Tether Projects $15 Billion Profit in 2025 as Stablecoin Market Hits $316 Billion

Key notes

• The profitability of the stablecoin issuer stems from treasury-backed reserves that benefit from high interest rate environments.
• Tether maintains its market dominance with 500 million verified users while competitors significantly expand their supply of tokens.
• The company is exploring a $20 billion financing round that would value the company at about $500 billion.

Tether, issuer of the leading stablecoin USDT

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The second largest gold token, XAUT, expects net profits approaching $15 billion in 2025. This forecast reflects continued growth in the stablecoin sector, as higher interest rates have boosted returns on reserves.

According to BloombergTether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared this outlook during an interview at the Plan B Forum in Lugano, Switzerland, on October 24, 2025. He noted the scarcity of such dividends and highlighted the company’s focus on building partnerships to expand its reach, without naming specific investors.

The forecast follows Tether’s strong performance in previous years. In 2024, the company reported more than $13 billion in net earnings, more than double its $6.2 billion earnings from 2023, according to its filings. Stocks have surpassed $20 billion in value, fueled by a rise in Bitcoin

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The value of gold in reserves.

According to Bloomberg, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the company is expected to generate net profits of around $15 billion this year, achieving an exceptional 99% profit margin. When discussing the types of investors Tether aims to attract, he emphasized…

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) October 24, 2025

Analysts point to Tether’s low costs and Treasury-backed model as key to its margins. Fintech writer Gevgenis Kazanens echoed Arduino’s comments about X, emphasizing the extraordinary scale of these profits.

“This year we will be close to another $15 billion profit. This is very rare,” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said in an interview on the sidelines of the Plan B Forum in Lugano, Switzerland. pic.twitter.com/SWI7nnu80d

-Evgeny Kazanin (@Evgeny) October 24, 2025

This comes as Tether explores a funding round of up to $20 billion, which would imply a $500 billion valuation. According to a CoinDesk report From September. Such a deal would rank it among the best private companies in the world.

Stablecoin market growth in 2025 led by Tether

In this context, the stablecoin market will expand to about $316 billion in 2025. According to CoinMarketCap. Tether holds a dominant share, with recent milestones such as reaching 500 million verified users, as covered by Coinspeaker on October 21.

Previous reports from Coinspeaker pointed to Tether’s record earnings of $4.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, and its pivot to gold reserves on September 5 of this year. The company’s growth is outpacing the dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT, as it sees increased demand for its premium gold solution, XAUT.

Competitors like Circle have also minted billions of new tokens, with the proportion of stablecoins reaching record lows, as detailed in another article by Coinspeaker. Broader cryptocurrency trends, including Bitcoin trading at around $110,000, are consistent with increased use of stablecoins for payments and decentralized finance, fueling the cryptocurrency market.

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