Tether Treasury mints $250M in fresh USDC.
A fresh $250 million in USDC — 250,000,000 tokens valued at approximately $249.97 million — was minted directly at the…
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A fresh $250 million in USDC — 250,000,000 tokens valued at approximately $249.97 million — was minted directly at the…
1B $USDT (≈999.8M USD) has been minted at Tether Treasury.
1B $USDT (≈999.7M USD) has been minted at Tether Treasury.
1B $USDT (≈999.6M USD) has been minted at Tether Treasury.
1B $USDT (≈999.6M USD) has been minted at Tether Treasury.
699.3M $USDC (699.4M USD) has been minted at the USDC Treasury.
A fresh 250 million USDC — worth approximately $249.96 million at time of issuance — was minted directly from the USDC…
135M $USDC (135M USD) has been minted at the USDC Treasury.
439.1M $USDC (439.2M USD) has been minted at the USDC Treasury.
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