According to @MilkRoadDaily, $1B USDT was just minted on Ethereum, signaling a potential increase in on-chain stablecoin liquidity and buying power. Source: @MilkRoadDaily tweet dated Aug 15, 2025. Traders should confirm the issuance by checking the USDT contract events and total supply on Etherscan to validate a 1,000,000,000 token mint on Ethereum. Source: Etherscan USDT Tether USD contract and supply dashboard. Tether states that new tokens can be authorized but not issued until moved from Treasury, so the immediate market impact depends on subsequent transfers to exchanges or counterparties. Source: Tether Transparency and FAQ on authorized but not issued. Monitor USDT flows to centralized exchanges, the USDT peg on Curve 3pool and Uniswap, and BTC and ETH perpetual funding rates to assess risk appetite. Source: Curve 3pool dashboard, Uniswap USDT pools, and CryptoQuant or Kaiko market metrics. Historically, expansions in circulating stablecoin supply have correlated with deeper spot and derivatives liquidity and tighter spreads across BTC and ETH markets. Source: Kaiko stablecoin market structure research.