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Tether invests in Bolivia fintech Peso to expand USDT payment infrastructure

Tether has made a pre-seed investment in Bolivian fintech Peso to expand USDT-based payment infrastructure. The funds will be used to widen Peso’s USDT payment network in Bolivia and extend it to Brazil, Colombia and Argentina, although the investment size was not disclosed. Peso links stablecoin payments to local commerce and banking systems and has integrated USDT payments with food delivery service Yango in Bolivia.

Crypto

Stablecoin remittance costs 84 percent lower than traditional transfers

A study found that stablecoin-based remittances cost about 84 percent less than traditional overseas transfers. Borderless reported that sending $200 cost $2 via stablecoin networks, versus $12.72 through conventional channels. The comparison used Borderless’ 2026 third-quarter pricing and World Bank data for the same period in 2025. Costs were also lower in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Stablecoin payments settled within minutes via local networks, while SWIFT typically settled the next business day.

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Narcolepsy patients\' brains may be younger than expected, review finds

A research review has found that evidence supporting early brain ageing in people with narcolepsy does not appear consistently, despite severe sleep disruption. The finding is unusual given earlier studies linking sleep disorders to cognitive decline and dementia. Researchers reviewed prior studies on type 1 narcolepsy and brain ageing and pointed to orexin deficiency as a possible factor. They said this does not mean the condition prevents dementia.