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Tether Returns to Bitcoin, Sparking Payments Debate
Original: Tether Brings Its $184 Billion Stablecoin Back to Bitcoin: Will BTC Regain Its Role as a Payments Network?
Tether is bringing its USDT stablecoin, valued at roughly $184 billion in circulation, back to the Bitcoin network via the Lightning-enabled Taproot Assets protocol. The move reignites debate over whether Bitcoin can once again serve as a practical payments network, after stablecoin activity migrated largely to Ethereum and Tron over recent years. Analysts are weighing whether low-fee Bitcoin routing could win mainstream transaction volume.
Why now: Tether's expansion to Bitcoin is newsworthy because it could reshape which blockchain dominates stablecoin payments.
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- Tether Brings Its $184 Billion Stablecoin Back to Bitcoin: Will BTC Regain Its Role as a Payments Network? · Yahoo Finance
- Tether Brings Its $184 Billion Stablecoin Back to Bitcoin: Will BTC Regain Its Role as a Payments Network? · 24/7 Wall St.
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