Opera’s 18% Surge: Tether’s Gold and Dollars Unleashed!

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Tether, that paragon of financial prudence, has allied itself with Opera’s MiniPay wallet, a digital alchemist’s dream, to expand the reach of USDt and Tether Gold XAU₮ across the nebulous realms of emerging markets. Opera’s shares, that fickle barometer of investor sentiment, have ascended by nearly 18% since the partnership’s announcement-a rally that would make a stockbroker weep with joy.

  • Tether, ever the charlatan of stability, has broadened its USDt and XAU₮ dominion through Opera’s MiniPay wallet, a tool designed to seduce the uninitiated into the cult of stablecoins.
  • MiniPay, that paragon of efficiency, has logged an astonishing 96 million USDt transactions and 3.5 million peer-to-peer payments in December 2025 alone-a testament to humanity’s insatiable hunger for digital gold.
  • Opera’s stock, that fickle mistress, has rewarded the partnership with a 18% crescendo, a financial sonata that would make even a Wall Street titan blush.

According to a Feb. 2 proclamation, MiniPay users now possess the magical ability to “send, receive, and hold” USDt while also “converting part of their balance into XAUt0,” a feat that promises to shield them from the whims of inflation and currency volatility-though one suspects the real magic lies in the marketing.

MiniPay, Opera’s self-custodial wallet, operates on the Celo blockchain, a digital frontier targeting mobile-first regions like Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. There, it has achieved a 50% surge in Q4 2025, a growth spurt that would make even a venture capitalist weep with pride.

MiniPay, that ubiquitous presence, is accessible on both Android and iOS, boasting a global footprint in 60 countries with 12.6 million activated wallets-a number that would impress even the most jaded of statisticians.

“Tether’s mission has always been to provide simple, reliable access to stable value for people who need it most,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino declared, a statement so saccharine it could cure diabetes.

“By supporting USDt and XAUt0 in MiniPay, we’re helping create tools that make digital assets genuinely useful, whether for sending money, saving in dollars, or protecting value in gold.” A sentiment so earnest it might as well be etched on a tombstone.

MiniPay first embraced USDt support in July 2024, a digital baptism that introduced Pockets, a stablecoin swap feature powered by the Mento protocol. Users could now swap between cUSD, USDT, and USDC with a drag-and-drop motion-a feature so intuitive, it’s almost criminal.

Since then, demand for USDt has surged, with MiniPay housing over 7 million phone-verified USDt wallets. According to Tether, users have processed 96 million USDt transfers in December alone, alongside 3.5 million peer-to-peer payments-a digital deluge that would make a river jealous.

“Millions of users are now holding, sending, and saving in digital dollars seamlessly, often for the first time. MiniPay brings stable, on-chain money to the people who need it most,” Jørgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera, proclaimed, a statement so hollow it echoes like a funeral dirge.

Now, MiniPay users, those intrepid digital pioneers, also have access to Tether tokenized gold XAUT, an “inflation-resistant savings option” that sounds less like a financial tool and more like a medieval talisman.

Opera shares rally

Opera’s stock, that fickle mistress, climbed as much as 18% before closing Feb. 2 with gains of a little over 13.5% and another 3.55% in after-market trading-a financial rollercoaster that would make a thrill-seeker weep with joy.

Over the past years, the company has continued to expand its core web browser offering with several Web3 features, from integrated stablecoin wallets to decentralized applications-a digital arms race that leaves no stone unturned.

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2026-02-03 11:12