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AI Industry Welcomes a Cash-Rich Tether

Tether, the company behind the stablecoin USDT, reported a staggering $13 billion profit in 2024, significantly outperforming major AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, both of which incurred substantial losses. With only 150 employees, Tether achieved a per capita output 60 times greater than OpenAI’s. Its business model is simple: for every USDT issued, Tether holds one US dollar, primarily investing these reserves in U.S. Treasury bonds. It earns the interest income without paying any to USDT holders. In 2024, interest alone contributed $7 billion to its profits. Now, Tether is aggressively investing in AI. It loaned over $600 million to Northern Data, Europe’s largest GPU cloud provider, acquiring what is effectively an AI training base. It also released QVAC Genesis, a massive open-source AI training dataset. Furthermore, Tether invested $200 million in Blackrock Neurotech, a pioneering brain-computer interface company. Additional investments in robotics could bring its total AI-related spending to nearly $2 billion. Tether’s move into AI may be driven by both anxiety over declining Treasury yields and ambition to establish itself as a tech leader. Ironically, it promotes "decentralized AI" despite being a highly centralized company itself. While OpenAI and Anthropic struggle with profitability and continuous fundraising, Tether leverages its highly profitable stablecoin business to fund its AI ambitions risk-free, making a paradoxical case that the best business model in AI might be not to do AI at all.

marsbit01/05 09:12

AI Industry Welcomes a Cash-Rich Tether

marsbit01/05 09:12

Solana 2025 Report Card: Annual Revenue of $1.5 Billion, Surpassing the Combined Total of 'Hyperliquid + Ethereum'

Solana's 2025 Performance: $1.5B in Annual Revenue, Outpacing Ethereum and Hyperliquid Combined In 2025, Solana emerged as the top-performing blockchain by key financial and usage metrics. According to Nansen, Solana's on-chain fee revenue reached $603 million, surpassing Tron ($581M) and Ethereum ($514M). The network also recorded over 10.5 billion active addresses and 230.1 billion transactions. Blockworks Research data shows Solana's total annual revenue exceeded $1.5 billion, outperforming Hyperliquid ($780M) and Ethereum ($690M) combined, while maintaining a median transaction cost below $0.01. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko attributed this success to capacity growth and cost efficiency. Additionally, Solana's spot trading volume hit $1.6 trillion, exceeding all centralized exchanges except Binance. JupiterExchange data indicates Solana's share of total crypto trading volume grew from 1% in 2022 to 12% in 2025. Solana's revenue structure includes base fees (burned for deflation), priority fees (for validators), MEV income, and minor sources like storage fees. Approximately 50% of fees are burned, benefiting all SOL holders through deflation, while the rest rewards validators. The report highlights that public blockchains, perpetual DEXs (like Hyperliquid with $908M revenue), and launchpads (like Pump.fun with $549M revenue) remain among crypto's most profitable sectors, second only to stablecoins.

marsbit01/04 08:43

Solana 2025 Report Card: Annual Revenue of $1.5 Billion, Surpassing the Combined Total of 'Hyperliquid + Ethereum'

marsbit01/04 08:43

Solana 2025 Report Card: Annual Revenue of $1.5 Billion, Surpassing the Combined Total of 'Hyperliquid + Ethereum'

Solana's 2025 Performance: A Record-Breaking Year with $1.5B in Revenue In 2025, Solana emerged as the top-performing blockchain network, generating a total revenue of $1.5 billion, surpassing the combined revenue of Hyperliquid and Ethereum. According to Nansen, its on-chain fee income alone reached $603 million, exceeding that of Tron and Ethereum and securing its position as the leader in public blockchain earnings. Key metrics underscored Solana's dominance: it recorded over 10.5 billion active addresses and approximately 23.01 billion transactions, both figures leading all major blockchains. Its on-chain spot trading volume hit $1.6 trillion, surpassing all centralized exchanges except Binance, indicating a significant shift of crypto activity to on-chain platforms. Solana's revenue structure is composed of four main components: base fees (burned for deflation), priority fees (paid to validators), MEV-related income, and minor sources like storage fees. This efficient model supports high transaction volumes while maintaining a median fee below $0.01. The report highlights that public chains, Perp DEXs (like Hyperliquid with $908M revenue), and launchpads (like Pump.fun with $549M revenue) remain the most profitable crypto sectors, second only to stablecoins. Solana's growth is attributed to its scalability, low costs, and vibrant ecosystem, including meme coin trends and DeFi innovations.

Odaily星球日报01/04 08:21

Solana 2025 Report Card: Annual Revenue of $1.5 Billion, Surpassing the Combined Total of 'Hyperliquid + Ethereum'

Odaily星球日报01/04 08:21

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