutz · 4 min read

Jun 25, 2025

Law and Order

USD Stablecoins Could Flood Europe as US Legislation Forces EU's Hand: Moody's

Despite the protests of Europe’s top bank, the European Union is poised to soon greenlight the flow of stablecoins issued outside the bloc into the continent, per a new report. It’s a development that signifies a major coup for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins, according to one of the world’s top credit rating agencies. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, is set to soon issue formal guidance that stablecoins issued in other global jurisdictions should be considered interchangeabl...

by Sander Lutz · 3 min read

Jun 18, 2025

Law and Order

Justice Dept. Files to Seize Record $225 Million Tied to 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams

Feds on Wednesday said that they have filed to seize $225.3 million worth of Tether's USDT stablecoin in the largest such forfeiture related to "pig butchering" crypto scams, or confidence scams. The U.S. Department of Justice said that following an investigation, it was able to determine that the huge sum of crypto had been laundered via the OKX exchange after scammers pinched it from would-be investors. All of the seized crypto was in the form of crypto firm Tether's USDT coin, the third-big...

by Mat Di Salvo · 3 min read

Jun 5, 2025

Business

‘They Make No Money’: Here’s What Tether’s CEO Had to Say About Circle Before Its Massive IPO

It was early April, during the middle of a conversation with Decrypt at Cantor Fitzgerald’s swanky midtown Manhattan headquarters, that Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino abruptly asked to pause the interview. The reason? He’d noticed a “weird message” on the laptop open in front of him. After twenty seconds of silence in the conference room, Ardoino’s face flashed a big grin. Reports were circulating that Circle, one of Tether’s chief competitors, might tap the brakes on its long-planned IPO. ”People w...

by Sander Lutz · 4 min read

May 20, 2025

Law and Order

Senate Stablecoin Bill Passes Key Vote as GENIUS Act Regains Momentum

Against all odds, the Senate’s stablecoin bill has regained political momentum, passing a key procedural vote Monday evening that has set the legislation on track for passage within days. Less than two weeks ago, the bill, dubbed the GENIUS Act, failed to pass the same procedural cloture vote—which ends debate on a measure and advances it towards full floor consideration. At the time, a perfect storm of political winds conspired to derail support for the bill among pro-crypto Democrats. Chief a...

by Sander Lutz · 4 min read