Stablecoin Giant Tether Reports Record $187 Billion USDt Cap Amid Crypto Slump
Tether’s flagship stablecoin, USDt, closed the fourth quarter of 2025 with a historic market capitalization of $187.3 billion, according to its newly published report.

Tether’s flagship stablecoin, USDt, closed the fourth quarter of 2025 with a historic market capitalization of $187.3 billion, according to its newly published report.
The cryptocurrency staking landscape is consolidating with the reported acquisition of Chorus One by Bitwise Asset Management.
Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased approximately $72 million in crypto-related stocks on Monday amid a market slide triggered by Bitcoin falling below $75,000.
Ripple has received a final Electronic Money Institution license from Luxembourg’s financial regulator, the company confirmed Monday.
A total of $370.3 million in cryptocurrency was lost to exploits and scams in January.
To modernize cryptocurrency regulation, the SEC and CFTC are jointly launching “Project Crypto.”
In a move to provide market clarity, the SEC has issued guidance stating that tokenized securities are subject to federal securities laws.
The South Korean financial regulator is pushing for ownership ceilings on cryptocurrency exchanges, modeling the approach on existing securities market safeguards.
Close to 40% of merchants in the US now accept cryptocurrency at checkout, a trend fueled by increasing consumer curiosity.
Outflows from digital asset investment products surged to a 15-month high last week, with US$1.73 billion exiting the market.
Reports from Nikkei Asia indicate Japan will clear its first set of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds around 2028.
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Crypto market structure legislation in the US Senate could be slowed by several weeks.
Asset manager Grayscale has submitted an application to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to convert its NEAR Protocol Trust into an exchange-traded fund.
The New York Stock Exchange is bridging traditional finance and digital asset technology with a new platform for tokenized securities.

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