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USA₮ is a USD-backed stablecoin developed by Tether, designed for the internet age, allowing for instant spending, transfers, and receipts.
Anchorage Digital Reportedly Lays Off About 17% of Staff, Valued at $4.2 Billion
Odaily News: U.S. digital asset bank Anchorage Digital has reportedly laid off approximately 17% of its workforce. The company was valued at $4.2 billion earlier this year; if its global headcount remains at around 400 as it was in February, this round of layoffs would affect roughly 68 positions. CEO Nathan McCauley informed employees of the layoff arrangements this week.In recent years, Anchorage Digital has expanded its regulated crypto business and entered stablecoin issuance, including participating in Tether's newly launched USD stablecoin USAT. The company also received a $100 million strategic investment from Tether earlier this year. (Cointelegraph)
Aave 将在 Avalanche 推出 RWA 专项借贷市场
Aave plans to launch a Real World Assets (RWA) lending hub on Avalanche, enabling institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral without liquidating their existing positions. Tether's USAT will serve as the primary source of USD liquidity. Within two months of Aave V4 launching on Avalanche, total deposits have exceeded $20 million.
Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Pact Labs Raises $7 Million in Series A Funding Led by Tether
Pact Labs, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, has announced a $7 million Series A funding round, led by Tether, with participation from Blockchange Ventures and Lasagna. The new funds will be used to accelerate infrastructure development, enabling USAT to provide payroll services, wage withdrawals, credit, and payment solutions for millions of American workers. USAT is a USD stablecoin issued by Tether in partnership with Anchorage Digital Bank. (Prnewswire)
Anchorage Digital Reportedly Lays Off About 17% of Staff, Valued at $4.2 Billion
Odaily News: U.S. digital asset bank Anchorage Digital has reportedly laid off approximately 17% of its workforce. The company was valued at $4.2 billion earlier this year; if its global headcount remains at around 400 as it was in February, this round of layoffs would affect roughly 68 positions. CEO Nathan McCauley informed employees of the layoff arrangements this week.In recent years, Anchorage Digital has expanded its regulated crypto business and entered stablecoin issuance, including participating in Tether's newly launched USD stablecoin USAT. The company also received a $100 million strategic investment from Tether earlier this year. (Cointelegraph)
Tether-compliant stablecoin USAT launches on Celo, marking its second mainnet deployment after Ethereum
the token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, can be natively minted and redeemed on Celo, and can be directly used to pay on-chain gas fees via Celo's fee abstraction mechanism. USAT went live in January this year and currently has a market cap of approximately $185 million.
Aave 将在 Avalanche 推出 RWA 专项借贷市场
Aave plans to launch a Real World Assets (RWA) lending hub on Avalanche, enabling institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral without liquidating their existing positions. Tether's USAT will serve as the primary source of USD liquidity. Within two months of Aave V4 launching on Avalanche, total deposits have exceeded $20 million.
Tether-compliant stablecoin USAT launches on Celo, marking its second mainnet deployment after Ethereum
the token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, can be natively minted and redeemed on Celo, and can be directly used to pay on-chain gas fees via Celo's fee abstraction mechanism. USAT went live in January this year and currently has a market cap of approximately $185 million.
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Anchorage Digital Reportedly Lays Off About 17% of Staff, Valued at $4.2 Billion
Odaily News: U.S. digital asset bank Anchorage Digital has reportedly laid off approximately 17% of its workforce. The company was valued at $4.2 billion earlier this year; if its global headcount remains at around 400 as it was in February, this round of layoffs would affect roughly 68 positions. CEO Nathan McCauley informed employees of the layoff arrangements this week.In recent years, Anchorage Digital has expanded its regulated crypto business and entered stablecoin issuance, including participating in Tether's newly launched USD stablecoin USAT. The company also received a $100 million strategic investment from Tether earlier this year. (Cointelegraph)
Aave 将在 Avalanche 推出 RWA 专项借贷市场
Aave plans to launch a Real World Assets (RWA) lending hub on Avalanche, enabling institutions to borrow stablecoins using tokenized financial assets as collateral without liquidating their existing positions. Tether's USAT will serve as the primary source of USD liquidity. Within two months of Aave V4 launching on Avalanche, total deposits have exceeded $20 million.
Tether-compliant stablecoin USAT launches on Celo, marking its second mainnet deployment after Ethereum
the token is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, can be natively minted and redeemed on Celo, and can be directly used to pay on-chain gas fees via Celo's fee abstraction mechanism. USAT went live in January this year and currently has a market cap of approximately $185 million.
Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Pact Labs Raises $7 Million in Series A Funding Led by Tether
Pact Labs, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, has announced a $7 million Series A funding round, led by Tether, with participation from Blockchange Ventures and Lasagna. The new funds will be used to accelerate infrastructure development, enabling USAT to provide payroll services, wage withdrawals, credit, and payment solutions for millions of American workers. USAT is a USD stablecoin issued by Tether in partnership with Anchorage Digital Bank. (Prnewswire)
Tether’s stablecoin USAT saw a nearly 540% month-on-month increase in circulation in April.
According to The Block, Tether’s stablecoin USAT saw its circulating supply rise to over 140 million tokens in April—a nearly 540% increase from approximately 22 million tokens in March. During the same period, its total reserves increased to $141,178,400, exceeding the outstanding token supply by $327,450. Launched in January this year and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, USAT is designed to comply with the GENIUS Act’s 1:1 reserve requirement. The latest attestation shows that its reserves consist of $13,427,400 in cash and $127,751,000 in reverse repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.
AnchorageDigital Submits Comment Letter on GENIUS Act, Plans to Issue Stablecoin UDSPT with Western Union
Odaily Odaily has learned that AnchorageDigital Bank has submitted a comment letter regarding the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's proposed rulemaking on the GENIUS Act. The company has already issued three stablecoins for multiple partners, including USAT in collaboration with Tether, USDGO with OSL Group, and USDtb with Ethena. AnchorageDigital stated that it plans to jointly issue a fourth stablecoin, UDSPT, with Western Union in the near future, and expects to officially become a licensed payment stablecoin issuer after the GENIUS Act takes effect.