USDT in the spotlight: latest news

The CEO of Tether has announced that artificial intelligence-driven market trends are expected to significantly influence Bitcoin by the year 2026.

Tether is engaging in a complex power game that involves related-party transactions and strategies to penetrate both Wall Street and the White House.

USDT, $USDC, and $USDe are the leading stablecoins, collectively contributing to a total market capitalization of $317.4 billion. This figure underscores the strong adoption and increasing significance of stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market.

In the last 24 hours, stablecoin-related projects and decentralized finance protocols topped CoinMarketCap's gainers leaderboard, with notable increases. CRV led the way with a 4.46% surge, while gold tokens also experienced a rise.

Brazil's cryptocurrency market experienced a remarkable 43% growth in 2025, driven by a surge in adoption, according to a recent investor report from Mercado Bitcoin, the largest digital asset exchange in Latin America.

Venezuela has started using USDT to collect 80% of its oil revenue, enabling the country to circumvent U.S. sanctions and transform the dynamics of global oil trade with stablecoins.

Crypto ecosystem participants beyond major exchanges are making news with noteworthy corporate developments, including funding initiatives from MoonPay, asset reallocation by Tether, and the potential risks facing the cryptocurrency market.

Rumble Inc. (Nasdaq: RUM), a video-sharing and cloud services provider valued at $2 billion, announced that it is considering an all-stock acquisition.

In a significant development for the altcoin derivatives market, Binance has announced the listing of LIT Perpetual Futures on its pre-market platform. This strategic move aims to enhance trading opportunities and attract more investors to the platform.

The latest report reveals the top 15 altcoins that generated the highest revenue over the past 30 days. Data indicates that stablecoin issuers were among the most profitable projects during this period of high market volatility.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index provides insight into the fortunes of cryptocurrency billionaires during the fluctuating year of 2025, highlighting those who successfully maintained their wealth and those who did not.

USDC is expected to be the frontrunner in the growth of regulated stablecoins, while USDT remains the leader in peer-to-peer transactions in emerging markets.

The initial version of the Bitcoin-Qt wallet, known as 0.1, was thought to be lost until Hal Finney, who was severely affected by Lou Gehrig's disease, located it.