The crypto market is navigating turbulent waters as it attempts to rebound from the shockwaves caused by President Donald Trump’s newly imposed global tariffs. While traditional markets initially saw investors fleeing to gold and silver, pushing the former to a record $3,168, digital assets are now showing slight signs of recovery, with Solana (SOL), Ethereum...Read More
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has expanded its Bitcoin holdings with a $735 million purchase made in the first quarter of 2025. This latest investment has positioned the company as the sixth-largest Bitcoin holder globally. Details From the Purchase According to data from Spot On Chain, Tether acquired 8,888 BTC, bringing its total...Read More
Russia has reportedly turned to cryptocurrencies to facilitate its oil trade with India and China, using digital assets to circumvent Western sanctions. While fiat currencies like the UAE dirham still dominate the majority of transactions, digital assets are becoming a small but growing component of the country’s energy trade. Deepening Crypto Adoption The development was...Read More
Airdrops have become a crucial tool for blockchain projects to enable user engagement and decentralized value distribution. However, Dragonfly’s latest report highlighted the unintended consequences of geoblocking policies, particularly in the United States, where restrictive regulations have led to missed financial opportunities, reduced participation, as well as significant economic implications for both users and governments....Read More
Binance is seeing a rising dominance of USDC as regulatory changes reshape the stablecoin market. A year ago, USDC accounted for just 0.48% of Binance’s stablecoin distribution, dwarfed by USDT’s 68.67% share and FDUSD’s 30.84%. However, over the past 12 months, USDC’s presence has surged to 8.26%. This marked a whopping 1,621% increase, according to...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed plans to delist nine stablecoins for users in the European Economic Area (EEA) on March 31 as regulatory pressure intensifies. The company noted that the affected stablecoins do not comply with the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework. Binance to Delist USDT on March 31 In an official blog...Read More
The Tron network’s stablecoin market is witnessing a clear leader. USDT has established itself as the primary asset for value transfers and trading. In fact, CryptoQuant’s latest analysis revealed the overwhelming dominance of USDT on the Tron network, which accounts for 98.5% of the total stablecoin supply. USDT’s Market Share on Tron With a circulating...Read More
Bybit suffered a significant security breach last Friday, losing 401K ETH – worth around $1.4 billion – in one of the largest crypto heists in history. The attack has been widely attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group, a notorious hacking entity responsible for multiple high-profile crypto thefts. Despite the breach, Bybit swiftly replenished its...Read More
Tether co-founder Reeve Collins is launching a decentralized stablecoin that will compete with USDT in an increasingly crowded space that is still dominated by two players. The project will debut a stablecoin called USP on Ethereum and Solana blockchains in the second half of 2025, according to Bloomberg. Pi will use smart contracts to mint...Read More
The use of cryptocurrency for payments has seen significant growth, as evidenced by Binance Pay’s expanding user base and transaction volume in 2024. According to data provided by Binance and analyzed by CryptoQuant, the number of Binance Pay users tripled from the previous year, reaching 41.7 million. This rapid adoption highlights the increasing role of...Read More
Tether – the company behind the biggest stablecoin in terms of market capitalization, USDT – announced the acquisition of a minority ownership stake in Juventus. The latter is the most successful football club in Italy, having won the domestic Serie A championship a record 36 times. According to some studies, it also has the largest...Read More
Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has unveiled plans for the company’s upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) platform. The stablecoin issuer is targeting a launch by the end of March 2025. Tether’s AI Push The latest initiative – known as Tether Data – will introduce applications such as AI Translate, AI Voice Assistant, and an AI Bitcoin Wallet...Read More
Historical data has shown that growing stablecoin liquidity is associated with sustained gains in the crypto market. This means that bitcoin’s next rally could be around the corner because stablecoin liquidity is expanding. According to a CryptoQuant report, liquidity impulse for Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) have begun to expand again, with the latter...Read More
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced the integration of USDT into Bitcoin’s ecosystem, including its base layer and the Lightning Network. This integration utilizes Taproot Assets, a protocol powered by Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade and developed by Lightning Labs. The announcement was made during a fireside chat at the first Plan ₿ Forum in El Salvador by...Read More
Solana, the second-largest blockchain by Total Value Locked (TVL), has seen its ecosystem grow exponentially, driven by a rapid increase in the market value of its stablecoins. Data from the decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DefiLlama shows that the network’s stablecoin market cap had reached $10.7 billion at the time of writing. Breaking Records Previously,...Read More
