Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: In the lead-up to Seoul's Korea Blockchain Week, discussions about a Korean Won stablecoin were among the leading narratives. The idea carries political weight, positioning local currencies as digital alternatives to the U.S. dollar. However, despite the enthusiasm, most Asian currencies are hindered by capital controls that render them unsuitable for global circulation. That leaves the Hong Kong dollar as the region’s only truly usable stablec ...

Tether Holdings is in talks with investors to raise as much as $20b, a deal that could value the stablecoin issuer near $500b and place it among the world’s most valuable private companies. The firm is seeking between $15b and $20b through a private placement for about a 3% stake, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The transaction would reportedly involve new equity, not secondary sales by existing backers. Cantor Fitzgerald is acting as lead adviser on the process. A valuation near half a trillion dollars wou ...

Tether Holdings SA, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, is in talks with investors to raise as much as $20 billion, a deal that could propel the crypto firm into the highest ranks of the world’s most valuable private companies. Most Read from Bloomberg The El Salvador-based company is seeking between $15 billion and $20 billion in exchange for a roughly 3% stake through a private placement, according to two people familiar with the matter. Another person involved in the process cautioned that th ...

Stablecoin giant Tether Holdings is hoping to raise up to $20 billion in a private placement that could give the company a monetary value of up to $500 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing two unnamed sources. The valuation would cast the issuer of USDT, the world's largest stablecoin, into the ranks of artificial intelligence developer OpenAI and Elon Musk's space transport company SpaceX, which received similar valuations. El Salvador-based Tether is aiming to raise $15-$20 billion for an app ...

尽管融资计划引发市场关注，但交易能否最终达成仍存在不确定性。据报道，相关讨论仍处于早期阶 段，拟议投资的条款可能发生变化。 泰达币发行人Tether寻求按5000亿美元估值通过非公开配售融资至多200亿美元。 9月23日据媒体报道，全球最大稳定币发行商Tether正在与投资者洽谈，计划以约3%的股权换取150亿至 200亿美元的投资。此次融资将通过发行新股进行，而非现有股东出售股份。 Cantor Fitzgerald据报担任这笔潜在交易的主要顾问。如交易达成，这家总部位于萨尔瓦多的加密货币 公司估值将达到约5000亿美元，跻身全球最有价值私人公司行列。 Tether的高估值主要源于其稳定币业务的盈利能力。 作为USDT的发行方，Tether通过将用户资金投资于美国国债等资产获得收益，同时保持稳定币与美元 的1:1锚定。 USDT在全球加密货币交易中占据主导地位，为交易所、机构投资者和个人用户提供流动性。随着加密 货币市场规模不断扩大，对稳定币的需求持续增长，为Tether创造了稳定的收入来源。 融资规模创行业纪录 融资规模将创下加密货币行业新纪录。 按照200亿美元的融资上限计算，Tether的估值将达到约 ...

Stablecoin giant Tether is looking to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion for about a 3% stake in the company through a private placement, Bloomberg reported, citing two people familiar with the matter. The massive raise would bring its valuation to around $500 billion, putting it in the same league as OpenAI and SpaceX, Bloomberg reported. Tether would be issuing new equity, and Cantor Fitzgerald is acting as lead adviser. Tether's USDT has market cap of around $172.8 billion, making it the larges ...

(Reuters) -Crypto giant Tether is in talks to raise as much as $20 billion in a private placement that could value the El Salvador-based firm at about $500 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. The company is seeking $15 billion to $20 billion for roughly a 3% stake, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Still, the figures were top-end targets and eventual numbers could end up significantly lower, with the valuation of the company depending on the stake offered, the report added ...

stablecoin, USDT, USDC, Visa, frax stablecoin. Photo by BeInCrypto Kazakhstan is planning to launch "Evo," a new stablecoin pegged to its national currency, Tenge. Solana, Mastercard, and several local organizations are supporting the project. This project aims to create a cohesive local Web3 industry for the nation. Hopefully, this high level of local commitment and international partnerships can ensure success. Kazakhstan's New Stablecoin Kazakhstan is no stranger to the crypto industry, spending sev ...

Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. Its native token ENA drew attention on Tuesday, Sept. 23, after staging a 5% intraday rally despite prevailing bearish sentiment across crypto markets. The bounce followed five consecutive days of losses, which saw ENA decline more than 20% since the Fed’s Sept. 18 rate cut triggered downturns in demand for USD-pegged assets. At press time, ENA had reclaimed the $0.61 level, rising 5%, despite a 32% decline in trading volume in the las ...

Ripple, XRP. Photo by BeInCrypto Ripple and Securitize announced a smart contract. It lets holders of BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL tokenized Treasury funds redeem shares for Ripple USD (RLUSD). The feature creates a regulated off-ramp that works 24/7. It gives institutional investors instant settlement and programmable liquidity. Ripple and Securitize enable institutional off-ramp BlackRock launched the USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) in March 2024. It surpassed $1 billion in ass ...