Tether leads $15 million funding round for AI-focused payment startup Mural

Tether led a $15 million Series A funding round for Mural, an AI-focused payment startup based in New York, with participation from North Island Ventures and existing investors. The round brings Mural's total funding to $28 million. The deal signals Tether's continued push into payments infrastructure but is small relative to crypto market flows, so it is unlikely to move prices on its own.