Tether just dropped their latest reserves report and the numbers are serious.



- USDT Liabilities: $174B
- Cash & Cash Equivalents: ~$140B

> Meaning:
If everyone tried to redeem $USDT at the same time, Tether is short by ~$34B in instant liquidity.

The missing gap is backed by:

- Bitcoin: $9.8B
- Gold & metals: $12.9B
- Secured loans: $14.6B
- Other investments: $3.8B

So yes, Tether is solvent on paper (assets $181B > liabilities $174B).

But they’re not fully liquid, they run a fractional reserve model like traditional banks.

As long as redemptions are normal, everything works.

If there’s a panic? Liquidity stress hits fast.

USDT isn’t “fully backed by cash.”
It’s backed by U.S. Treasuries + yield + risk assets, scaled to a $174B stablecoin.
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