Tether Investments announced a strategic investment in Whop.com, the world's largest internet market where people can create, connect, and transact in one place. For Tether, this alignment reflects a continued focus on extending stablecoin infrastructure into real economic activity and empowering people at scale. Connecting with Whop's global network enables faster, more efficient dollar settlement for millions of creators and users, who will have the option to choose between USD₮ and USA₮ especially in markets where existing payment systems introduce unnecessary friction and cost.

In addition to Tether's investment in the platform's growth, Whop will utilize Tether's Wallet Development Kit (WDK) to offer creators and users faster, more efficient global payments while allowing them to retain direct control over their funds, removing many of the frictions associated with traditional payment infrastructure. The framework enables seamless on-chain settlement and supports Whop's vision of creating a more flexible, internet-native economy where value moves as easily as digital content. The integration of WDK further positions Whop as a new self-custodial digital wallet for its community, powering features like lending and borrowing through modern DeFi primitives.

"Stablecoins and wallets become most powerful when they are embedded directly into people's lives, supporting their businesses, activities, families and individual stories," said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. "Our investment in Whop proudly 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. By integrating Tether's Wallet Development Kit, WDK, Whop can offer users faster global payments and more reliable financial tools, driving growth, individual, family and community self-sufficiency and financial inclusion. Whop is the future of the Internet Markets."

The platform currently supports more than 18.4 million users, with participants earning approximately $3 billion annually. Growth continues to accelerate, with gross transaction volume increasing roughly 25% month over month, reflecting strong global demand for efficient payment infrastructure. With Tether's investment and stablecoin technology, Whop is positioned to further scale this momentum by enabling seamless digital dollar settlement for a rapidly expanding international base of creators and entrepreneurs.

This latest funding round will support aggressive international expansion across LATAM, Europe, and APAC, while helping build new financial infrastructure for an already global user base and introducing advanced AI tools designed to enable agentic income opportunities for the next generation of internet entrepreneurs.