USDT

Cptn_BenjaminWillard

I really look at Tether's mcap to feel things out for what's making the crypto market bouyant. Tether hasn't really printed for the last 40 days, which is VERY uncharacteristic compared to the last several years. There were a couple weeks starting in mid-Dec 2024 where there was no constant slight growth in supply of USDT, and a blip in July 2023 too. Other than that, it's been a slow and steady climb. Once USDT starts to grow in capitalization again, we're going to see significant gains in BTC's price. Frankly, I'm amazed that it hasn't gone down significantly over the past month, considering Tether's stagnation.

AnusMistakus

friendly reminder, if you're holding BTC and 87 breaks, next support is at 78 so be prepared. https://www.coinglass.com/mergev2/BTC-USDT-SPOT

eth03

I'm being convinced the market isn't the same anymore. I used to go by halving schedules, altcoin seasons, etc. But the market is different now and there's new factors at play like the threat of quantum computing attacks, geopolitical risks, and liquidity issues concerning USDT. The old way of figuring out where things will go isn't useful anymore.

RealCryptoDT

Good work on DCA-ing! You’re on your way to being a whole coiner. I built ZenDCA to help people like you 4 years ago. Right now you can only create schedules buying with fiat (limit orders, lowest fees), but Im working on allowing purchases with stablecoins too. This will work great with your process and I’ll actually be doing that myself on Gemini too (auto USDT purchases and then auto DCA on ZenDCA, full automation). Check it out if you want and good luck!

_TheWolfOfWalmart_

USDT

ctrl_alt_bye

Yeah buying using fiat is not supported in my country of residence. As of now, I am doing P2P to get USDT.

SeaBass_Farts-3755

Thanks for the reply. My thoughts exactly re: if I move from bank account to USDT then there’s that paper trail and gov’t or powers at be can be like “what’s you do with this $ that was converted to USDT? Where’d that go?” And that’s why I was saying it’s still not anonymous. I haven’t looked into Robosats or Bisq but are you saying with that you’re just giving the other party your bank info and behind the scenes it just looks like you’re sending $ to another person?

ExpensiveGrowth4945

Using USDT would remove the Bank risk, the seller doesn't learn the buyers bank details, so now you have that privacy you wanted in HODL HODL, but you're right, now you need to get that USDT into your bank and you hit the privacy issue there. The problem is the bank. Without the bank, you have the need for in-person cash trades. The problem is fiat. I personally would use something like Bisq or for smaller amounts Robosats. No USDT, no KYC, just peer to peer with an arbiter and coordination system which has by design minimal information unless you start a dispute and need to provide details. I accept that the person I am trading with is going to know my name and bank account details, it is a risk, we can't have perfect security, but that vs giving Coinbase or someone else my bank details plus trading history plus IP address and so on is much bigger in my opinion. Especially because they are a company and companies can be compelled by intelligence agencies to act maliciously toward users (eg. give us their data and don't tell them) and also they are honeypots for criminals just the same.

Sad-Watch2476

Swapped 2k for ETH and USDT and transferred to my cold wallet just to check. Was easy

Sad-Watch2476

Thought about it. This was my first time using Phantom so I swapped for 1k ETH and 1k USDT and moved to my cold wallet just to see if it was even possible to sell.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; An independent blockchain investigator, Tanuki42, has linked over $500 million in Tether (USDT) moved by Iran's central bank to funds stolen from Bybit, allegedly laundered by a North Korean hacking group. The investigation traced transactions involving Modex Co, which exchanged Emirati Dirhams for USDT with Iran's central bank. The same entity reportedly received $1.7 million from Bybit's $1.5 billion hack. Both Iran and North Korea are using USDT to bypass sanctions and launder funds, with Iran moving its USDT after a hack on the Nobitex exchange. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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Witterki

USDT and ETH, having the Pro account is worth it

CoinGate

Last year, USDT was first and BTC 2nd. This year, USDC might rank higher as we have delisted USDT due to regulatory reasons.

ChocoChipsTish

USOR is that new token mimicking U.S. oil reserves on blockchain. Not sure about the legitimacy, but price is pumping. I snagged some on BingX via ChainSpot: super straightforward, no bridges or anything. Search for USOR, pay with USDT, and it's done.

