Tether Expands Into America With USA₮, Under New GENIUS Act Rules

Tether is officially stepping into the ￰1￱ ￰2￱ Paolo Ardoino confirmed today, September 12, 2025, that the company will launch USA₮ ($USAT), a new dollar-backed stablecoin designed to comply with ￰3￱ Tether’s global flagship USDT ($USDT, $170B market cap, CoinMarketCap), which operates offshore, USAT will be structured inside the ￰4￱ under the new GENIUS Act ￰5￱ will be fully backed 1:1 by ￰6￱ reserves, including cash and Treasuries, and positioned for payments, remittances, and institutional ￰7￱ Unveils USA₮, its Planned U. S.-Regulated Dollar-Backed Stablecoin, and Will Appoint Bo Hines as CEO of Tether USA₮ Follow @USAT_io ￰0￱ — Tether (@Tether_to) September 12, 2025 Leadership: Bo Hines Takes the Helm The new entity will be led by Bo Hines, former White House Crypto Council Executive Director and Tether’s ￰8￱ ￰9￱ confirmed that Hines will step in as CEO of Tether USA₮, overseeing its rollout and regulatory ￰10￱ CEO Paolo Ardoino has confirmed that the company is launching a new U.

S.-based stablecoin called $USAT , aimed at complying with ￰11￱ Act regulations and expanding into the American ￰12￱ announcement was made public today, September 12, ￰13￱ is a… — MartyParty (@martypartymusic) September 12, 2025 Hines has been instrumental in ￰14￱ asset ￰15￱ appointment signals Tether’s intent to go beyond just issuing another stablecoin, it wants a seat at the table in shaping American crypto regulation. A Pivot Toward ￰16￱ Tether’s move is more than just a product ￰17￱ marks a major strategic shift for the world’s largest stablecoin ￰18￱ years, ￰19￱ criticized Tether’s offshore model and questioned its ￰20￱ with over $5B already invested in the U.

S., partnerships with law enforcement agencies like the FBI and Secret Service, and 275+ law enforcement collaborations worldwide, Tether is showing it can operate inside regulatory ￰21￱ GENIUS Act is designed to provide clear rules for dollar-pegged tokens, and USAT could be the first major stablecoin launched under its ￰22￱ With Circle’s USDC The new stablecoin also positions Tether to compete directly with Circle’s USDC ($USDC, $34B market cap, CoinMarketCap), the leading U. S.-regulated ￰23￱ has long marketed itself as the compliant alternative to ￰24￱ USAT, Tether is closing that gap, and may even overtake USDC’s market position inside the United States if adoption scales ￰25￱ pioneered the stablecoin and has grown to nearly $170B in ￰26￱ from the America launch : • 35% of USDT held by savers in high-inflation countries • 18th largest holder of US Treasuries • 30M new users in Q2 • 17M transfers/day • 275+ law enforcement… ￰27￱ — GSR (@GSR_io) September 12, 2025 Highlights From Tether’s ￰28￱ The USA₮ announcement comes as Tether reveals new metrics about its global and domestic footprint: 35% of USDT is held in high-inflation economies, stabilizing savings ￰29￱ is now the 18th largest holder of U.

S. Treasuries. 30M new users joined in Q2 ￰30￱ network processes 17M transfers ￰31￱ operates 500+ energy kiosks in Africa, bridging crypto access in underserved ￰32￱ has built 275+ partnerships with law enforcement agencies ￰33￱ figures highlight Tether’s global dominance and underscore why USA₮ could be a pivotal tool for scaling inside the United ￰34￱ Offshore Giant to ￰35￱ USDT ($USDT, $170B market cap, CoinMarketCap) remains the world’s largest ￰36￱ Tether is betting that ￰37￱ will not only neutralize regulatory risk, it will also expand adoption among American institutions and fintech companies that require fully U. S.-regulated ￰38￱ dual-structure approach, USDT offshore, USA₮ domestic, allows Tether to balance global flexibility with ￰39￱ ￰40￱ Vision: America as the Crypto Capital Paolo Ardoino’s vision goes beyond just ￰41￱ is investing in energy infrastructure, Bitcoin mining, and financial inclusion ￰42￱ company has even stated ambitions to become the largest Bitcoin miner in the ￰43￱ USA₮ is part of a broader plan to position America as the global crypto ￰44￱ strengthening ￰45￱ to serving underbanked communities abroad, Tether is signaling that its next decade of growth will be anchored in the ￰46￱ Comes Next The timeline for USA₮ remains ￰47￱ has not given a launch date, but sources suggest it could go live before the end of 2025, pending regulatory ￰48￱ successful, USA₮ could reshape stablecoin competition in the ￰49￱ cement Tether as the first truly global-to-domestic crypto giant.

Tether’s launch of USA₮ is more than a product, it’s a political and strategic ￰50￱ Bo Hines as CEO, regulatory compliance at the core, and billions already invested in U. S. markets, Tether is betting big on ￰51￱ question now: will USA₮ become the stablecoin of choice in the U. S., or will Circle’s USDC hold its ground?

One thing is clear, the stablecoin race in the ￰52￱ got a lot more interesting. Disclosure: This is not trading or investment ￰53￱ do your research before buying any cryptocurrency or investing in any ￰54￱ us on Twitter @nulltxnews to stay updated with the latest Crypto, NFT, AI, Cybersecurity, Distributed Computing, and Metaverse news !