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Tether Signs Exploratory MoU With Kazakhstan’s Central Bank on Tenge Stablecoin

Tether signed a non-binding MoU on October 7, 2026 with Kazakhstan's central bank and Alatau City to study a tenge-pegged stablecoin and tokenization.

Elena Petrova
Elena Petrova
Regulation Correspondent · 18 hours ago · 4 mins read
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Elena Petrova
Elena Petrova
Regulation Correspondent

Elena Petrova is STnews's Regulation Correspondent, reporting on MiCA, SEC and CFTC actions, the…

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Tether Signs Exploratory MoU With Kazakhstan's Central Bank on Tenge Stablecoin
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Sarah Williams
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Sarah Williams is STnews's Blockchain Editor, leading coverage of blockchain technology, DeFi investigations, exchange…

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Zcash Activates NU7 Upgrade on Testnet Ahead of October 20 Mainnet Vote
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David Okafor
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David Okafor is STnews's DeFi & Web3 Lead, covering Layer-2 scaling, rollups, MEV, account…

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Binance to Shut Down Mining Pool and Cloud Mining Services on November 10
James Nakamoto
James Nakamoto
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Bitcoin Nears $87,000 After Weak September Jobs Report, Then Retreats Below $82K
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    Bitcoin Nears $87,000 After Weak September Jobs Report, Then Retreats Below $82K

    Bitcoin briefly tapped about $87,229 on Oct 2, 2026 after US payrolls rose just…

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    FSB Warns G20 That Global Stablecoin Crisis Plans Remain Untested

    The FSB warned on October 12, 2026 that crisis plans for global stablecoins are…

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    CFTC Opens Rulemaking for Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading With a New Exchange Category

    The CFTC's Oct. 5, 2026 advance notice would build a federal framework for leveraged…

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    Ethereum Spot ETFs Hit by Multi-Day Outflow Streak Led by BlackRock’s ETHA

    US spot Ethereum ETFs saw sustained early-October outflows led by BlackRock's ETHA, with about…

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1 BUIDL BlackRock + Securitize $2.34B 4.92% Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum
2 OUSG Ondo Finance $680M 4.81% Ethereum, Solana, Sui
3 FOBXX Franklin Templeton $540M 4.75% Stellar, Polygon, Avalanche
4 USDY Ondo Finance $510M 4.85% Ethereum, Solana, Mantle
5 BENJI Franklin Templeton $420M 4.78% Stellar, Base
6 TBILL OpenEden $210M 4.90% Ethereum, XRPL
7 USTB Superstate $180M 4.88% Ethereum
8 JTRSY Backed Finance $95M 4.65% Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum
9 TFUND Hashnote $78M 4.83% Ethereum
10 USYC Hashnote $55M 4.92% Ethereum, Canton

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