Core Insights - Tether has announced a partnership with Opera to expand support for USD₮ and Tether Gold (XAUt0) in its self-custody wallet MiniPay, aimed at providing emerging market users with access to stable dollar and gold-denominated assets [1] Group 1 - MiniPay has achieved 12.6 million active wallets and processed a total of 350 million transactions [1] - In December 2025 alone, MiniPay completed $153 million in transfers [1]

Group 1 - SoftBank's PayPay has acquired a 40% stake in Binance Japan [1] - The two companies will jointly develop new financial services that integrate crypto assets with payment functionalities [1] - The Binance Japan App will support purchasing cryptocurrencies using PayPay balance and allow direct withdrawals to PayPay accounts after selling crypto assets [1]