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Tether Mints Additional $1B USDT Amid $20B Stablecoin Surge

Tether has minted an additional $1 billion of USDT, contributing to over $20 billion stablecoins minted by Tether and Circle since the market crash on October 10-11. The latest mint was transferred to an unknown wallet on the Tron Network.

Tether's 1 billion USDT mint and transfer, onchain activity as of December 2, 2025 | Source: Whale Alert

  • The $19 billion liquidation event in October led to significant market volatility.
  • The minting of stablecoins indicates a potential influx or retention of capital within the crypto ecosystem.

Stablecoins like USDT and USDC are critical for liquidity and capital flow in crypto markets.

  • An increasing market cap of stablecoins suggests investors are depositing USD into crypto.
  • The recent $20 billion mint post-liquidation suggests that liquidity remains robust in the crypto sector.

Historically, large mints by Tether have preceded price rallies in Bitcoin. For instance:

  • December 2024 mint preceded an 8% rally in BTC prices.
  • September 2025 mint preceded a 12% rally to an all-time high.

Bitcoin (BTC) one-year price chart, with Tether mints and rallies, as of December 2, 2025 | Source: TradingView

If this pattern persists, Bitcoin might experience another rally from its current range of $85,000 to $90,000.