If USAT is launched to comply with the GENIUS Act, nearly every other stablecoin issuer should have launched a new token. However, other stablecoins like USDC, RLUSD, FDUSD, PYUSD, and even the Trump-backed USD1 have not launched any new token.
If USAT is launched to provide credible reserves reporting, doesn’t it raise serious questions about the quality of reserves with the USDT?
The latter has already been in the middle of serious doubts. Critics of USDT claim that it has opaque reserves and that its audits are conducted infrequently by a lesser-known auditing firm.
Tether Launches USAT, Despite 100% Reserve Claims on USDT, Accelerates Gold Purchases
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tldr; Tether has launched a new dollar-backed stablecoin, USAT, aimed at the U.S. market, despite already dominating with its existing stablecoin, USDT, which has a $186 billion market cap. The move raises questions about the transparency and reserve quality of USDT, as critics have long doubted its 1:1 asset backing. Tether has also accelerated gold purchases, acquiring 27 tons worth $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, possibly to strengthen its reserves amid concerns over inflation and asset quality.
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honestly this is sketchy as hell. if usdt reserves were fine they couldve just improved transparency there. launching usat basically confirms what critics have been saying about the opaque audits and questionable backing. not touching either one tbh
Tether being shady af as usual xD
What a terrible article. Only questions with no actual journalism where the journalist goes out and finds answers to their questions.
>If USAT is launched to provide credible reserves reporting, doesn’t it raise serious questions about the quality of reserves with the USDT?
Reserves are published on Tether’s website. 77% of Tether’s backing is cash and equivalents. The rest is secured loans, bitcoins, and precious metals.
>Critics of USDT claim that it has opaque reserves and that its audits are conducted infrequently by a lesser-known auditing firm.
“Infrequently” meaning quarterly, “lesser known auditing firm” meaning BDO, the 5th largest accounting network. Very scary.
>The data in the tweet above
We need to quote a tweet that just links to information posted on Tether’s website? High quality journalism.