Coinbase Targets USDT Stablecoin Rival Tether With an $86 Billion 'Stretch Goal' for USDC
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the firm aims to challenge Tether’s position as the reigning stablecoin issuer by making USDC “number one."
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