Tether Heads $8M Funding for Speed to Boost Lightning Stablecoin Payments

Tether has led an $8 million strategic investment in Speed1, Inc., aiming to scale Lightning-native, stablecoin-powered payments for global commerce. The move deepens Tether’s push into Bitcoin -aligned payment infrastructure, as USDT adoption on the Bitcoin Lightning network accelerates. Tether and ego death capital co-led Speed’s $8 million funding round, announced on December 16, 2025. Speed operates payment rails built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins, targeting instant, low-fee settle ...