OpenRole

The point is to not use USDT 🤦🏿‍♂️

Abdeliq

Using USDT to prop up a currency and settle trade during sanctions sounds creative but it’s a *security risk too*. Freezing millions in stablecoins linked to the Central Bank shows how regulatory compliance mechanisms still have teeth, even in decentralized networks

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tldr; Iran's Central Bank attempted to use stablecoins, specifically tether (USDT), to bypass international sanctions and stabilize its local currency. Analysts revealed that Iran acquired at least $507 million in USDT in 2025, using it for international trade and currency support. However, this strategy faced risks, including frozen accounts and law enforcement actions. In June 2025, $37 million in USDT linked to the bank was frozen, and funds were redirected through decentralized exchanges and cross-chain services. Iran's crypto ecosystem reached $7.78 billion in 2025. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Wonderful_Link_5057

I think one of the high APY is USDT but you need to be a pro member

Cryptopearl13

One push higher for BTC. Second half of 2026 we will reach bear market low -> 3 - 3.5% USDT.D

Cryptopearl13

First we will see 3 - 3.5% USDT.D -> cycle top. Than huge buy opportunity > 9% USDT.D.

WorkingLime

Of course I shouldn't trust USDT I better trust our currency the Bolivar which has had 14 zeroes removed since 2007

Cryptocaller

USDT price should never change. It’s a stable coin backed by USD.

ChripToh_KarenSy

Just to clarify, USDT on Tron, not TRX right?

ChocoChipsTish

USOR is pumping on the "America's oil on blockchain" angle. Not sure on legitimacy, but volume is decent on Meteora pools. Snagged a bag via BingX ChainSpot, straightforward as hell. Search USOR, pay with USDT, receives in account instantly.

ChocoChipsTish

USOR is that new token mimicking U.S. oil reserves on blockchain. Not sure about the legitimacy, but price is pumping. I snagged some on BingX via ChainSpot: super straightforward, no bridges or anything. Search for USOR, pay with USDT, and it's done. BingX TradFi is great too if you want to trade actual crude futures alongside it.

Cryptomuscom

If you go with USDT, make sure the platform supports the Solana or Polygon network.

mateussh

USDT for sure.

Narrow-Pattern-7483

Specializing in USDT

Hena_Evore

Machines.cash lets you convert BTC or USDT into spendable balance through virtual Visa cards without exchange hopping. You deposit crypto once, create cards with spending limits, and use them anywhere Visa works. Settles in USDC with single-use deposit addresses to reduce wallet linkage.

PuppyIover101

What's the point of this comment? The same would go for using USDT if you're in that LoB.

Fishherr

USDT.D is a metric/chart lol not an asset. USDT is a stablecoin. I’m referring to stable coin dominance here.

Fishherr

Just wait for 9-10% USDT.D, great spot to buy.

awesomeplenty

Whales are looking to liquidate MSTR as they publicly stated that they would be in trouble when BTC reaches $20k. All hell will break loose, cascading domino effects, all exchanges bankrupts as reserves are all fake, 99.99% of projects capitulates as Devs can't pay the bills and finds a real non crypto job, miners switches off asic and pivots to providing GPU for AI instead, everyone's portfolio goes down 90-99%, USDT depegs, and we start over fresh.

Jabulon

isnt USDC slightly safer than USDT?

biba8163

> $TRUMP Coin is going to deliver an education to people who missed out enrolling at Trump University. **(Jan.18, 2025)** https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i3uktp/daily_crypto_discussion_january_18_2025_gmt0/m7uhtzf > Reminder: **(Feb, 2025)** > - The Trumps have not put any of their money in crypto. They are collecting money including ETH, USDT, USDC, etc by selling WLFI tokens and also memecoins > - Donald Trump has bankrupted 6 casinos and now has made Ethereum his casino > - $WLFI is run Chase Herro Zachary Folkman who previously ranDough Finance a fork of AAVE that was hacked for $1.8M in July 2024 and went bankrupt. https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1ikp5qf/trumpbacked_world_liberty_financial_is_loading_up/mbogi7e/ **Education isn't cheap!** > just bought some trump. watched it go from $30 to $40 so fast. then bought some on the way down. https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i4l3ol/daily_crypto_discussion_january_19_2025_gmt0/m7xflwn/?context=3 > $TRUMP to $100 https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1iporry/daily_crypto_discussion_february_15_2025_gmt0/mcv0pfn/ > All aboard the $TRUMP train https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1iporry/daily_crypto_discussion_february_15_2025_gmt0/mcx4t06/ > It’s good to know this community hates $TRUMP coin. Always inverse this sub is the golden rule. Trump to the moon 🚀🚀🚀 https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1iporry/daily_crypto_discussion_february_15_2025_gmt0/mcxyl1g > I told my sister I bought some $TRUMP yesterday. she wanted me to buy some for her too. so i just did. https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1i4l3ol/daily_crypto_discussion_january_19_2025_gmt0/m812na6/ > It’s the perfect currency. $TRUMP could be used for many applications like buying a Tesla if Elon pushes for it. https://np.reddit.com/r/OfficialTrumpCoin/comments/1iait25/since_this_is_a_memecoin/m9aia6n/

