According to @paoloardoino, USDT0 marked its first year of extending USDT, described as the largest stablecoin in the world, with Ardoino sharing the USDT0 post announcing the milestone. Source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2011908223280840860; Source: https://x.com/USDT0_to/status/2011844983373119513 For traders tracking stablecoin market infrastructure, the update underscores continued efforts around USDT’s expansion that can influence liquidity venues using USDT as a base asset. Source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2011908223280840860; Source: https://x.com/USDT0_to/status/2011844983373119513

According to the source, U.S. federal authorities have filed to forfeit about $200,000 in Tether (USDT) allegedly tied to a Tinder-based pig-butchering romance scam. For traders, targeted USDT seizures highlight continued monitoring of stablecoin flows and the potential for address freezes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s prior crypto seizure and forfeiture actions in public filings. Pig-butchering schemes represent a significant fraud vector that draws sustained enforcement attention, according to Chainalysis’ 2024 Crypto Crime Report. USDT involved in illicit activity can be frozen or recovered in coordination with authorities, according to Tether’s November 2023 announcement detailing a 225 million USDT freeze linked to romance-scam networks. Monitoring any disclosed wallet identifiers and exchange compliance updates is prudent as sanctions and compliance controls can restrict tainted funds’ movement, according to OFAC’s virtual currency sanctions compliance guidance.

According to @lookonchain, Tether minted another $1B USDT roughly 3 hours ago on Tron, with the transaction visible on Tronscan under hash a01ecf6a23c742711d5a358297f63db870fcef8b37a4e74008f430d249fbaf41, source: @lookonchain and Tronscan. Over the past week, Tether and Circle collectively minted $3.75B in stablecoins, source: @lookonchain. Traders can verify the mint and track any subsequent movements from the mint address to assess potential deployment by monitoring the linked Tronscan transaction and related flows, source: Tronscan as cited by @lookonchain.

According to the source, a social post claimed a 1B USDT mint on the TRON network on Jan 9, 2026; this has not been independently verified and should be confirmed via Tether Transparency and TronScan before trading (sources: Tether Transparency, TronScan). Verification requires identifying a mint transaction from the Tether Treasury address on TRON and a corresponding increase in USDT-TRON supply on Tether’s transparency page (sources: TronScan, Tether Transparency). Tether has previously stated that large mints to the Treasury are often authorized but not issued and used for inventory and chain swaps, which may not immediately expand circulating supply (source: Tether official statements). Traders should, after confirmation, monitor USDT-USD peg stability, TRX perpetual funding rates, and stablecoin inflows to exchanges to assess liquidity impact and potential spillover to BTC and ETH perps (sources: Tether Transparency for supply, major exchange funding rate pages such as Binance and OKX).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Tether and video platform Rumble launched a non-custodial crypto wallet that enables users to tip content creators directly on Rumble in USDT, Tether Gold, and BTC. Source: CoinMarketCap on X, Jan 8, 2026.

According to @paoloardoino, Rumble Wallet v1 is officially live today with more features in the pipeline, marking the start of a broader rollout for creator-focused crypto payments. Source: Paolo Ardoino on X https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2008910706360430800. Tether stated it launched the self-custodial Rumble Wallet with Rumble to bring crypto payments to millions of creators and users, expanding direct access to stablecoin-powered payments on a large platform. Source: Tether on X https://x.com/Tether_to/status/2008889023884857741 and Tether announcement https://tether.io/news/tether-and-rumble-launch-rumble-wallet-bringing-self-custodial-crypto-payments-to-millions-of-creators-and-users/

According to @paoloardoino, Tether and Rumble launched the self-custodial Rumble Wallet to bring crypto payments to millions of creators and users, with reach in key markets including the United States; source: @paoloardoino on X, Jan 7, 2026; Tether newsroom tether.io/news/tether-and-rumble-launch-rumble-wallet-bringing-self-custodial-crypto-payments-to-millions-of-creators-and-users/. The launch makes Bitcoin (BTC), Tether USDT, and Tether Gold (XAUT) available on Rumble now, with Tether USAT coming soon, expanding access for a social platform with tens of millions of users; source: @paoloardoino on X, Jan 7, 2026.

