Tether CEO: S&P's attack on Tether may be intentional; currently, holding US Treasury bonds generates approximately $500 million in monthly income.
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Tether CEO claims S&P's criticism may be intentional, ignoring that Tether holds $215B in assets with $184.5B liabilities and earns $500M monthly from US Treasury bonds.
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According to Mars Finance, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, stated in a post on the X platform that, based on the latest forensic report for the third quarter of this year, Tether holds billions of dollars in excess reserve buffers, bringing its total assets to approximately $215 billion, while its stablecoin liabilities are approximately $184.5 billion. Furthermore, S&P's mistake lies in failing to consider that Tether's holdings of US Treasury bonds alone generate approximately $500 million in profit per month, and that this is likely intentional on their part to support Tether's competitors.