One-Opportunity3358

Turn on Hedge Mode in futures trading on Binance, for BTC/USDT pair: Long $25 * 2x = $50 position size Short $25 * 2x = $50 position size Take both Long and Short from single entry point, say 91000. When Fear and Greed is below 25 then take profit from Short and pull your Long entry lower by adding $50 again for Long. When Fear and Greed is above 75 then take profit from long and pull Short position above by adding $50 again. As per your $1K collateral never increase your position size > $100, in total $200, 100 for Long and 100 for Short. Observe market and your open trade daily. Always do perfect calculation of your position sizes, liquidation price if you think of increasing the position size.

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GreedVault

Sorry, i didnt know that...but its still a shift from direct support (USD) to indirect support (USDT).

GreedVault

USDT is backed by US T-bills......

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Amid political and economic instability in Venezuela, locals have increasingly turned to the Tether-issued USDT stablecoin to protect their savings from hyperinflation and government control. USDT, a dollar-pegged digital token, has become a popular tool for remittances and preserving wealth in emerging markets. However, surges in demand can cause price fluctuations, highlighting liquidity issues. Despite risks, stablecoins like USDT offer a critical financial lifeline in regions with unstable currencies and repressive regimes. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Prestigious-Heat295

Your feeling are probably justified by many who hold btc and crypto. However compared to gold, BTC is a mere infant. But what it has achieved since it's Genesis, its extraordinary. Despite all the talk of it being decentralised, I always knew that in order for BTC to be truly worth something, it will need adoption at a governmental and institutional level. Most of us here don't trust the governments of our nations.. We're mostly running on a hope that they won't complete bend us over.... However, a large majority of people still want to see their governments and other governments endorse an asset.... And it be put to use. Yes BTC is a risk on asset as compared to Gold and Silver... But let's talk in 20 years from now. BTC needs to go through all the shenanigans which happen in the financial and geo political climate for it to truly prove itself. In fact it's of utmost necessity that it go through every possibile scenario and then if it survives, it would have truly proven itself. That's when we will see real mass adoption. Ask yourself, would you trust an asset more or less if it hasn't gone through all of what has been thrown at btc? That's BTC for me and how I view it. Everything else called crypto, I feel is just a way to pull more money into the crypto sphere... Which will eventually make it's way into BTC. The minting and market cap of USDT has not decreased... It's only gone up. Crypto is just another form of leverage trading, just done differently. And like most people playing leverage, there are very very few winners, and a vast majority of losers. It's a zero sum game, but that's how the money goes from the impatient to the patient.

ObligationSea2667

Idk, people are rotating out for stable coins and/or paxg. Just look at paxg/USDT on binance - it had risen at the EXACT same date and time as BTC took a couple big red candle wicks. Same thing just happened now. It’s being rotated out for more stable coins thanks to trumps BS

SeaBass_Farts-3755

Ok but if you have to convert your cash from bank account to say USDT and then USDT to BTC then there’s still a trail, no? I feel like I’m missing something. When I looked at HODL HODL offers the method of accepted payment was anything but “US fiat.” It still had to be converted to something digital before it went to the seller.

ResidentLow8662

Easy entry with USDT, just did it

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Crypto markets experienced over $864 million in liquidations within 24 hours, impacting more than 241,000 traders. Bitcoin and Ethereum were heavily affected, with $229 million and $153 million in liquidations, respectively. Long positions accounted for $782 million of the losses. The total crypto market capitalization dropped nearly 3% to around $3.2 trillion. The largest single loss was a $25.8 million BTC-USDT position on Hyperliquid. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Fluffy_Cookie_2023

I checked Mevolaxy after seeing the feedback and the 0.87% daily USDT rate is solid.

menschlich2022

Their optimization is great, but honestly the weekly 6% on USDT is what kept me around.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ethereum has reached record daily transaction levels while transaction fees have dropped significantly, reflecting the success of its modular scaling architecture, including EIP-4844. Stablecoin transfers, particularly Tether's USDT, dominate network usage. Validator exits have fallen to zero, indicating confidence in staking incentives. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin cautions against protocol bloat, emphasizing the need for simplicity to ensure Ethereum's long-term resilience and scalability. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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panthera_N

I'm afraid you'll make the same mistake a third time, which is why I'm currently holding 25% BTC and 75% USDT.

