The US Department of Justice is seeking to seize more than $61 million in Tether’s USDT, alleging the stablecoin represents proceeds from the black-market sale of sanctioned Iranian oil and was ultimately intended to support Iran’s government and military, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Changing the form of assets will not eliminate financial risks; calling funds "deposits," "settlement," or "refunds" will not legitimize illegal activities.

Russia’s largest bank, Sber, is preparing to expand its crypto-backed lending to accept Tether’s USDT stablecoin and Ether as collateral alongside Bitcoin — even as the bank questions whether Russia’s own digital ruble has attracted meaningful demand.

Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ether and USDT as loan collateral once Russia’s central bank approves their use in the regulated market.

Russia is moving to bring some of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies into its regulated financial system, with the central bank proposing Bitcoin, Ether and Tether’s USDT as the first digital assets eligible for trading on official exchanges.

Tether and the Nairobi Securities Exchange signed an agreement to explore tokenized securities and the possible use of USDT in Kenya. The plan is still under review, with no live products or pilot projects announced.

Thailand's tightening of scrutiny of large cash deposits and enhanced monitoring of USDT transactions is another example of the increasingly stringent regulations governing cryptocurrencies in Southeast Asia.

Hyundai Card completed a live USDT cross-border payment between Hyundai Motor's US and Mexico units in about seven minutes. It will expand the stablecoin trial to Europe later in July 2026 with Visa and Circle.