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Tether unveils consumer self-custody wallet supporting USDT and bitcoin transfers
Tether has launched a self-custody wallet, Tether Wallet, that supports USDT, bitcoin and tokenised gold. The company said it aims to reach billions of users excluded from the traditional financial system and to put payment infrastructure directly in users’ hands. The wallet supports a limited set of assets and lets users send funds via human-readable identifiers. It also lets users pay fees with the transferred asset and runs on multiple networks including Ethereum and Bitcoin Lightning.
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Tether releases first reserve report for U.S.-regulated stablecoin USAT
Anchorage Digital Bank released Tether’s first reserve verification report for its U.S.-regulated stablecoin USAT, The Block reported on Monday. As of Jan. 31, Tether held $17,604,716 in reserves against 17,501,391 USAT in circulation, about 0.6 percent more than outstanding. The reserves consist of U.S. dollar cash and reverse repo agreements backed by U.S. Treasuries, held in segregated trust accounts. USAT was launched on Jan. 27 and is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank.
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Tether invests $100 million in Anchorage Digital
Stablecoin issuer Tether has made a $100 million strategic equity investment in U.S. federally regulated digital asset bank Anchorage Digital, The Block reported on Feb. 5. Anchorage Digital was valued at $4.2 billion. Tether said the investment is part of a long-term partnership to strengthen digital asset infrastructure. The deal follows Tether\'s launch of a regulated U.S. stablecoin, USAT, using Anchorage\'s infrastructure, under the GENIUS Act passed by Congress last year.