FromThePits

A bit slow on the uptake? Thats okay. Listen, if you sell it for USD/USDT or you exchange it for goods doesn't make any difference to the point I'm trying to make here, which is that whatever you're hodling right now - will most like be substancially less in the coming decades. It will be spend or lost otherwise. If not by you, then by your heirs. And your bloodline will not ever get back to that same level of satoshis owned. They will own other assets, and hopefully do well... but holding significant BTC will become a thing of the past. Now understand, yes?

Electrical_Entry4724

No. USDT is the stablecoin.

DryMyBottom

>USDT on Tron scary as shit

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tldr; The US Department of Justice has charged Venezuelan national Jorge Figueira with allegedly laundering $1 billion in criminal funds using Tether’s USDT on the Tron blockchain. Figueira reportedly used crypto wallets and liquidity providers to convert digital tokens into US dollars, facilitating large-scale transactions globally. Authorities claim he managed up to $700 million per month and could handle $100 million in a single transaction. If convicted, Figueira faces up to 20 years in prison. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

SaylorOfEntropy

Call it whatever you want. ETH transfers, USDT, USDC, bots, exchanges, users. The label does not matter. The rest of the point stands. If activity is at an all time high and fees are at one cent, then block space is not scarce in an economic sense. That is the only claim that matters. In any physical system, demand expresses itself as pressure. On Ethereum, pressure is the fee market. If pressure is low, capacity exceeds demand, regardless of how many messages pass through the system. You can have a highway full of scooters and still have no congestion. Counting vehicles does not measure scarcity.

MinimalGravitas

> That is batching, rollups, spam, and protocol housekeeping. No, it isn't... 'rollups' use blobs, not gas; 'protocol housekeeping' isn't counted in transaction numbers; and as for 'batching' and 'spam'... I have no idea what you are referring to. Back in reality the top 3 transaction types on L1 are: 1) Sending ETH, 2) Sending USDT, 3) Sending USDC. Do you care if what you write is true? If so then why not check before you make yourself look stupid with these bullshit claims?

AdProof8291

Buy USDT then just use a crypto card for your purchases. Is that tax avoidance or evasion?

MinimalGravitas

There doesn't appear to be one particular thing, just lot's of pretty normal stuff. The top 3 uses this week have been the same as they usually are: 1) Sending ETH 2) Sending USDT 3) Sending USDC https://ultrasound.money/?timeFrame=d7#burn

MrKillerKiller_

USDT

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AI_enthusiast_9

The discussion around Venezuela and crypto highlights critical points about censorship resistance and the role of centralized entities like USDT versus truly decentralized assets like Bitcoin. The debate on regulation and government influence on crypto assets is ongoing, with valid concerns raised about potential vulnerabilities, even for Bitcoin, under extreme circumstances. It's a complex landscape where the ideal of permissionless money meets geopolitical realities.

tornavec

I think the stablecoin dominance metric is broken. Why? Because businesses are buying USDT in bulk. Looking at Cryptomus' gateway data, USDT payments from companies are up 5x, and business accounts have tripled. Now imagine what happens when U.S. crypto regulation kicks in.

respectandmanners

I think that the point is that, regardless of short term volatility, BTC can buy a lot more goods over time and USD, and associated USDT, USDD, and USDC, keeps buying less and less

Beneficial-Relief185

Mexc so bad!!! Mexc alway ban user with no reason i losing my account 3k USDT becusit

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Important-Friend3423

Bitget offering 5.8% on USDT and 6.3 on USD at the moment up to 250k.

Apart-Apple-Red

Coinex is giving me above 5% Apr on USDT and USDC. No kyc, no nothing. Good stuff for years.

aeronauticalingrid

MEXC for 15% USDT / USDC Binance for 20% USD1

Ashnie2827

Yeah, I tested it myself. Used promo code HAPPYSPIN, deposited $20 USDT, and the spins were credited instantly

Odeh13

I was just helping him out! He asked for USDT and I just tried to help a person who I have a solid record with, even before waiting to see a receipt, because we had way bigger transactions without even Escrow!

