Tether Leads $8 Million Investment in Speed to Boost USDT on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

December 17, 2025 – Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has announced a strategic $8 million investment in Speed1, Inc. (Speed), a payments infrastructure company specializing in instant global settlements using the Bitcoin Lightning Network combined with stablecoins. The funding round was co-led by Tether and Ego Death Capital, a Bitcoin-focused venture …

The History of Tether: From Realcoin to $100 Billion

Tether (USDT) is the lifeblood of the crypto market, but its history is filled with drama, lawsuits, and innovation. Learn how a small project named “Realcoin” became the most important asset in digital finance. 2014: The Birth of Realcoin Founded by Brock Pierce, Reeve Collins, and Craig Sellars, the project was originally built on the …