Tether invested in EFY Finance to boost institutional stablecoin use in Latin America, integrating USD₮ and USA₮ into EFY's payments and custody infrastructure across 17 countries.
Jonathan Spalletta was convicted of computer fraud and money laundering for two Uranium Finance hacks totaling $54.7 million; DOJ filed civil forfeiture cases for USDC and USDT.
![Spalletta convicted as DOJ files [ticker USDC], [ticker USDT] forfeiture cases](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/article-1297-200x130.png)
Tether reports freezing approximately $550 million in Iran-linked USD₮ during 2026, aligning with expanded U.S. sanctions and facing Senate criticism over wallet blocking.
![Tether reports approximately $550 million in Iran-linked [ticker USDT] freezes](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/article-1090-200x130.png)
Aave governance receives two recovery requests for misdirected UNI and USDT tokens on BNB Smart Chain and Arbitrum, seeking inclusion in a future Rescue Mission.
![Aave governance gets two recovery requests for misdirected UNI and [ticker USDT]](https://coinscoop.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/article-1002-200x130.png)
Binance is discontinuing Zilliqa mainnet support, migrating ZIL to ZILEVM, and ending UAH fiat services and the USDT/UAH spot market for Ukrainian users by September 28.
The Department of Justice publicly thanked Tether for its proactive assistance in an enforcement action that restrained over $52 million in cryptocurrency linked to Xinbi Guarantee.
Tether and Fasanara Capital launched StableFund, a $400 million private credit vehicle to direct institutional capital to SMEs using USD₮ settlement infrastructure.
LlamaRisk proposes Aave stablecoin rate-model changes, including a 100-basis-point increase to USDe's base rate and a 20-basis-point increase to Slope1 for other stablecoins.