Feistysassy

Check out [https://piggy.cards/](https://piggy.cards/) They accept cryptos such as Solana and USDT/Sol to buy digital gift cards like Amazon, Visa, Mastercard prepaid cards

According-Virus8004

Buy stablecoins (USDT or USDC) via whatever way you prefer. Transfer to your own wallet, then use [wagyu.xyz](http://wagyu.xyz) to swap to Monero.

growmywealth

Risking 1,238 for 62 USDT position is wild. What's your risk management?

PuppyIover101

I never said USDT wouldn't have to comply. I'm just stating that BTC itself would be semi-frozen, as in, the coins flagged.

Helper_kev

Use the crypto as collateral to borrow USDT or another asset now You can take out a crypto loan on Bybit using other assets that you have available (spot holdings, other cryptos) as collateral, borrow USDT, and get liquidity immediately. This doesn’t unlock your fixed product but gives you money you can use now while keeping the fixed term position.

outoftownMD

I was drilling into a wall in 2018 in my house. My stud finder said I was in wood, but it went through to easily. I pushed further and hit the hot water pipe. It shot a 30 ft maximum water temp through the wall to the other side of my place. I addressed the water frantically. Months later, I was looking for my codes because I'd bought a new trezor. I couldn't find them and couldn't remember the code to get into the trezor I had. I looked everywhere. I eventually found them in my bookshelf that had been hit 30ft across by the water. Water damaged, faded away. all BTC and ETH purchased from 2016-2017, gone. (11btc+, and 80eth+). I was spooked from it all and didnt want to ever touch it again. In 2020, I slowly starting buying again. In 2021, had reaccumulated 1.6 btc from slow purchases. put all of it into SPELL. it ran up to 8BTC + worth. Then it came out that the treasury for SPELL was connected to QUADRIGACX collapse and potential founder death. It fucking cratered before I was even aware since I wasn't frequently checking. It fell all the way back to pretty much my initial, AND I HELD. SUNK COST FALLACY hit hard with LOSS AVERSION. (understand these). I took the 'last' BTC I had and wanted to put it somewhere 'secure'. I SHOULD have put it into USDC or USDT if I had the knowledge I have now. My cousins who had been in before me, and with the feeling of SCF and LA alive in me, had me highly suggestible to any insights or recommendations. They recommended I put I put it into a 'blue chip NFT'. so I bought a high rarity Doodle. :(. A few months later, Doodle pumped and I didn't sell. A few months after that, the Doodle founder came out saying 'Doodle was never meant to be an investment vehicle', CRATERED 80-90%. so from 1.64 reaccumulated BTC (+ 20 ETH that I had on the side making some trades), I went up to 8BTC, greed held, cratered to 0.4 BTC. ETH from 20> 46>4>2). So, journey indeed.

Internet_is_tough

I had some Iranian and Iraqi colleagues over the years. All of them have been using USDT since 2021. I don't think anyone that's considered rich in Iran holds their currency for anything other than day to day expenses

Zettabite

Which part? They buy treasuries and get 3.5% ish, and give whomever buys the USDT/USDC/whatever 1.5% and reap 2% yeild while beating standard savings accounts.

Bird-11-11

If anybody is doing that, it is probably on USDT.

nextstopwallaby

I like the Ledger; I've been using it for a while with no issues. I'm very careful, I use new addresses each time I send or receive but one time somehow after sending USDT in several smaller batches, I decided to send the remainder at once. Still not sure what happened but somewhere between coping a new receive address and pasting it, I ended up with a poisoned address. Sent the USDT but the ledger security identified the address as a phishing address and did not broadcast the transaction, even after I approved it and ignored the security warning. I know I shouldn't have but I seem to get those warnings on larger sends but not on smaller ones, so I just reviewed the address and moved on. Apparently, I was in too much of a hurry that time. It saved me a couple of thousand. I've not used the Trezor but I've thought about splitting things up a bit just so I don't lose everything if I get hacked.

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tldr; Binance has launched gold (XAUUSDT) and silver (XAGUSDT) perpetual futures under its new 'TradFi Perpetual Contracts' category, offering up to 50x leverage. These USDT-settled contracts provide exposure to precious metals without physical delivery, allowing traders to hedge or speculate. The contracts are regulated by Nest Exchange Limited under Abu Dhabi Global Market. Pricing includes an index and mark price mechanism, with constraints to manage volatility. Binance plans to expand the category to include more traditional assets. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

jwinterm

Right now it seems like USDT and USDC are big parts of the payment infrastructure and liquidity in cryptocurrency as well - how do you see privacy for consumers and businesses evolving around stablecoins and are you guys working on anything related there?

