Tether's USDT is now available as a confidential token (cUSDT) on Zama, which uses fully homomorphic encryption to hide transaction amounts and balances on Ethereum. Since its launch in January 2026, cUSDT has reached a cumulative shielded volume of $131.3 million and a total value locked of $7.7 million, showing strong adoption. This privacy feature is crucial for institutions to protect financial details from competitors and front-running. Zama's approach of wrapping regulated stablecoins supports compliance while enabling confidential DeFi transactions, with further growth expected through integrations like Morpho vaults and the $ZAMA token ecosystem.
Tether's USDT is trading at Rp17.690 with a slight 0.20% gain on Pluang, showing steady investor interest. Meanwhile, ZAMA is priced at Rp837 and has dipped 1.13% as of Sep 15, 2026 22:26 WIB, reflecting some short-term selling pressure amid its growing DeFi ecosystem.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino defended the company's record of freezing flagged wallets, stating they often act weeks before U.S. sanctions or seizure orders. However, Senate investigators highlighted a delay in freezing 34 wallet addresses linked to Hezb...
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that the company has frozen wallet addresses linked to Iran, reducing stablecoin transaction volume by 94%. This challenges Senate minority staff allegations that Tether failed to freeze illicit wallets associated with...
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino responded to a Senate Democrats report accusing the company of enabling significant financial activity in Iran. Ardoino highlighted that Tether freezes suspicious transactions well before official sanctions are imposed, claim...
Stablecoins now total about $300.3 billion across 47 blockchains, with Ethereum holding roughly 54.1% of the supply and Tron 31.4%. In Q3 2026, Tron increased its stablecoin supply by $5 billion while Ethereum's supply dropped by $4.9 billion. Tron a...
Tether's CEO announced a 94% decline in stablecoin transaction volume linked to Iran, highlighting the company's enhanced compliance measures amid U.S. sanctions. This significant drop, if independently verified, would mark a major reduction in sanct...
