The U.S. says it has seized nearly $500 million in Iranian-linked crypto assets, escalating a sanctions campaign that now reaches deep into stablecoins, shipping, oil, and shadow banking. The biggest confirmed chunk: $344 million in Tether’s USDT. Nearly $500 million in Iranian-linked crypto assets seized $344 million of that was frozen in USDT Operation Economic […]
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Stablecoins have outgrown their original use as trading chips and are now moving serious money across the digital economy, with annual transaction volume reportedly topping $30 trillion. Stablecoin volume: Annual transaction volume has surpassed $30 trillion USDC momentum: Circle’s USDC is leading institutional settlement usage USDT remains massive: Tether still has the larger supply, but […]
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Stablecoins cooled off on the surface over the past month, but the bigger trend is still intact: fewer tokens flying around, more dollars parked on-chain, and a steadily growing user base treating digital cash as infrastructure rather than a novelty. Transfer volume fell 19.18% to $831 billion Market cap rose 2.06% to $305.29 billion Stablecoin […]
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Stablecoins just pulled a very loud quiet flex: Coinbase says $33 trillion settled in stablecoins in 2025, a figure that puts the old card networks in an awkward position and makes “internet money” sound a lot less like a joke. $33 trillion in stablecoin settlement, according to Coinbase Visa reported $16.7 trillion in fiscal 2025 […]
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TRON’s Stablecoin Network Plugs Into LI.FI: What It Means for Cross-Chain Liquidity TRON just got a lot easier to access through LI.FI, and that could make one of crypto’s biggest stablecoin settlement rails far more usable across DeFi. TRON’s USDT liquidity is now easier to route through LI.FI’s multichain stack. Developers no longer need a […]
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Tether just added another 951 Bitcoin to its reserves, pushing its total stash to 97,141 BTC and reinforcing a treasury strategy that looks a lot more systematic than speculative. 951 BTC added in a purchase worth about $70 million 97,141 BTC total now sits in Tether’s reserves Up to 15% of realized operating profit is […]
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Bitcoin Whales Stack USDT on Binance: Bullish Signal or Dangerous Gamble in 2025? Bitcoin is caught in a geopolitical crossfire as tensions like the US-Israel-Iran conflict send retail investors packing, yet the market’s heavyweights—known as whales—are making bold moves. On-chain data reveals these big players are amassing massive stablecoin reserves on Binance, betting on a […]
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Tether’s $500 Billion Valuation Ultimatum: 14-Day Deadline Rocks Crypto Markets Tether, the giant behind USDT—the world’s largest stablecoin—has thrown down the gauntlet with a 14-day ultimatum for investors to commit to a funding round valuing the company at a jaw-dropping $500 billion. This figure towers over Wall Street heavyweights like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, while […]
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Stablecoin Supply Hits $315B in Q1 2026: USDC Surges as USDT Falters Stablecoins have smashed through a historic barrier, with their total market supply reaching $315 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a rise of $8 billion from the previous quarter, even as the wider crypto market stumbles. This milestone isn’t just a number—it’s […]
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Over 50,000 Fake Stablecoins Swarm Market in 2025 After GENIUS Act Approval Picture this: you check your crypto wallet, thrilled to see a chunk of USDT, only to realize it’s a worthless fake—part of a staggering 54,000 scam tokens flooding the market since July 2025. The GENIUS Act, heralded as a gateway to stablecoin innovation, […]
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