Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, now holds over $122 billion in US Treasury bills, making it one of the top buyers of American government debt. With USDT's market cap around $185 billion, Tether allocates about 83% of its reserves to T-bills, driving significant demand for these securities. In 2024 and 2025, Tether ranked seventh among foreign buyers of US debt and aims to enter the top 10 purchasers in 2026. This growing Treasury exposure supports Tether's profits and reflects a broader trend where stablecoin issuers could become major structural buyers of US government debt, potentially absorbing up to $1 trillion in Treasuries as regulations formalize reserve requirements.
Tether has introduced beta command-line and Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools to its Wallet Development Kit, enabling AI clients to interact with self-custodial wallets locally. These tools support wallet management functions such as creation, unloc...
After the Bitget hack stole $387.5 million, Circle and Tether froze about $318,000 in stablecoins from one hacker address. However, the majority of the stolen funds, over 63,000 ETH worth around $170 million, remain unfrozen as no issuer can block Et...
Tether has frozen 218,022.97 USDT connected to the Bitget security breach to prevent further movement of the stolen stablecoins. This action followed Circle's earlier freeze of about 100,000 USDC related to the same incident. The stolen funds were mo...
Circle froze 100,000 USDC tokens held at a crypto address connected to stolen funds from a Bitget hack. The same address also holds 218,000 USDT tokens, which remain unfrozen as of the latest update. The USDC funds were idle for over two and a half h...
The TRON blockchain network has exceeded $30 trillion in cumulative transfer volume as of September 23, 2026, highlighting its significant role in stablecoin payments and settlements. The network hosts over 405 million accounts and has processed 15.6...
