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Centralized crypto lending loan books fell 6% in Q1 2026 to $23.3 billion, marking the sector’s first quarterly contraction since Q3 2024. Tether remains dominant, but Maple, Nexo and Coinbase gained share as Galaxy and Ledn saw the steepest pullbacks. CeFi Crypto Lending Falls 6% as Maple, Nexo and Coinbase Gain Market Share Centralized finance … Read more
Circle shares fell sharply on Tuesday, after a consortium of more than 140 companies, including Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, and Blackrock, unveiled a new stablecoin built to compete directly with USDC. The stock CRCL closed down approximately 16.5%, trading as low as $63.10 after opening near $72.46. The prior close on June 29 was $75.96. The … Read more
A sudden squeeze in Tether’s USDT supply in India has pushed the stablecoin’s local premium above 8.5%, more than double its usual level, with the dollar-pegged token trading well above the official exchange rate. A Supply Squeeze in the World’s Top Crypto Market The price of Tether’s USDT in India has surged well above its … Read more
Tether’s USDT stablecoin briefly overtook ether to become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, reaching about $186.06 billion against ether’s $185.66 billion. Stablecoin issuance and a slumping ether seem to be the primary drivers behind this otherwise rare flip. Issuance Up, Ether Price Down The crossover put USDT ahead of ether ( ETH), the native … Read more
Tether will phase out Alloy by Tether and its gold-backed aUSDT token after reviewing user activity and market demand. Existing users have three months to unwind positions and recover their XAUT collateral. Tether Shuts Down Alloy Platform and Gives Users 3 Months to Recover Gold Collateral Tether will begin winding down Alloy by Tether and … Read more
Ledn’s addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly 17% of the $43 billion RWA market. Go to Source
Tether has started trimming its Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) stake after reloading on the bitcoin mining and AI data center operator’s stock during a February selloff, generating about $12.7 million in proceeds. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, … Read more
Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leading products. Go to Source
Tether, the issuer of the world’s most widely used stablecoin, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre on June 16, 2026, setting up a framework to explore blockchain infrastructure, tokenization, and digital asset education across one of the Gulf’s largest business networks. What the Agreement Covers The MoU is non-binding and … Read more
Dragonfly General Partner Rob Hadick believes stablecoins are entering a new phase. While USDT and USDC remain dominant today, he argues that growing competition from banks, fintechs, and new issuers will eventually break the stablecoin duopoly and create a more diverse market built around specific use cases. Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick Says the USDT-USDC Duopoly Won’t … Read more