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Tether
Tether is a stablecoin, a digital currency that aims to keep a stable value against the United States dollar. Tether Limited launched it in 2014. The token is represented by the currency codes USD₮ and USDT.
Chief executive officer
Key facts
- Launched
- 2014, by Tether Limitedsource
- Co-founders
- Brock Pierce, Reeve Collins, and Craig Sellarssource
- Headquarters (Tether Holdings Limited, as of January 2025)
- El Salvadorsource
- Users worldwide (as of July 2024)
- more than 350 millionsource
- Independent audit (August 2026)
- KPMG U.S. completed Tether International's first full independent audit, with an unqualified opinion under U.S. generally accepted accounting principlessource
WYDE coverage of Tether
Newsletter
$1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger
Oct 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Crypto & DeFiA Senate Report Calls Tether's USDT a Lifeline for Iran's Shadow Banking Network
Sep 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether Says It Helped Freeze Nearly $550 Million in Iran-Linked USDT This Year
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiThe Justice Department Seizes $84 Million From a Tether-Linked Payments Firm
Sep 28, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterRevolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals.
Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether and Fasanara Launch a $400 Million Stablecoin Fund for Small-Business Lending
Sep 10, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiRussia's Central Bank Proposes Letting Retail Investors Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT
Aug 12, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterVisa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.
Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether Freezes $131 Million After OFAC Sanctions Four Iran Central Bank Wallets
Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiStablecoin Volume Hit a Record $1.79 Trillion in June, Visa Data Shows
Jul 6, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterThe rails went public, Wall Street rang the NYSE bell, and Swift and Kelce sent $26M to food banks. 60,000 meals.
Jul 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether Opens Its $23 Billion Gold Reserve to Loans Backed by Tokenized Bullion
Jun 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether Leads $1.4 Billion NEURA Robotics Round as Robots Get Crypto Wallets
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Newsletter$381M verdict against Zuck. 90% SBA Financing for Food SMBs. $EAT at ATH. We signed our national partner.
Mar 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether Signs Big Four Firm to Complete Its First Full Audit
Mar 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiWhop Treasury Puts 21 Million Creators on DeFi Rails Without Them Knowing It
Mar 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Newsletter$16 Billion in Fraud, $4 Billion in Phantom Charity, and 90 Days to Launch
Feb 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Crypto & DeFiTether Invests in Whop as MrBeast's Bank Acquisition Reshapes the Creator Payment Layer
Feb 28, 2026 · 2 min read
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