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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino addressed S&P Global’s decision to lower USDT’s dollar peg stability rating to its lowest “Weak” tier. He highlighted that, in Q3, Tether reported total assets of $215 billion and liabilities of $184.5 billion, along with $7 billion in excess equity and $23 billion in retained earnings. Ardoino also pointed out that roughly $500 million in monthly income from U.S. Treasuries was excluded from the assessment.

With increasing concerns over weak U.S. economic growth and slowing inflation, the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December has increased to approximately 85%. What impact will this development have on equities, currency markets, and investor sentiment?

Meme Go introduces Meme Syncer, a tool that enables users to replicate popular meme coins onto the Gate Fun platform. Through rapid data collection and one-click deployment, users can efficiently transfer trending meme coins to Gate Fun, gaining early access to market opportunities.

Gate Pay has introduced its National Code feature, expanding support to the Vietnam and Brazil markets. This enhancement optimizes cross-border payment experiences and drives the global adoption and growth of cryptocurrency payments.

The Gate Contract Points System provides contract users with several methods to earn points. Users can gain points by trading, maintaining asset balances, or inviting new users. Points can be exchanged for a wide range of rewards, such as stablecoins and position vouchers.

Gate Fun is the world’s first community-driven, zero-code token launch platform. It offers creators and investors a comprehensive, end-to-end service covering every stage from token issuance to trading and circulation.

Gate Perp DEX introduces the Long-Short King Individual Championship, allowing participants to compete individually without forming a team. Participants can demonstrate their trading skills for an opportunity to win a prize pool valued at tens of thousands of dollars. This event offers recognition for outstanding performance in long-short trading strategies.

Join Gate Earn’s 7-day fixed-term ETH savings to earn extra TEN rewards. Enjoy an annualized yield of up to 11.9%. Limited spaces are available and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Gate Smart Quantitative Fund leverages AI-driven multi-strategy portfolios to eliminate subjective decision-making. It delivers quantitative products with historical annualized returns of 12–16%, low maximum drawdown, and no lock-up requirements.

Gate Layer’s official scaling solution features a dual-layer architecture combining OP Stack and Gate Chain. It delivers 1-second transaction confirmation. The system can process 5,700 transactions per second (TPS). Gas fees are reduced to one-tenth of the fees on the mainnet. LayerZero enables the solution to connect with over 10 public blockchains via cross-chain connectivity.

GUSD now offers automatic yield generation on safe-haven assets: It maintains a 1:1 peg to the US dollar, with interest income generated from US short-term Treasuries and high-grade corporate commercial paper. The annualized yield is around 20%, and we compound earnings daily and credit them to your account.

Gate Alpha redefines investing by treating every on-chain action as a mining activity. Cross-chain transactions, trades, interactions, tasks, and community engagement are instantly recorded on the blockchain as immutable Alpha Points. Users can redeem these Alpha Points for Alpha Token airdrops, participate in new token TGEs, and unlock advanced platform features. This turns every operation into immediate rewards.

High entry barriers and limited liquidity have historically discouraged many users from staking ETH. With GTETH, Gate transforms Ethereum staking through zero lock-up requirements, daily on-chain updates, and an intuitive, simplified process. This innovation enables users to access both returns and liquidity, making participation in the PoS ecosystem more accessible for both newcomers and experienced users alike.

Meme Go introduces Meme Syncer, a cutting-edge feature that enables ultra-fast on-chain data extraction and provides one-click automated deployment. This tool allows users to quickly replicate popular meme coins on the Gate Fun platform.

Bitcoin’s price has recently remained well below $100,000, indicating short-term market stagnation. The U.S. government shutdown has delayed ETF approvals, and concerns around the $100,000 psychological level have contributed to ongoing selling pressure and market consolidation.