Tether News

The platform aims to help businesses issue stablecoin-funded cards is aimed at using digital dollar balances at the point of sale using existing card networks.

Polymarket odds of Ether losing its No. 2 crypto ranking in 2026 have surged from 17% to over 59%, as stablecoin growth challenges its position.

Tether has reportedly hired KPMG for its first full independent audit of USDT’s reserves and brought in PwC to help, as the stablecoin giant eyes a multibillion-dollar equity raise.

Swan Bitcoin claims that Howard Lutnick may have known about its failed Tether mining venture, after which employees allegedly stole documents, resigned and launched a rival firm.

Bitcoin volatility rose as stablecoin flows surged to $440 billion over the weekend, highlighting investors’ pivot to cash as BTC spot and futures activity decreased.

The long-anticipated audit could address years of scrutiny over Tether’s reserve disclosures, though the company has not named the accounting firm.

Current blockchains lack the privacy and cost predictability needed to support the millions of daily transactions generated by AI models. But a Bitcoin-based payments layer is starting to address those limits.

A simple “wrong number” message led to a $3.4 million crypto scam, exposing social engineering tactics, fake investments and fund laundering methods.

Stablecoins could benefit from the rise of AI-driven payments over time, even as early adoption remains limited and contested, according to a new report.

Leading crypto and fintech companies are competing to capture growing revenue from stablecoin payments by launching their own settlement infrastructure.

The World Gold Council says it will develop a platform to connect physical gold to the systems used to issue and manage tokenized gold products.

Part of the QVAC platform, the framework can use non-Nvidia hardware, expanding support beyond the dominant GPUs typically used for AI training.

Regulatory uncertainty around stablecoins may disadvantage banks, as crypto firms continue expanding while financial institutions wait for clearer rules.

USDC’s market cap is approaching a record $80 billion, with one analyst linking the surge to capital flight and turmoil in Dubai’s real estate market.

Analysts at the investment company said the change was significant because the stablecoin “winner” will be the one people use for everyday transactions.