Tether filed seven trademark applications in Korea covering its company name, logo, and Tether Gold (XAUT), expanding beyond earlier filings focused mostly on stablecoin product names. Local industry reads it as groundwork for a deeper Korea push, especially as the Digital Asset Basic Act may require overseas stablecoin issuers to set up domestic branches for distribution. The move puts Tether ahead of Circle, whose CEO Jeremy Allaire visited Korea in April to meet financial groups and crypto exchanges.

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