$DOT
$DOT So old and crusty are concerns that Tether is either not being upfront about the reserves backing its USDT stablecoin or faces imminent threat of being undercapitalized, that the crypto industry has developed its own two-word dismissive response: "Tether FUD."
Through soaring bull markets, the most brutal of bear markets, the comings and going of charlatans like Sam Bankman-Fried, Alex Mashinsky, and dozens of others, Tether's USDT has continued to grow and function as designed — pegged to the U.S. dollar and available for redemption at any time. Alongside, Tether has become one of the globe's most profitable companies, earning more than $10 billion through the first nine months of 2025, similar levels to those of Wall Street titans Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.