Tether co-led a $7.5 million seed round for Utexo, which integrates Bitcoin's base layer, Lightning Network, and the RGB protocol to enable native USDT stablecoin issuance on Bitcoin. This move marks a return of USDT to Bitcoin after years on Ethereum and Tron, addressing issues like privacy, fixed transaction costs, and institutional risks. Utexo's platform targets payment service providers and exchanges, offering instant, private, and low-cost transactions secured by Bitcoin's network. The growing Lightning Network volume supports this shift, signaling strong institutional interest in Bitcoin-native stablecoin infrastructure.
KPMG completed its first full audit of Tether's 2025 financial statements, confirming reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.814 billion at year-end 2025. However, Tether's more recent Q2 2026 report shows the surplus has shrunk to $4.11 billion. This a...
Bolivian fintech Peso has partnered with Yango Food to allow users to pay for food delivery using USDT, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. This integration helps address Bolivia's dollar liquidity issues by enabling digital dollar transactions without requi...
Cryptocurrency market prices show a general downward trend with Bitcoin trading at $62,805, down 1.2%. Ethereum and Binance Coin also saw slight declines. Notably, UNI token dropped sharply by 10.8%, and BEAT fell by 32%. Some tokens like ATOM and VV...
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and crypto exchange HTX are reportedly in settlement discussions regarding HTX's illegal crypto promotions in the UK. This marks a significant step in the FCA's enforcement against unauthorized crypto market...
Tether has released nearly 80 new educational lessons for its open-source local AI platform, QVAC, which supports offline AI model execution across multiple operating systems. The update includes runnable code samples and introduces a music generatio...
