Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino returns to Bankless at a historic moment for stablecoins.

With the Genius Act advancing in the U.S. Congress, Paolo discusses what regulatory clarity means for Tether, the future of USDT, and the company’s plans to launch a domestic stablecoin.

We explore the Circle IPO hype, Tether’s eye-popping profits, its growing presence in the U.S. Treasuries and Bitcoin mining, and how grassroots distribution across emerging markets powers its dominance. Paolo also gives a glimpse into Tether’s ambitions in AI, tokenized gold, and the battle to distribute the dollar where banks can’t reach.

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🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode
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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
5:32 GENIUS Act
12:54 Tether & The US
22:13 Domestic Competition
26:23 Circle IPO
23:36 Handling Pressure
28:32 Stablecoin Valuations
31:38 Winning the Next Chapter
36:52 USDT in Emerging Markets
41:58 Tether & Crypto Correlation
45:52 Tether Ventures
53:25 Tether Wallet?
56:44 Tether & Bitcoin
1:00:15 Other Assets
1:01:07 Bitcoin Mining
1:04:58 Tokenized Gold
1:09:01 GENIUS Act Consequences
1:12:27 Europe
1:14:49 Why Tether is Good
1:17:50 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Paolo Ardoino
https://x.com/paoloardoino

USDT Insights
https://usdt.network/

Tether
https://tether.io/

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