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Tether Treasury Mints 1 Billion USDT on Ethereum

Whale Alert states the issuance was tracked on Ethereum at 15:57 Beijing time on April 21, pointing to a fresh increase in stablecoin supply.

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The claim is directly supported by Transaction | Whale Alert, which records a 1,000,000,000 USDT mint at Tether Treasury on Ethereum at 07:57:47 UTC on April 21, 2025. This converts to 15:57 Beijing time, matching the timing stated in Tether Treasury在以太坊网络新增铸造10亿枚USDT. The PANews article is secondary, but it cites the exact Whale Alert transaction page, so the two sources are consistent.
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  • USDT: A U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by Tether, designed to maintain a value close to $1.
  • Ethereum: A blockchain network that supports digital assets and smart contracts (self-executing blockchain code).
  • Stablecoin: A type of cryptocurrency designed to track the value of a reference asset, usually a fiat currency such as the U.S. dollar.