Tether, the largest issuer of stablecoins, closed the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $1.48 billion, which doubled from the $700 million it generated in the previous quarter. The company confirmed that its token circulation also jumped by 20 percent.
According to the consolidated reserve report, signed by accounting firm BDO Italia, Tether’s total assets at the end of March stood at $81.8 billion, the majority of which are in US Treasury Bills.
The stablecoin issuer also holds $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and $3.4 billion in gold on its balance sheet, 2 percent and 4 percent of its total reserve, respectively. It is the first time Tether has revealed its Bitcoin and gold holdings.
“We continue to monitor the risk-adjusted return on all assets within our portfolio on an ongoing basis and expect to make further changes as the overall economic environment changes and the market cycle progresses as a part of our normal, ongoing risk management processes,” said Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Tether.
Tether discloses they’re trading bitcoin. Imagine a stablecoin that’s backed by highly volatile tokens which are manipulated by… tether.
Tether can inflate the price of bitcoin to cover up any shortfalls. pic.twitter.com/RX6EPpiEyP
— Bitfinex’ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) May 10, 2023
The Largest Stablecoin Issuer
Tether is known for its US dollar-pegged stablecoin , USDT, which has more than $82.6 billion in market capitalization, according to Coinmarketcap. The company also issues cryptocurrencies pegged to other currencies and gold, but their market share is only a fraction of USDT.
The company is also continuously increasing its USDT circulation. In the three months between January and March, Tether held about $2.44 billion in excess reserves.
“Looking ahead to Q2, we have an extremely positive outlook and remain committed to transparency, which is why we have introduced new categories in the reserves’ breakdown in our quarterly report to provide even greater transparency to our users,” Ardoino added.
With the consolidated reports, Tether is now ensuring transparency in its operations. However, the company faced criticism earlier with allegations of not maintaining appropriate reserves. In 2021, Tether and its affiliate crypto exchange, Bitfinex, settled allegations of misleading statements brought by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, paying $42.5 million.
Tether, the largest issuer of stablecoins, closed the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $1.48 billion, which doubled from the $700 million it generated in the previous quarter. The company confirmed that its token circulation also jumped by 20 percent.
According to the consolidated reserve report, signed by accounting firm BDO Italia, Tether’s total assets at the end of March stood at $81.8 billion, the majority of which are in US Treasury Bills.
The stablecoin issuer also holds $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and $3.4 billion in gold on its balance sheet, 2 percent and 4 percent of its total reserve, respectively. It is the first time Tether has revealed its Bitcoin and gold holdings.
“We continue to monitor the risk-adjusted return on all assets within our portfolio on an ongoing basis and expect to make further changes as the overall economic environment changes and the market cycle progresses as a part of our normal, ongoing risk management processes,” said Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Tether.
Tether discloses they’re trading bitcoin. Imagine a stablecoin that’s backed by highly volatile tokens which are manipulated by… tether.
Tether can inflate the price of bitcoin to cover up any shortfalls. pic.twitter.com/RX6EPpiEyP
— Bitfinex’ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) May 10, 2023
The Largest Stablecoin Issuer
Tether is known for its US dollar-pegged stablecoin , USDT, which has more than $82.6 billion in market capitalization, according to Coinmarketcap. The company also issues cryptocurrencies pegged to other currencies and gold, but their market share is only a fraction of USDT.
The company is also continuously increasing its USDT circulation. In the three months between January and March, Tether held about $2.44 billion in excess reserves.
“Looking ahead to Q2, we have an extremely positive outlook and remain committed to transparency, which is why we have introduced new categories in the reserves’ breakdown in our quarterly report to provide even greater transparency to our users,” Ardoino added.
With the consolidated reports, Tether is now ensuring transparency in its operations. However, the company faced criticism earlier with allegations of not maintaining appropriate reserves. In 2021, Tether and its affiliate crypto exchange, Bitfinex, settled allegations of misleading statements brought by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, paying $42.5 million.
