id,date,date_precision,status,transaction_type,round,amount_usd_low,amount_usd_high,lead_or_buyer,co_leads,valuation_usd_low,valuation_usd_high,valuation_basis,valuation_to_run_rate_multiple,multiple_bound,multiple_basis,step_up_vs_prior_closed,price_per_share_usd_low,price_per_share_usd_high,shares,source,source_url,other_source_urls,notes,last_updated
talks-2026-04-03,2026-04-03,day,Reported talks,reported_talks,Reported “final push” (raise on hold since),,,,,500000000000,500000000000,"Target valuation, per The Information (via Cointelegraph)",,,,,,,,"Cointelegraph citing The Information, 4 Apr 2026",https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-may-delay-fundraising-500b-valuation-demand-report,https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/tether-completes-first-full-independent-195039624.html,"Tether was pressing investors to commit within two weeks and might delay if demand fell short (The Information). Outcome as of 13 Nov 2026: on hold. Investing.com (13 Aug 2026): “The fundraising was placed on hold”, partly awaiting the KPMG audit and partly because of the crypto downturn. No close reported.",2026-11-13
talks-2026-02-04,2026-02-04,day,Reported talks,reported_talks,Reported scale-back,5000000000,5000000000,,,500000000000,500000000000,Proposed valuation that investors resisted (FT via CoinDesk),,,,,,,,"CoinDesk citing the Financial Times, 4 Feb 2026",https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/04/tether-scales-back-usd20-billion-funding-ambitions-after-investor-resistance-ft,,"CEO Paolo Ardoino told the FT the $15B–$20B range was a ceiling, not a target: “That number is not our goal.”",2026-11-13
talks-2025-09-23,2025-09-23,day,Reported talks,reported_talks,"Reported raise (new equity, private placement)",15000000000,20000000000,"Cantor Fitzgerald (lead adviser, per Bloomberg via Cointelegraph)",,500000000000,500000000000,Reported by Bloomberg; basis not stated,,,,,,,,"CNBC citing Bloomberg, 23 Sep 2025",https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/tether-reportedly-seeks-lofty-500-billion-valuation-in-capital-raise-.html,https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-09-24-2025/card/tether-in-talks-to-raise-20-billion-at-500-billion-valuation-fpJUaZrBXuWcclcjKqCI https://news.bloomberglaw.com/capital-markets/tethers-500-billion-bid-marks-watershed-in-stablecoin-finance https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-may-delay-fundraising-500b-valuation-demand-report,"CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed on X that Tether was “evaluating a raise from a selected group of high-profile key investors” (CNBC). New shares, not a secondary sale (Bloomberg via CNBC).",2026-11-13
convertible-2024-11-24,2024-11-24,day,Convertible bond,convertible_bond,Cantor Fitzgerald convertible bond (reported),,,Cantor Fitzgerald,,,,No company valuation stated by WSJ or Tether,,,,,,,,"The Wall Street Journal, 29 Jan 2025",https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/fed-interest-rate-tesla-meta-earnings-01-29-2025/card/sen-warren-presses-howard-lutnick-on-tether-ties-before-confirmation-hearing-cEvRGcskZwmj7N8FuOjk,,"WSJ (Nov 2024) reported a deal giving Cantor about 5% of Tether. Howard Lutnick told senators (29 Jan 2025) that Cantor “had no equity in Tether, but owned a convertible bond” (WSJ). A closed debt transaction, not an equity round. Date is the WSJ report date; the deal was struck earlier (“within the past year”). No amount or valuation shown because neither was disclosed by a party to the deal.",2026-11-13