Tech investors SoftBank Group and Ark Investment are among the firms discussing participation in a major Tether fundraise that could  value the stablecoin issuer at $500 billion, according to a Friday Bloomberg report. The two groups’ interest follows three days after news that El Salvador-based Tether was looking to raise $15-20 billion for a 3% equity stake. Bloomberg first reported this story, citing two unnamed sources, although another source said the amount could be less.  The initiative could help pu ...

Tech-focused investment companies SoftBank and Ark Invest are among the firms in early stage talks to invest in Tether, issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT (USDT), Bloomberg reported on Friday. The report follows this week's news about Tether looking to raise up to $20 billion in a fundraising round that would value the firm at around $500 billion, which would make it one of the world's most valuable private companies. The fundraising and the hefty valuation underscores the red-hot stablecoin t ...

The stablecoin supply on @ethereum is at an ATH of ~$176B.The supply has increased by ~$5B in the past week.The stablecoin chain. https://t.co/ESeDyMFObR ...

RT Empire 🟪 (@theempirepod)New weekly roundup out now! @JasonYanowitz @santiagoroelWe discuss:- Aster vs Hyperliquid- Are markets too frothy?- Tether's $500B valuation- BitGo IPO, Cloudflare & more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:32 Are Markets A Little Too Frothy?06:43 The Stablecoin Thesis10:43 Takeaways From The Origin Summit13:53 Ansem’s Outlook On Markets22:49 Tether Raising $20B at $500B Valuation26:26 Ads (Blockdaemon, Peaq)27:26 Aster vs Hyperliquid39:23 BitGo Files Their S-150:28 Ads (Blockdaemon, ...

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)Stablecoin supply by deployment:USD is the most widely tokenized currency.Not a single EUR stablecoin makes it into the top 20 stablecoins by supply. https://t.co/zNvqmjtWpq ...

Ethereum-native stablecoin expansion is heating up.USDD 2.0 brings:• PSM-backed peg stability• Overcollateralized reserves• Sustainable onchain yield via Smart AllocatorResilient economics + aggressive GTM = one to watch.Full report: https://t.co/k0El5LVQ1a https://t.co/lrhgrMvXIdLeo Lee (@faustiancreek):Stablecoins are the backbone of DeFi.USDD just deployed on Ethereum with a design built for resilience; overcollateralized reserves, deep liquidity, and sustainable yield. 🧵👇 https://t.co/JkbOwkKLdK ...

Three Perp DEXes Rank in the Top 10 Protocols by 24h Fees🔹 Stablecoin: $29.8M@Tether_to: $22.08M@circle: $7.72M🔹 Perp DEX: $29.01M@Aster_DEX: $16.20M@JupiterExchange: $8.24M@HyperliquidX: $4.57M🔹 Basis Trading: @ethena_labs $12.40M🔹 DEX: $8.05M@Uniswap: $5.78M@pumpdotfun: $2.27M🔹 Lending: @aave $3.25M🔹 Liquid Staking: @LidoFinance $2.65M ...

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)Ethereum's two North Stars:1⃣ natively minted stablecoin supply &2⃣ lending protocol deposits https://t.co/YWcFXXnoVc ...

RT Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal)Stablecoin supply by issuer:Top 4 issuers hold ~96% market share.Tether is private company, Circle is a publicly listed company, and Ethena & Sky are DAOs.Tether's round at ~$500B valuation won't make this category any less interesting. https://t.co/Wvk5nkBvlD ...

📈🔝 @Tether_to's USDT on @ethereum is back as the biggest stablecoin deployment by supply.The supply of USDT on Ethereum has increased by ~$17 billion since May. https://t.co/1wS2RZ1FA3 ...