Vietnam Taps Tether to Advise on Crypto Market Implementation

The Southeast Asian country recently passed regulation to establish government licensing for cryptocurrency exchanges. Vietnam and Tether Forge Partnership to Build out Crypto Market Vietnam is not known as a crypto-friendly jurisdiction but on Thursday, its leaders met with executives from stablecoin giant Tether to glean advice on building out a vibrant crypto market for … Read more

Rezolve Ai Acquires Smartpay to Scale Tether‑Backed, Merchant‑Fee‑Free Digital Asset Payments

Rezolve Ai (NASDAQ: RZLV) announced the acquisition of Smartpay, a digital-asset payments platform that processed over 19 million commercial transactions totaling more than $1 billion in the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2025. Rezolve said Smartpay’s live infrastructure across Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Angola immediately expands its payment reach in high-growth markets and provides a … Read more

A DAT Tied to Tokenized Gold? Report Says Tether May Start One That Stashes XAUT

Digital asset treasury (DAT) firms are the new darlings of 2025, and plenty have decided bitcoin and ethereum are old news, expanding their sights to the broader altcoin buffet. Unnamed sources whispering to Bloomberg say Tether and Antalpha—the Bitmain-linked outfit—are plotting a DAT stuffed with Tether’s gold-backed token, XAUT. Tokenized Gold DAT in the Works? … Read more

Analyst: Yield Will Disrupt the Tether/Circle Stablecoin Duopoly

Nic Carter believes that, given the new opportunities and realities in the stablecoin industry, the market is set to expand and empower new actors. He points out that yield will be one of the disruptions powering this expansion. Analyst: Yield Will Push a Stablecoin Explosion Disrupting the Current Duopoly Things are starting to change in … Read more

Stablecoins Cross $300 Billion Milestone, Signaling Growing Role in Global Finance

Stablecoin market capitalization has surpassed $300 billion for the first time, led by Tether and USDC, with Ethena’s yield-bearing USDe as the third-largest player. The milestone highlights both crypto’s growing liquidity base and shifting competitive dynamics. USDT and USDC Dominate as USDe Gains Ground in Stablecoin Market The total value of stablecoins in circulation has … Read more

Tether Leverages Rumble to Push New USAT Stablecoin in US Market

Tether will leverage video platform Rumble to distribute its new USAT stablecoin, aiming to reestablish its presence in the U.S. market. The move marks a major step in Tether’s U.S.-focused expansion strategy. Rumble Wallet Integration to Drive Adoption of Tether’s USAT Stablecoin Tether Holdings is turning to video streaming platform Rumble Inc. to help launch … Read more

Onchain Data Shows Tether-Linked Wallet Bags $1B in Bitcoin, Symbolism and All

On Tuesday, a bitcoin wallet reportedly tied to Tether—the heavyweight of stablecoin issuers—stacked 8,888.8888888 BTC, a tidy haul worth just over $1 billion. Lucky Eights? Tether-Linked Wallet Adds 8,888.8888888 BTC in Billion-Dollar Transfer Onchain sleuths spotted something curious at block height 917053, where Bitfinex’s hot wallet pushed 8,888.8888888 BTC into a wallet said to be … Read more

OKX Singapore Enables USDC and USDT Payments at Grab Merchants via QR Codes

OKX Singapore launched scan‑to‑pay support allowing users to spend USDC and USDT at Grab Pay merchants by scanning Singapore’s unified QR code (SGQR) through OKX Pay. Transactions will be settled onchain using the purpose bound money (PBM) framework, which applies programmable logic for compliant, conditional settlement, while regulated payment provider StraitsX performs compliance checks and … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Venezuela Shows How A Stablecoin Strategy Can Drive a Country’s Economy

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. In this edition, we examine how USDT is overtaking dollar disbursements in Venezuela, and the irony of a sanctioned country leveraging a currency backed by the U.S. debt. Latam Insights Encore: The Venezuelan Case … Read more