Jack Mallers has stepped down as Twenty One Capital CEO, Raphael Zagury takes over, and Strike will remain separate from the Bitcoin treasury firm.
Treasury said it sanctioned Iran-linked crypto wallets, with reporting showing Tether froze about $131 million in USDT across four TRON addresses.
Thailand's central bank is working with the SEC to examine unusually large USDT trades after flagging flows that may bypass disclosure and remittance rules.
Hyundai Card completed a live $20,000 USDT transfer between Hyundai Motor's U.S. and Mexico units on Avalanche, then set a European stablecoin pilot for July.
Visa onchain data showed adjusted stablecoin transaction volume hit a record $1.79T in June, with USDC leading USDT by a wide margin in the first half of 2026.
Revolut reportedly told some users it will halt USDT buying on July 6, reject deposits after July 30 and convert remaining balances after Aug. 31.
OFAC added 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet identifiers, while Chainalysis said Tether froze 131 Tron addresses tied to the sanctions update.
Ledn added Tether Gold XAUT and USDT loan rails, turning tokenized gold into collateral for a new crypto lending push.
Tether's USDT briefly overtook Ethereum by market cap as Ether fell near 1,500 dollars, turning stablecoin demand into the clearest signal in crypto's selloff.
Tether is winding down Alloy and aUSDT, giving users until Sept. 17 to return the gold-backed stablecoin and recover XAUT collateral.
Tether froze 72.03 million USDT after ZachXBT linked a 120.2 million USDT Tron wallet to Monero buying, putting XMR liquidity and stablecoin freezes in focus.
Tether is leading NEURA Robotics' up-to-$1.4B Series C, putting USDT-era wallet tech into humanoid robots and physical AI.
South Korean regulators are set to exclude dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC from corporate trading guidelines, creating compliance hurdles.
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