Tether

稳定币市场达到了一个历史性的里程碑，总资本首次突破 3100 亿美元。这一激增凸显了法币支持的数字资产在加密生态系统中日益增长的重要性，同时也表明在市场波动的情况下，散户和机构投资者的信任度不断提高。

Singapore is escalating its warning to the global crypto industry: unstable stablecoins may be quietly endangering the broader economy. Speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Managing Director Chia Der Jiun warned that many unregulated stablecoins “have a patchy record of keeping their peg” — a flaw that could trigger wider financial stress if left unaddressed.

Tether has hired two senior gold traders from HSBC to expand its growing bullion operations, adding to its $12 billion in physical gold reserves. The move marks a deeper push into hard assets as the company shifts its stablecoin backing away from traditional fiat investments.

Video-sharing platform Rumble has announced plans to acquire AI infrastructure and crypto mining firm Northern Data, funded by its partnership with stablecoin issuer Tether.

Ripple’s U.S. dollar–backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD) has just squeezed itself into the the top 10 rankings in the stablecoin charts less than a year after its debut in December 2024 last year, with its market capitalisation breaking the 1 billion threshold.

Alternative media platform, Rumble, who has built its brand around free speech and anti-censorship values, is facing one of its toughest years yet. Its stock has plunged more than 45% since January, its user base has shrunk, and investors have grown increasingly skeptical.

Nguyen Hoa Binh, famously known as Shark Binh from Shark Tank Vietnam, was arrested by the Hanoi police for his role in the collapsed AntEx cryptocurrency project. Once hailed as a visionary investor and a household name in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem, Binh now faces intense scrutiny and legal jeopardy following mounting investor complaints.

Tether is pushing back against local media reports that it is jettisoning its $500 million crypto mining project in Uruguay after the national Adminsitration of Power Plants and Eelctrc Transmission allegedly unplugged power at its facilities for failing to pay a $2 million electricity bill in May.

Yala’s Bitcoin-collateralized stablecoin YU has suffered its biggest stress test to date, after an exploit attempt over the weekend sent its price crashing to $0.2046—a staggering 80% devaluation that has shaken investor confidence and raised urgent questions about the project’s cross-chain security and liquidity depth.

The people of Venezuela has officially abandoned their local currency, replacing it with Tether's USDt. This comes as Venezuela's economic crisis reached a new tipping point, as the country's annual inflation surges to 229%.