US EditionTether aims to bring stablecoins and payments to Bitcoin with investment in Ark Labs
Tether's $5.2 million investment helps Ark Labs develop Arkade, enabling programmable payments and faster settlements for stablecoins on Bitcoin's network.
- On March 12, 2026, Ark Labs announced a $5.2M seed round in Lugano, with Tether investing to bring programmable payments to the Bitcoin network.
- As it moves beyond core stablecoin business, Tether aims to boost USDT use on Bitcoin and said the funding will help expand infrastructure for stablecoins and programmable payments.
- Arkade, Ark Labs' execution layer, has been live since October 2025 with partners building payments and lending, lifting Ark Labs' institutional backing beyond $7.7M.
- Tether's backing will accelerate partners building payments and lending on Bitcoin, while Ark Labs positions itself to power onchain finance for fintechs, brokerages, asset managers, and payment companies.
- Extending Bitcoin into a platform for programmable money positions Arkade for broader financial use as stablecoins often move on Ethereum or Tron, so enabling them on Bitcoin would shift token flows, Marco Argentieri said 'Arkade aims to change that'.
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Tether Backs Ark Labs in $5.2M Round to Expand USDT on Bitcoin
The post Tether Backs Ark Labs in $5.2M Round to Expand USDT on Bitcoin appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tether backs Ark Labs in $5.2M round to expand USDT access and payments on Bitcoin. Ark Labs secures Tether funding to develop a scalable Bitcoin payment infrastructure. Tether supports the Arkade project to enable programmable stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. On March 12, Tether made a strategic investment in Ark Labs as it expanded acces…
Tether announces its arrival on Arkade, a layer 2 of Bitcoin. The USDT issuer has invested in Ark Labs in order to support the development of an infrastructure allowing to emit and use stablecoins on Bitcoin. This initiative accompanies the launch of Arkade Assets, a protocol dedicated to fungible tokens. The Stablecoins article on Bitcoin: Tether announces its arrival on Layer 2 Arkade appeared first on Cryptoast.
Tether Backs Ark Labs to Enable Programmable Stablecoin Paym
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Tether Invests $5.2 Million in Ark Labs to Supercharge Bitcoin Stablecoins
Tether Investments has made a major play in the Bitcoin ecosystem with a strategic investment of $5.2 million in Ark Labs, the team behind Arkade, a programmable infrastructure built on Bitcoin. According to the press release from March 12, this investment brings Ark Labs’ total funding to $7.7 million and demonstrates Tether Investments’ commitment to expanding stablecoin usability on the biggest and most liquid blockchain network in the world.…
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