Tether invests in AIsa AI agents; Circle, Coinbase back rival stablecoin

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Tether joins AIsa seed extension, bringing total funding above $9 million. Circle defends USDC economics as Coinbase backs Open USD.

Tether and HIVEN joined AIsa’s seed extension round, lifting total funding above $9 million. AIsa is building a governed network for enterprise AI agents to discover, access and pay for data, models and tools. [2]

Circle defended USDC economics after Coinbase, its largest partner, backed Open USD, a rival that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee. [1]

Sources

  1. Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut

    CoinDesk · · Summary only

  2. Tether backs AIsa as strategic investor, completing seed extension round

    Cointelegraph · · Full text

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