Tether reported $1.5 billion in third-quarter working revenue as its extra reserves practically doubled to $7.95 billion, in accordance with figures launched alongside its newest attestation ready by unbiased accounting agency BDO.
The corporate held $191.5 billion in property in opposition to $183.5 billion in liabilities on the finish of September, leaving a reserve surplus of $7.95 billion, practically double the $4.1 billion reported in June. Its property included $132.4 billion in direct and oblique US Treasury invoice holdings.
That publicity is corresponding to South Korea’s $134.2 billion in US authorities debt and exceeds the United Arab Emirates’ $116.1 billion, in accordance with August knowledge from the US Treasury Division.
Tether additionally generated $4.5 billion in internet working revenue through the first 9 months of 2026, with earnings largely pushed by US Treasury payments and reverse repurchase agreements, in accordance with the corporate. Its Bitcoin reserves have been valued at $8.37 billion, up from roughly $5.8 billion on the finish of June.
Tether’s USDT stays the world’s largest stablecoin, accounting for round 60% of the $297.3 billion stablecoin market, in accordance with DefiLlama knowledge. On Friday, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated in a put up on X that USDT’s person base had surpassed 700 million, with adoption concentrated in rising markets.
The stablecoin issuer has confronted years of scrutiny over its reserve transparency. In August, the corporate introduced the completion of its first full unbiased monetary assertion audit by KPMG US, though the audited statements weren’t made public.
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