According to @lookonchain, a wallet labeled U.S. Government (Pig Butcher Seizures) transferred out 225.365M USDT in a single on-chain transaction, source: Lookonchain (X, Jan 6, 2026). The entity is identified and trackable on Arkham Intelligence’s explorer under the USG seizure label, which lists the movement referenced, source: Arkham Intelligence explorer (USG entity). The alert did not specify any exchange deposit or sale destination, indicating only the transfer was observed at the time of posting, source: Lookonchain (X, Jan 6, 2026).

According to Paolo Ardoino, Tether introduced Scudo as an on-chain unit equal to one thousandth of an XAUT ounce of gold, defining Scudo as 0.001 troy ounce within the Tether Gold framework (source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2008541912060547496; source: https://tether.io/news/tether-introduces-scudo-redefining-fractional-gold-ownership-onchain/). Tether stated that Scudo is meant to redefine fractional gold ownership on-chain, providing a standardized denomination for the Tether Gold ecosystem that traders can reference for settlement and pricing workflows (source: https://tether.io/news/tether-introduces-scudo-redefining-fractional-gold-ownership-onchain/). For trading calculations, the specification implies 1 XAUT equals 1000 Scudo and Scudo pricing is mechanically derived from XAUT by a 1 to 1000 ratio, enabling direct conversion of XAUT price quotes into Scudo terms (source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2008541912060547496; source: https://tether.io/news/tether-introduces-scudo-redefining-fractional-gold-ownership-onchain/). The announcement was published on January 6, 2026 via Ardoino’s X post and Tether’s newsroom, setting the reference parameters for market integrations and quoting conventions (source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2008541912060547496; source: https://tether.io/news/tether-introduces-scudo-redefining-fractional-gold-ownership-onchain/).

According to @paoloardoino, the Jan 3, 2009 Times headline encoded in Bitcoin’s genesis block marks Bitcoin’s birthday and is “the most important string of text in financial history.” source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2007475488395018427 He also amplified a Tether video showcasing the genesis message and date, reinforcing the BTC origin narrative. source: https://x.com/Tether_to/status/2007474413344575908 The post includes no price levels, on-chain data, or trading recommendations, indicating commemorative content rather than actionable signals. source: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2007475488395018427 Bitcoin’s genesis block indeed embeds the cited Times headline, establishing Jan 3, 2009 as the network’s inception date. source: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Genesis_block

According to @CoinMarketCap, Tether purchased 8,888 BTC on New Year’s Eve. According to CEO Paolo Ardoino, this buy lifts Tether’s total Bitcoin holdings above 96,000 BTC. According to @CoinMarketCap, the associated Bitcoin wallet is now the fifth-largest by BTC balance. According to Tether, the company allocates part of its reserves to BTC as a treasury strategy, contextualizing the accumulation.

According to @EmberCN, USDT issuer Tether withdrew 961 BTC (about $97.18 million) from Bitfinex on 2025-11-07 and 8,888.8 BTC (about $778 million) on 2026-01-01 to its BTC reserve address, totaling 9,850 BTC (about $876 million) accumulated in Q4 2025, source: @EmberCN. Tether announced in May 2023 that it would regularly allocate up to 15% of realized company profits to purchasing BTC for reserves, source: Tether. These time-stamped on-chain transfers are trackable and provide inputs for order-flow and supply monitoring by BTC traders, source: @EmberCN.

According to Onchain Lens, Tether bought 8,888.88 BTC valued at $784.51 million on the last day of Q4 2025, with the address disclosed as bc1qjasf9z3h7w3jspkhtgatgpyvvzgpa2wwd2lr0eh5tx44reyn2k7sfc27a4. According to Onchain Lens, the reported figures imply an average purchase price of roughly $88.26k per BTC, and the provided address enables traders to track subsequent inflows or outflows tied to this reported buy.

According to @WatcherGuru, Tether bought 8,888 BTC valued at $779 million during Q4 2025, as reported in a post on Dec 31, 2025 (source: Watcher.Guru on Twitter, Dec 31, 2025). The post specifies the purchase size, notional value, and quarter, but does not include execution details or wallet addresses for independent verification (source: Watcher.Guru on Twitter, Dec 31, 2025). The reported accumulation indicates notable BTC treasury demand during Q4 2025 based solely on the figures disclosed in the post, making it directly relevant to trading context and order flow analysis for that period (source: Watcher.Guru on Twitter, Dec 31, 2025).