SirArthurPT

USDT in Tron... Wow! Well, not the smartest tool in the box. They know that USDT can be burried in permafrost, don't they?

Best-Fun-4742

This seems less like a "Bitcoin vs everything" moment and more a reminder that stablecoins carry issuer and juridiction risk. USDT is useful liquidity, but it isn't permissionless. That distinction matters, especially at scale.

MaricoElqueReplique

narcs are quickly fleeing BTC and USDT after maduros arrest...follow money is scary

No-Masterpiece2246

Correct, but it's more likely that they get to keep crypto that was sold for the Tether. Only the initial buyer of the USDT put up cash for it. And often the USDT is just floated to exchanges and used for wash trading liquidity.

ObviousEconomist

Tether isn't regulated. If it were and it had transparent reserves the depegging wouldn't have happened.  Anyway when it did they simply bought their USDT at a discount knowing they could back them up.  

KryptoSC

I track the Coinglass liquidation heatmap via Binance BTC/USDT and earlier there were heavy, leveraged short positions up to and at the $95,366 mark, so it could be a temporary increase to liquidate shorts. At the time of this writing there are no other leveraged large short positions: [https://www.coinglass.com/pro/futures/LiquidationMap](https://www.coinglass.com/pro/futures/LiquidationMap)

Jpotter145

So when tether freezes funds -- that means it's 100% profit for them on the frozen funds right? Since they are "*required" (obligatory /s)* to maintain 1:1 reserves of tether to liquid assets -- if they *freeze* funds doesn't that mean since they remove the USDT, they can then pocket that USD which was the backing of the frozed USDT? So with every USDT dollar frozen the owners of USDT get the USD back at zero cost --- so 100% profit?

Altruistic-Raise-579

Wild how this one slipped under the radar but the numbers are **actually huge**. According to Sandmark’s on-chain breakdown, Tether blacklisted and froze about $339 million in USDT over the weekend across \~19 TRON wallets, with most of that sitting in coins that were dormant before the action. A chunk was also in freshly funded addresses that moved into the cluster just days earlier.

OpenRole

It literally would of. This is a known weakness of USDT as it complies with US regulations. Even USDC would have been a smarter pick than tether since they aren't based in the US

ThatInternetGuy

Tether and US government can easily freeze USDT in any account. The USDT smart contract allows USDT seizure too, so don't be too naïve enough to misrepresent USDT as a decentralized stablecoin.

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tldr; Sandmark research reveals Tether froze $339.31mn in USDT during a targeted enforcement action on January 10, 2024, blacklisting 19 wallets on the TRON network. The majority of funds, $284.9mn, were held in dormant wallets, while $54.39mn was spread across other wallets. Some wallets were freshly funded days before the freeze, linked to the dormant cluster. Tether's operation aimed to prevent illicit flows, though some funds reached exchanges before the freeze. The action highlights Tether's role in global compliance enforcement. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

Sea-Environment-5938

If 80% of Venezuela's oil revenue really flows through USDT and those wallets can be frozen at a moment's notice, that tells you something important about counterparty risk in crypto. Fiat-pegged liquidity is useful, but it's not the same as permissionless money, something markets have to price in.

MinuteStreet172

USDT under Genius act = De Facto CBDC

uncapchad

also probably why the USDT freezenings continue. I read Tether froze more again yesterday.

MRADEL90

Quick Take: ● Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used two UK-registered cryptocurrency exchanges to move approximately $1 billion since 2023, evading international sanctions, according to a new analysis from TRM Labs reported by The Washington Post. ● Zedcex and Zedxion routed funds between IRGC-controlled wallets, offshore intermediaries, and Iranian crypto companies. ● IRGC-linked transactions accounted for 56% of the exchanges’ total volume between 2023 and 2025, with the vast majority conducted in USDT on Tron.

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tldr; Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA, used the stablecoin USDT to settle crude oil sales after U.S. sanctions cut off access to the dollar banking system. By 2020, buyers were required to use crypto wallets, and oil deals were settled via USDT transfers or intermediaries. This allowed Venezuela to bypass banks, reduce seizure risks, and maintain oil exports. USDT also became a parallel currency for civilians as hyperinflation devalued the bolivar, embedding stablecoins in the local economy for payments and savings. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.