Tether takes the fight to Circle with a new 'made in America' stablecoin
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-27 21:46
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, is making its move into the U.S. domestic market with the launch of USAT, a dollar-backed token issued by Anchorage Digital Bank. The launch, announced Tuesday, represents Tether’s first product specifically designed to operate within the U.S. federal stablecoin framework established under the GENIUS Act. Unlike the globally oriented USDT, USAT is issued directly through Anchorage, a federally chartered, crypto-native bank, bringing its governan ...