Tether has issued 5 billion USDT across Ethereum and Tron in the past two weeks, including a recent 1 billion USDT mint on Tron. This surge in stablecoin supply, now totaling $189.5 billion and dominating 58.9% of the stablecoin market, is seen as a bullish indicator of institutional demand and liquidity in the crypto market. The minting coincides with Bitcoin surpassing $80,000, suggesting increased buying pressure and market confidence. Historically, such large-scale USDT minting events precede sustained market rallies, indicating potential continued upward momentum.
The U.S. Treasury added 134 cryptocurrency addresses linked to ISIS-K, a terrorist group, to its sanctions list on July 1, 2026. Tether promptly froze all 131 Tron wallets associated with these addresses, preventing the use of over $1.4 million in fu...
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino criticized the EU's MiCA stablecoin licensing rules, calling them dangerous due to the requirement that significant stablecoin issuers hold 60% of reserves in European bank deposits. Ardoino argues this creates systemic risk ...
Tether has frozen funds in 131 TRON wallets recently sanctioned by the US Treasury's OFAC due to links with ISIS-K, a terrorist group. These wallets received over $1.4 million in crypto since 2023, with some funds routed through Syrian exchanges. Thi...
Tether has frozen all 131 TRON wallets sanctioned by the US Treasury's OFAC as part of an updated ISIS-K designation, which added 134 crypto addresses including 3 Monero wallets. These TRON wallets received over $1.4 million since 2023, with some fun...
In June 2026, the Tron blockchain network set new records with over 385 million total transactions and nearly 27 million active wallet addresses, fueled by its dominance in stablecoin transactions, especially USDT. Tron hosts over $86 billion in USDT...
