Tether (USDT)

Stablecoins move trillions, but JPMorgan cools the champagne. Money spins faster than ever, and that promised jackpot might quietly stay locked behind the curtain.

Hacks no longer just weaken DeFi, but they are already reshaping the stablecoin market balance. In just a few days, a series of major attacks triggered a massive shift of capital towards assets perceived as the safest. In this climate of mistrust, Tether (USDT) significantly strengthens its dominant position over USDC, benefiting from an investor protection reflex. This shift reveals a deeper change in the stablecoin hierarchy.

Bitcoin is trading around 75,000 dollars, without calming the market. In this context, the head of Tether publishes a message with symbolic meaning that draws attention. This speech comes at a pivotal moment, where the price stabilizes and expectations remain high. It thus reveals the role of major players in shaping the narrative around Bitcoin.

Iran introduces bitcoin into its oil-related mechanisms. Under the effect of international sanctions, the country explores this asset as a strategic lever for its energy transactions. This direction marks a significant evolution, even if, in fact, flows still largely rely on other digital instruments, notably stablecoins. Between political display and operational constraints, a hybrid strategy is emerging.

At Tether, the stablecoin is no longer enough: bitcoin, gold, and now wallets are being stacked. At this pace, the vault almost starts to see itself as a State.

98% of stablecoins depend on the dollar, a threat to Europe. The Bank of France demands urgent tightening of MiCA rules. Why this decision? What risks for investors and markets? Analysis of the issues and proposed solutions.

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, is playing a risky card. The company is trying to close a historic fundraising at a valuation of 500 billion dollars, but time is running out. Investors have two weeks to commit. After this period, the project could be purely and simply postponed.

While crypto coughs and retail pulls out its marbles, stablecoins swell driven by bots, boosted by yield, while tokenized dollar changes masters.

Long considered the unshakable runner-up to Bitcoin, Ethereum's position is now threatened by an unexpected adversary: Tether. On Polymarket, bets on an "ETH flipping" in 2026 have jumped from 17% to over 59% in a few weeks. A trend that raises questions.

Tether is playing big. Long criticized for its opacity, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin finally announces a full audit of its reserves by a Big Four firm, a highly anticipated first by the market. Such progress could reshuffle the cards of trust around the world's largest stablecoin. However, the company refuses to reveal the identity of the firm in charge of this mission, casting doubt at the very moment it claims to want to increase its transparency.

AI: Tether makes a strong impact with a system that reduces costs and eliminates reliance on Nvidia GPUs. A revolution underway!

The duel between the two largest stablecoins in the market has just taken an unexpected turn. According to a report from investment bank Mizuho, Circle's USDC has surpassed Tether's USDT in adjusted volume since the start of the year, a key indicator for measuring the actual usage of these currencies. This shift does not yet challenge Tether's dominance in capitalization, but it reveals an evolution in how these assets are used. The stablecoin market is now divided between financial power and actual usage.

Tether has restarted the engine. The issuer of the market's first stablecoin created 1 billion dollars in USDT on Tron, a move that brings the crypto liquidity issue back to the center of the game at a time when geopolitical tensions are already shaking global markets.

In just 3 years, Tether has frozen 4.2 billion dollars of USDT tokens linked to illicit activities, establishing itself as a key player in the fight against financial crime in the crypto ecosystem. While some see this as progress against cybercrime, others fear a much more frightening danger.

While the market cries, Circle is thriving. 770 million in revenue, USDC soaring, a blockchain accelerating. The others? They look at their shoes, embarrassed.

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, recently posted a short video on X. No title, no comment, no clue. Within minutes, the crypto sphere exploded. Behind this silence was much more than a simple teaser: the maturity demonstration of QVAC, the sovereign artificial intelligence project that Tether has been quietly developing for several months.

Stablecoins want to buy U.S. debt. 2 trillion in their sights. The Treasury panics, 30-year bonds suffer. Tether is rubbing its hands.

While the cryptocurrency market undergoes a phase of decline marked by strong risk aversion, Tether's USDT shows an opposite dynamic. The stablecoin records record adoption, driven by practical uses such as savings, payments, and cross-border transfers, confirming its central role in crypto ecosystem liquidity and stability.

Elemental Royalty will let shareholders receive dividends in Tether Gold, providing a digital alternative to traditional cash payouts.

One billion to Tehran via Binance? Investigators fired for seeing too much? The giant swears all is false. But the shadow of the past looms.

The Euro prepares its grand return to the world stage. By expanding the EUREP, the ECB strikes a historic blow to strengthen the liquidity and influence of the European currency. A decision that could redefine the financial balance against the Dollar and the Yuan.

Tether ended 2025 with strong momentum, even as the broader crypto market weakened following October’s sharp sell-off. New data shows its dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDT, continued to attract users, activity, and capital during a period of reduced risk appetite. While competing stablecoins stalled or contracted, USDT expanded across nearly every major metric—highlighting growing demand beyond speculative trading.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, Tether's USDT recorded historic on-chain activity, with 4.4 trillion dollars transferred and 2.2 billion transactions. While the overall cryptocurrency market underwent a sharp contraction, the USDT market cap reached a record 187.3 billion dollars, driven by massive retail adoption and a user base exceeding 534 million worldwide. Tether thus confirms its growing role as a stable and reliable financial infrastructure.

While bitcoin showed its worst performance since 2022, a massive capital movement was preparing in the shadows. Stablecoin volumes reached 10 trillion dollars in January, nearly a third of the annual activity of 2024 concentrated in just 30 days.

Tether claims a valuation of 500 billion dollars, but investors remain skeptical. Between reduced fundraising, announced profits, and regulatory challenges, the company divides opinion. Dive behind the scenes of a stablecoin that defies the market and questions the future of crypto.

Tether launches an open-source system for bitcoin mining, marking a major breakthrough in the global crypto infrastructure.

Five New York prosecutors denounce a major legal gap in the US regulation of stablecoins. According to them, the GENIUS law protects issuers more than fraud victims. Tether and Circle find themselves at the center of explosive accusations.

Tether, the world’s apex stablecoin issuer, reported a sharp decline in profit in 2025 while continuing to expand its holdings of U.S. government debt. New financial data shows a clear shift toward capital preservation and liquidity as global demand for stablecoins rises. Despite weaker earnings, asset growth remained strong throughout the year. The results confirm Tether’s continued importance to global crypto market activity.