While USDT continued to dominate the Tron network in 2024, there was a notable rise in decentralized trading and meme coin generation. TRX, the network’s native currency, as well as WTRX, its wrapped version, experienced significant adoption due to decentralized finance (DeFi) activity. This was particularly seen on the Tron-based decentralized exchange (DEX), SunSwap, which...Read More
USDC issuer Circle has reported that the stablecoin’s circulation increased by 78% in 2024. The uptick made USDC the fastest-growing fiat-pegged crypto asset by market capitalization in the last 12 months. Regulatory Compliance According to the report, the supply of USDC went from a low of $24.4 billion in early 2024 to $43.9 billion by...Read More
Tether Holdings Ltd., the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, is exploring the potential for a greater presence in the United States. The chief executive of the company has cited favorable market conditions and a promising regulatory outlook under President-elect Donald Trump as key factors driving this consideration. Tether Eyes the US In an...Read More
The largest stablecoin issuer has announced that it is relocating its business to the Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador after acquiring a Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) license in the country. According to an official release, Tether and its subsidiaries will be located in El Salvador after the company completes all formalities for the move. The stablecoin...Read More
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is rapidly gaining traction in the European crypto landscape. The MiCA-compliant token has greatly benefited from the strategic launch at a time when the bloc is undergoing a significant regulatory shift. RLUSD Finds Opportunity in USDT’s European Decline According to CryptoQuant’s analysis, RLUSD has already processed 33,953 transactions on the XRP Ledger...Read More
On Jan. 2, the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), a collaboration between Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs, announced that it had passed “a significant milestone in its fight against cryptocurrency-related financial crime.” The unit, launched in August 2024, has worked closely with global law enforcement agencies to “successfully intervene in cases involving money laundering,...Read More
Stablecoins have experienced tremendous growth last year. Their collective market cap recently hit a milestone of $200 billion. Beyond the popular ones such as Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, industry players now predict a new wave incoming for “revenue-sharing” stablecoins. 2025 Will Be the Year of Revenue-Sharing Stablecoins According to Delphi Digital’s Research Associate, Robbie...Read More
Circle’s USDC has experienced a significant resurgence as its total circulating supply surged by 80% from its 2023 lows. As revealed by Blockwork’s data analytics manager Dan Smith, the stablecoin’s supply has reached nearly $44 billion as of January 2, 2025. The latest figure represents a stark increase from its 2023 low of less than...Read More
Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, has added $700 million worth of Bitcoin to its reserves. This development comes as CEO Paolo Ardoino addresses the fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding USDT’s status in Europe following MiCA’s implementation deadline on December 30. Details From the Latest Purchase According to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence, Tether transferred...Read More
In 2024, euro-backed stablecoins emerged as a critical driver of growth in the European cryptocurrency market, bolstered by the implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). In fact, these tokens have notched a new record in terms of monthly volumes after attracting liquidity and institutional players across the region. MiCA Spurs Euro-Backed Stablecoin Adoption...Read More
Bitcoin’s (BTC) climb to record levels has lifted the crypto market, and as the year wraps up, it’s sparking strong bullish sentiment for the future. In the backdrop, there has been a significant surge in Tether (USDT) inflows to exchanges. This stablecoin movement aligns with the ongoing crypto bull rally, which has been underway for...Read More
Ethena Labs officially launched USDtb, a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), on December 16th. Developed in partnership with Securitize, USDtb is designed to operate like existing fiat-backed stablecoins such as USDC and USDT, with reserves invested in cash or cash-equivalent assets to maintain a 1:1 value ratio. USDtb Debuts...Read More
The TRON blockchain has achieved a remarkable feat, processing $587.2 billion in USDT transfers during November 2024. This all-time high (ATH) reflects significant growth compared to $424.4 billion in September and $489.3 billion in October. TRON’s Stablecoin Boom The figure, captured by CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn, is noteworthy, considering in July 2019, the network only managed...Read More
Ethereum has emerged as the leading blockchain for Tether’s USDT supply, surpassing Tron in a monumental shift for stablecoin dominance. Over the past month, Tether issued $20 billion in USDT on the network, possibly marking it as the go-to blockchain for activity involving the fiat-pegged cryptocurrency. Strategic Expansion Figures shared by the on-chain data platform...Read More
USDT emerged as a leading digital asset in Q4 2024, with 109 million on-chain wallets holding it, more than double the number for Bitcoin and nearing the 128 million wallets that own Ethereum. Beyond on-chain activity, 86 million accounts on centralized platforms have received USDT deposits. USDT’s Dominance According to the second edition of ‘Tether...Read More
