Tether Generates Record Profit in First Half of 2024
31 Jul, 2024 ● Crypto News
According to a July 31 announcement, Tether, the manager of the dollar-pegged USDT stablecoin, reported record-breaking profits of $5.2 billion in the first half of 2024 and a larger-than-ever stockpile of United States government bonds.
Tether’s US Treasury portfolio is now worth approximately $97.6 billion, reflecting the ongoing proliferation of Tether stablecoins, which the company claims are backed 1:1 with liquid US dollar-denominated assets.
These figures are based on an attestation by BDO, an independent accounting firm.
The total market capitalization of USDT stands at about $114 billion, slightly less than Tether’s total reserves, which exceed $118 billion.
Tether’s Treasury reserve surpasses the size of all but 17 of the world’s governments, including Germany, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia.
It also ranks third in purchases of three-month US Treasurys after the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands.
“Given the trajectory of USDt adoption, [Tether] sees the potential of becoming 1st in the next year,” the company said.
The announcement also released figures for Tether’s consolidated net equity — the total of all company assets minus all liabilities — of $11.9 billion as of June 30. Tether issued around $8.3 billion in the second quarter. USDT is continuously issued and redeemed.
Tether’s balance sheet enables the company to “continue leading the stablecoin industry in stability and liquidity as well as to bring its expertise across different areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Biotech, and Telecommunications,” said Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether.
Tether stated it has been reinvesting a portion of its profits in adjacent industries, including sustainable energy, Bitcoin mining, data, AI infrastructure, peer-to-peer telecommunications technology, neurotech, and education.
Stablecoins such as Tether and rival USD Coin are seeing rapid adoption, with total payments volume exceeding Visa and reaching over $4 trillion.
In combination with tokenized real-world assets, crypto is emerging as a leading source of demand for US Treasurys. Research strategist Tom Wan believes that the tokenized US Treasury market will have reached $3 billion by the end of 2024.
Sources:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-reports-record-breaking-profit-q2