According to @OnchainLens, Circle minted another $1B USDC on Solana within the past 11 hours and Tether minted $1B USDT on Tron, totaling $2B in new stablecoin issuance over that window (source: Onchain Lens on X, Dec 31, 2025). According to @OnchainLens, Tether has minted $26B USDT on Tron in 2025 (source: Onchain Lens on X, Dec 31, 2025). According to @OnchainLens, the reported mints place new USDC supply on Solana and new USDT supply on Tron during the stated period (source: Onchain Lens on X, Dec 31, 2025).

According to @OnchainLens, Tether minted 1B USDT on the TRON network, bringing 2025 TRON mints to 26B USDT. Source: @OnchainLens on X, Dec 30, 2025. Traders should note Tether states some mints are authorized but not issued and may sit in Treasury until deployment, so exchange inflows are the key confirmation for immediate liquidity effects. Source: Tether Transparency and issuance policy. Monitor TRON USDT flows to centralized exchanges and stablecoin exchange reserves as a buy-side liquidity gauge for spot markets. Source: CryptoQuant stablecoin reserves methodology and analytics. USDT transfers on TRON require TRX for network fees, so increased USDT activity can lift on-chain demand for TRX gas usage; watch TRX utilization and fees for spillover impacts. Source: TRON developer documentation on resource and fee model. If newly issued USDT reaches exchanges, it can support spot depth and purchasing power across BTC and major alt pairs, a linkage tracked via stablecoin supply metrics such as the Stablecoin Supply Ratio. Source: Glassnode research on stablecoin supply and market liquidity.

According to @paoloardoino, Tether has released QVAC Genesis II, expanding its synthetic educational dataset to 148 billion tokens (X post by @paoloardoino, Dec 22, 2025: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2003105083710701965; Tether newsroom: https://tether.io/news/tether-releases-qvac-genesis-ii-expanding-the-worlds-largest-synthetic-educational-dataset-to-148-billion-tokens/). Tether described the corpus as the world’s largest synthetic educational dataset and directed users to the official handle @qvac_tether for updates (Tether newsroom link above; X post by @paoloardoino: https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/2003105083710701965). For traders, note that the post and headline do not mention any new crypto token, USDT changes, or exchange listings; the update centers on AI dataset scale and availability (X post by @paoloardoino; Tether newsroom link above). Official announcement context also appears on the Tether account (X post by @Tether_to: https://x.com/Tether_to/status/2003096076845199388).

According to Paolo Ardoino, Tether is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to build AI-powered mobile crypto wallets, specifying that the wallet technology will be powered by WDK and QVAC, source: Paolo Ardoino on X on Dec 20, 2025. The linked Tether job listing calls for a lead mobile developer for crypto wallets, notes 100% remote with a Dubai location tag, and invites applications, source: Tether Recruitee job listing. Neither source provides product launch timelines, token incentives, or market-impact guidance, making the immediate trading takeaway a confirmed build-out effort in Tether’s USDT wallet stack without disclosed release dates, source: Paolo Ardoino on X and Tether Recruitee job listing.

According to @HenriArslanian, S&P Global Ratings downgraded Tether’s USDT stablecoin to its weakest score within its stablecoin stability assessment framework (source: @HenriArslanian on X, Dec 19, 2025; source: S&P Global Ratings Stablecoin Stability Assessment framework). For trading, monitor 1) USDT/USD peg deviations and USDC-USDT basis on major spot venues to detect premium/discount shifts (source: Binance and Coinbase tickers via TradingView), 2) Curve 3pool and other stablecoin pool imbalances to gauge swap pressure and potential depeg risk (source: Curve Finance pool dashboard; DeFiLlama stablecoin pool analytics), 3) USDT borrowing rates on Aave and funding rates on perps to spot collateral tightening or stress (source: Aave Analytics; exchange funding rate pages), and 4) stablecoin netflows to and from exchanges for rotation risk between USDT and alternatives like USDC (source: CryptoQuant and Glassnode exchange flow dashboards).

According to @paoloardoino, USDT stands at 186B, indicating a new reported level for the stablecoin’s outstanding amount (source: @paoloardoino on X, Dec 11, 2025). Because USDT is the dominant quote asset on centralized exchanges, changes in its supply tend to impact BTC/ETH order-book depth, spreads, and overall dollar liquidity across markets (source: Kaiko research, 2024 data on quote-asset dominance and market depth). Traders should monitor Tether issuance updates alongside USDT market depth on major exchanges to assess near-term liquidity shifts across BTC, ETH, and altcoin USDT pairs (source: Tether disclosures and Kaiko market structure datasets).