Tether 宣布领投支付基础设施公司 Speed1 的 800 万美元融资，ego death capital 共同参与。Speed 基于比特币闪电网络与稳定币构建即时全球结算通道，支持 BTC 与 USDT 原生结算，年支付处理量超 15 亿美元，服务约 120 万用户与商户。Tether 表示，此次投资旨在强化比特币相关金融基础设施，并拓展 USDT 在现实支付场景中的应用。

<div>Tether 宣布领投支付基础设施公司 Speed1 的 800 万美元融资，ego death capital 共同参与。Speed 基于比特币闪电网络与稳定币构建即时全球结算通道，支持 BTC 与 USDT 原生结算，年支付处理量超 15 亿美元，服务约 120 万用户与商户。Tether 表示，此次投资旨在强化比特币相关金融基础设施，并拓展 USDT 在现实支付场景中的应用。<br><br><br><br></div>

Tether 领投支付基础设施公司 Speed1 的 800 万美元融资

Tether announced that it led an $8 million funding round for payment infrastructure company Speed1, with participation from ego death capital. Speed1 builds an instant global settlement channel based on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins, supporting native settlements in BTC and USDT. It processes over $1.5 billion in payments annually, serving approximately 1.2 million users and merchants. Tether stated that this investment aims to strengthen Bitcoin-related financial infrastructure and expand the application of USDT in real-world payment scenarios.

<div>Tether announced that it led an $8 million funding round for payments infrastructure company Speed1, with participation from ego death capital. Speed1 builds an instant global settlement channel based on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and stablecoins, supporting native settlements in BTC and USDT. It processes over $1.5 billion in payments annually, serving approximately 1.2 million users and merchants. Tether stated that this investment aims to strengthen Bitcoin-related financial infrastructure and expand the application of USDT in real-world payment scenarios.<br><br><br><br></div>

Tether leads $8 million funding round for payment infrastructure company Speed1.

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