The incident highlights the critical role of blockchain transparency and Tether's intervention in combating crypto-related crimes. Tether freezes $93K USDT linked to M1llionz cybercrime case.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says USDT use is growing for savings, payments and trade across Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and Turkey.
A Hong Kong appeals court has upheld a 56-month prison term for Ma Zhihao after investigators linked ransom payments from a human trafficking operation to a crypto exchange account registered in his name. Caixin reported on Aug.
Tether reported the first full audit of its financial statements by KPMG on August 13, 2026, with an unqualified audit opinion for the 2025 financial year. That changes nothing about whether USDT can be traded at authorised providers in the EU, because Article 48 MiCA decides that question.
Small HTX-linked transfers have raised concerns after some recipients reported account freezes.
Tether is expanding into artificial intelligence as it looks to build on a global user base of more than 650 million. CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company increasingly sees itself as a digital dollar and infrastructure business rather than a conventional crypto firm.
Tether's AI expansion, backed by a robust audit, could redefine stablecoin utility, shifting competition focus from trust to technological innovation. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino outlines AI expansion plans after KPMG audit.
Tether's AI expansion into developing markets could redefine digital finance ecosystems, but regulatory and trust challenges may arise. Tether plans AI applications for developing markets, surpasses 650M users.
This week's stories spanned old crypto fortunes, transparency, market forecasts, trading expansion, and macro shifts. Dormant Ethereum whales moved millions after more than a decade, while KPMG issued Tether a clean audit on its 2025 financials.
Tether's commitment to a multi-chain strategy ensures flexibility and adaptability, avoiding the risks of being tied to a single blockchain. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino denies plans to build blockchain.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the company is not building a Tether blockchain and has no plans to launch one, rejecting a widely shared analysis that put the stablecoin issuer inside a $1 billion race.
Tether obtains audit for the first time in its history, saying on August 13, 2026 that KPMG U.S. completed a full independent audit of Tether International's 2025 financial statements and issued an unqualified opinion, the most positive form of audit result available.