Tether Freezes $344M in USDT Tied to Illicit Activity
Tether froze $344 million in USDT linked to illicit activity in its latest enforcement collaboration with U.S. authorities.
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Tether froze $344 million in USDT linked to illicit activity in its latest enforcement collaboration with U.S. authorities.
MoonPay expands into New York with Virtual Accounts powered by Iron, unlocking compliant fiat-to-stablecoin infrastructure in one of the world’s most regulated financial markets.
Binance launches Alpha 2.0 liquidity program, offering hourly USDC rebates to qualified market makers supporting deeper, more efficient trading markets.
New crypto-native platform targeting up to 9%* APY, putting hundreds of billions in dormant stablecoins to work through real-world market investments
DoorDash will use Stripe's Tempo blockchain to pay delivery workers in stablecoins across more than 40 countries.
Apple’s transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus signals a shift toward AI, while its evolving connectivity and infrastructure strategy could open the door to crypto-native payment rails.
Pharos Network integrates USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol into its $10M-backed Native-to-Pharos Incubation Program for RealFi builders.
Nomura and Laser Digital's 2026 survey of 518 Japanese institutional investors shows rising crypto optimism, with 31% now holding a positive outlook.
Fireblocks integrates onchain lending via Morpho and Aave, letting institutions earn yield on idle stablecoins within its enterprise platform.
Tether debuts a multi-chain crypto wallet while JPMorgan's CFO warns stablecoins risk becoming a regulatory arbitrage tool without bank-level oversight.
Stablecoin volumes are projected to hit $719 trillion by 2035, driven by a generational wealth shift toward crypto-native financial infrastructure.
World Liberty Financial deposited 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral to borrow $75M in stablecoins, pushing a lending pool to 100% utilization.