Recent data from Dune Analytics shows stablecoins USDT and USDC are specializing rather than competing directly. USDT dominates stablecoin payments with $95 billion in transactions, mainly through the Tron network, serving as a key tool for international trade and emerging markets. Meanwhile, USDC leads in decentralized finance (DeFi), with massive transaction volumes on Ethereum and Base networks, reflecting its role in liquidity and smart contract ecosystems. This market segmentation marks a maturation of stablecoins, with regulatory challenges ahead as lawmakers work to define frameworks for different stablecoin uses.
Nigel Farage, UK Reform party leader, is under investigation after receiving a £5 million personal gift from Christopher Harborne, a billionaire linked to crypto firms Tether and Bitfinex. The gift, given before the 2024 UK general election, triggere...
Polymarket, the largest prediction market, has upgraded its Bitcoin deposit system to use the Lightning Network powered by the Spark protocol, reducing deposit times from 10-60 minutes to under one second with near-zero fees. This change replaces the...
Tether has committed $20 million to Mercado Bitcoin, a leading Brazilian digital asset platform, to accelerate the development of tokenized financial products and blockchain-based payment solutions. This investment supports Mercado Bitcoin's expansio...
Tether has invested $20 million in Mercado Bitcoin to support the Brazilian company's expansion in tokenized assets, blockchain payments, lending, and on-chain capital markets. Mercado Bitcoin plans to use the funds to enhance its payments infrastruc...
Tether plans to bring USDT back to Bitcoin using the RGB protocol, with UTEXO leading the rollout potentially starting in July 2026. This move revives USDT's original Bitcoin roots, offering native stablecoin transactions on Bitcoin's secure UTXO mod...
