Antalpha's loan book shrank by $696 million to $1.35 billion in Q2, as the digital asset financing group swung to a $12.5 million loss due to fair-value losses on tokenized gold holdings at its subsidiary, Aurelion.
Europe's MiCA regulations are forcing platforms like Revolut to delist Tether's USDT, yet global demand remains resilient as emerging markets increasingly adopt stablecoins for payments and financial infrastructure.
Labour chair Bridget Phillipson has requested a Gambling Commission probe into companies linked to Reform UK donors and Nigel Farage allies, specifically Tether.bet and Fispay, following allegations of unlicensed gambling operations in the UK.
Résumé de l'actualité crypto : premier audit financier de Tether par KPMG, test de tokenisation par Wall Street, condamnation du gérant de Delio à 15 ans de prison et fluctuation du Bitcoin sous 63 000 dollars.
Tether, emittente della stablecoin USDT con sede a El Salvador, ottiene il via libera di Kpmg per il bilancio 2025, la prima revisione completa della sua storia, con un giudizio 'senza riserve' secondo gli standard contabili statunitensi.
Tether announced that KPMG issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financial statements, marking its first full audit by a Big Four accounting firm and showing reserves exceeding liabilities by $6.814 billion as of December 31, 2025.
Tether completed its first full independent annual financial audit, with KPMG US issuing a clean opinion on its 2025 accounts and verifying reserves exceeding liabilities by $6.814 billion.
Russia's central bank proposed a draft directive allowing ordinary investors to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether's USDT through brokers with a 300,000 ruble annual limit.
Tether étend sa plateforme de tokenisation Hadron à l'Arabie Saoudite pour l'immobilier institutionnel et ajoute 14 tonnes d'or à ses réserves au T2, atteignant 146 tonnes au total.
Tether Gold (XAUt) reserves increased 9.5% in Q2 despite gold's 14.1% decline, reflecting demand for tokenized gold. Holdings rose 36% year-to-date, with XAUt now valued at $2.4 billion.
Tether's Q2 report reveals an implied $4.21 billion financial loss, contrasting with $1.5 billion in operating profit, which nearly halved its equity cushion to $4.11 billion. This significant hit is largely attributed to markdowns in gold and Bitcoin holdings, raising questions about the stablecoin issuer's reserve stability.
Tether reported a $1.5 billion net operating profit for Q2, a nearly 50% increase from Q1 2026, driven by increased USDT circulation and investments. The company expanded its reserve surplus to over $4 billion and added 14 metric tons of gold, boosting its market share to over 60% in a shrinking stablecoin market.
Stablecoin issuer Tether reported a $1.5 billion net operating profit in Q2, primarily from US Treasury holdings. The company maintained over 60% of the global stablecoin market, with its USDt supply increasing despite broader market contraction.
Tether and Nairobi Securities Exchange explore tokenized securities, blockchain infrastructure, and USDT as a settlement layer in a new MoU, amidst growing tokenized real-world assets sector.
Andy Burnham has appointed John Healey as UK Chancellor, an unexpected choice seen as a safe pair of hands to unite the Labour Party and manage the economy. Healey faces the challenge of funding Burnham's policy promises, including higher defence spending and public control of utilities, without raising key taxes or breaching borrowing rules.
Jack Mallers resigned as CEO of Twenty One Capital, causing its shares to drop nearly 15%. His departure coincides with the collapse of Tether's plan to merge Twenty One, Strike, and Elektron Energy into a single public entity. Raphael Zagury has been named the new CEO, promising institutional discipline.
A proposed merger involving Tether-backed Twenty One Capital, Strike, and Elektron Energy has been scrapped. Strike will now operate as a standalone company, while Jack Mallers steps down as Twenty One Capital CEO, succeeded by Raphael Zagury. Discussions between Twenty One and Elektron Energy are ongoing.
Avec une inflation frôlant les 70% et un rial en effondrement, les Iraniens se tournent vers l'or et les cryptomonnaies comme l'USDT. La Banque centrale iranienne (CBI) a également acquis discrètement plus de 500 millions de dollars en USDT pour contourner les sanctions, mais Tether a gelé environ 344 millions de dollars liés à la CBI en coordination avec les autorités américaines.
Tether Gold (XAUT) has been recognized as an Accepted Spot Commodity in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), enabling regulated firms to offer services involving the tokenized gold asset. This follows USDt's prior acceptance and supports business growth, with XAUT's TVL tripling to $2.86 billion.
OKX Europe introduced a one-way feature allowing customers to convert USDT to USDC, providing a regulated path as the EU's MiCA rules limit support for Tether's stablecoin. This comes as many European platforms restrict USDT, which Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has criticized.
Russian customers are showing significant interest in tethered aerostats equipped with electronic warfare, radar, and detection systems for counter-UAV operations. Polina Albek, CEO of Pervy Dirizhabl, stated that these systems are undergoing testing with positive results, highlighting this as a key focus area for the aerostat industry.
İstanbul'da Kapalıçarşı merkezli 2019-2023 yılları arasında faaliyet gösterdiği iddia edilen kara para aklama ağına yönelik soruşturma tamamlandı. 504 kişi hakkında iddianame hazırlanırken, dönemin yönetim kurulu başkan yardımcısı Fayik Özbey de şüpheliler arasında yer aldı.
Revolut will delist Tether USDt (USDT) for customers in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland, citing compliance with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Support for the stablecoin will continue in other markets.
La plateforme de marchés prédictifs Polymarket permet désormais les dépôts en Bitcoin via le Lightning Network grâce au protocole Spark, offrant des transactions quasi instantanées et des frais réduits pour ses utilisateurs.
