# $USDT Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — May 04, 2025

> **Asset:** $USDT  
> **Date:** 2025-05-04 (May 04, 2025)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/usdt/2025-05-04  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/usdt.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @CryptoPainter
> **Author:** Crypto_Painter ([@CryptoPainter](https://x.com/CryptoPainter))  
> **Metrics:** 1.2K likes · 247 retweets · 260 comments · 918.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2025-05-04T01:00:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoPainter/status/1918832952768962737](https://x.com/CryptoPainter/status/1918832952768962737)  


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> "Today, I came across a hot take, and I'll briefly recap it:

After Tether receives dollars and issues an equivalent amount of USDT, about 80% of those dollar reserves are used to buy U.S. Treasury bonds...

In this process, USDT is essentially created out of thin air, while the"




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