Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has invested in Whop, a digital marketplace.
Tether did not reveal the details on the investment.
According to a statement from the firm, Whop will integrate Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK), supporting self-custodial USD₮ and USA₮ payments directly inside the platform. This means that Whop users will no longer need to depend on legacy payment rails.
Tether states this supports its thesis of stablecoins plus self-custody wallets.
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether said the investment in reflects Tether’s focus on supporting real economic activity by “providing efficient digital dollar and wallet infrastructure that can scale to billions of people, across every continent.”
Whop.com is US -based social commerce marketplace founded in 2021. It serves as a digital “Etsy,” allowing creators and entrepreneurs to sell digital products, including community access (Discord/Telegram), courses, and software.
Tether, which earned a profit around $15 billion in 2025, has aggressively invested in other firms in recent years. Currently Tether has committed capital to around 120 companies while maintaining significant holdings in Bitcoin, Gold and US T Blls.
Tether competes with a growing number of stablecoin issuers. The company recently partnered with Anchorage Digital to offer a compliant stablecoin to the US market.
