Tether has become the world’s largest independent holder of gold — only the central banks of economically developed countries hold more.
Against this backdrop, S&P Global downgraded the stability rating of the USDT stablecoin to the lowest level, citing the growing share of volatile assets in the company’s reserves, including Bitcoin and gold
Tether sharply criticized the assessment, calling it outdated and noting that the stablecoin has never failed redemptions, processes billions in volume daily, and generates multi-billion profits.
The company also emphasizes that its assets include a substantial package of U.S. Treasury bonds and that USDT has long evolved into critical financial infrastructure for emerging markets — far from just a speculative token.
Against this backdrop, S&P Global downgraded the stability rating of the USDT stablecoin to the lowest level, citing the growing share of volatile assets in the company’s reserves, including Bitcoin and gold
Tether sharply criticized the assessment, calling it outdated and noting that the stablecoin has never failed redemptions, processes billions in volume daily, and generates multi-billion profits.
The company also emphasizes that its assets include a substantial package of U.S. Treasury bonds and that USDT has long evolved into critical financial infrastructure for emerging markets — far from just a speculative token.
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Decrypt
Stablecoin Adoption Could Stifle Central Bank Control, IMF Warns - Decrypt
Stablecoins have the potential to broaden individuals’ access to financial services, but that may come at the cost of central banks, per IMF.
The IMF has warned that stablecoins could trigger ‘currency substitution’ and weaken central banks’ control, especially in cases of cross-border and non-custodial use
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A new season of the trading tournament among AI models has concluded — the winner was the secret Mystery Model, which turned out to be GROK 4.20. Over two weeks, it delivered a return of 12.11% (just kidding).
The previous season’s champion — Qwen 3 Max — which dominated in crypto trading, failed to perform on the stock market this time.
The previous season’s champion — Qwen 3 Max — which dominated in crypto trading, failed to perform on the stock market this time.
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OpenAI stated that the development of AI is progressing faster than expected, and new models may already pose a real cybersecurity threat.
In specialized tests, GPT-5 solved 27% of hacking-related tasks, while the more advanced GPT-5.1 solved 76%, demonstrating capabilities that were previously considered unattainable.
The company emphasizes that the entire industry is moving toward increasingly powerful AI systems — and with that, potentially more dangerous ones.
In specialized tests, GPT-5 solved 27% of hacking-related tasks, while the more advanced GPT-5.1 solved 76%, demonstrating capabilities that were previously considered unattainable.
The company emphasizes that the entire industry is moving toward increasingly powerful AI systems — and with that, potentially more dangerous ones.
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tether.io
Tether Submits Proposal to Acquire Juventus Football Club - Tether.io
12 December 2025 – Tether has submitted a binding all cash proposal to Exor to acquire its entire stake in Juventus Football Club. Subject to regulatory approvals, Tether intends to make a public offer for the remaining shares at the same price, fully funded…
Tether wants to fully acquire Juventus Football Club — the USDT issuer has already submitted an official offer.
Paolo Ardoino called the club ‘a part of his life’ and a symbol of Italian excellence.
Paolo Ardoino called the club ‘a part of his life’ and a symbol of Italian excellence.
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Coindesk
Crypto market structure bill: no hearing before 2026
The Senate will not hold a market structure markup hearing this month, pushing any progress toward a new crypto law to next year.
The U.S. Senate has postponed the crypto market structure bill until next year.
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The Block
Binance offers $5 million whistleblower reward as it cracks down on fraudulent token 'listing agents'
Binance said token teams must use official channels only, blacklisted seven parties after an internal audit and is offering up to $5 million for evidence of bogus listing intermediaries.
Binance has announced a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information about fake listing intermediaries who impersonate representatives of the exchange.
Several individuals and companies involved have already been blacklisted and may face legal action.
Several individuals and companies involved have already been blacklisted and may face legal action.
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Cipher Mining is entering the largest wholesale electricity market in the United States by acquiring a 200 MW data center site in Ohio — the company’s first expansion outside of Texas.
The facility is designed not only for Bitcoin mining, but also for high-performance computing and data center hosting, reflecting growing demand from major cloud players.
The deal fits into a broader trend in which public miners are increasingly diversifying their businesses toward energy, HPC, and AI infrastructure.
The facility is designed not only for Bitcoin mining, but also for high-performance computing and data center hosting, reflecting growing demand from major cloud players.
The deal fits into a broader trend in which public miners are increasingly diversifying their businesses toward energy, HPC, and AI infrastructure.
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In a trading tournament organized by Aster, the human team lost to neural networks.
By the end of the competition, humans posted a result of −32.21% (a total loss of about $225,000), while the AI team limited its drawdown to just −4.48% (around $13,000).
By the end of the competition, humans posted a result of −32.21% (a total loss of about $225,000), while the AI team limited its drawdown to just −4.48% (around $13,000).
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Bitmain has significantly slashed prices on some of its ASIC miners amid a deteriorating mining economy. With the network hash rate near record highs and the simultaneous drop in the BTC price, miner profitability has declined, leading to a noticeable weakening in demand for new equipment.
This is forcing manufacturers to revise their pricing policies in order to support sales.
This is forcing manufacturers to revise their pricing policies in order to support sales.
TheEnergyMag
Bitmain Slashes Bitcoin ASIC Prices as Weak Hashprice Pressures Hardware Market
Bitmain is accelerating price cuts across both legacy and current-generation bitcoin mining hardware, according to recent social media promotions and internal price lists sent to customers.
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