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2024年《财富》世界500强排行榜中， EXOR集团排名第313位。 2024年1月31日，EXOR集团旗下的Exor Digital Holdings Limited全面收购聚币Jubi交易平台，并将其正式升级更名为JuCoin数字资产交易平台。聚币交易所成立于2013年，是全球最早的数字资产交易所服务平台之一，2017年其交易量曾稳居全球第一。被收购后，聚币在EXOR集团的支持下，进一步拓展了AIC理财项目、MINI IPO赛道等业务，并在全球范围内推广合规化运营。
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2024年《财富》世界500强排行榜中， EXOR集团排名第313位。 2024年1月31日，EXO
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That said, stablecoin issuers like Tether and Circle can also freeze funds, and they regularly do when wallets are linked to hacks or other criminal activity."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"The ECB press office did not respond to "},{"text":"Decrypt","italic":true},{"text":"’s request for comment regarding the freezing process for the digital euro."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"In a blog post, the European Central Bank explained that the European Parliament next needs to pass regulations on the establishment of the digital euro. If done during 2026, a “pilot exercise” and the first “initial transactions” could take place as early as mid-2027. This would prepare the digital euro for a formal, Europe-wide release in 2029."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"The European Central Bank estimates that the total development costs for the digital euro will be €1.3 billion, or approximately $1.5 billion, up until the first issuance in 2029. Subsequent operating costs are estimated to be €320 million a year, or $369 million."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Europe isn’t the only locale plotting a CBDC. Russia, China, and India have all started their own respective CBDC pilots, while Nigeria launched its eNaira in 2021. The U.S., by contrast, has prohibited the use of a CBDC within the country, via an executive order signed by President Trump in January, keeping a campaign promise."}]}]},{"type":"block-quote","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The Governing Council has decided to move to the next phase of the digital euro project."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"A digital euro would preserve Europeans’ freedom of choice and privacy and strengthen our sovereignty and resilience. pic.twitter.com/Io3i26Gtyd"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"— European Central Bank (@ecb) October 31, 2025"}]}]},{"type":"bulleted-list","children":[{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"CBDCs are often seen as potential rivals to stablecoins, which are crypto tokens that attempt to track the price of fiat currencies, often by holding reserves."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Following Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. has embraced stablecoins with the passing of the GENIUS stablecoin act."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Plus, the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has released its own stablecoin in USD1."}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"As a result, stablecoins are becoming a bigger business than ever with a total market capitalization of $307.4 billion, according to DefiLlama. It's worth noting that the majority of these tokens are pegged to the U.S. dollar, with Tether even putting a pause on minting euro-backed stablecoins in 2024 due to hostile regulators."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\n"},{"type":"topic","character":"cryptocurrency","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"blockchain","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"EuropeanCentralBank","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"CBDC","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "}]}]
💥 Tether Reports $10 Billion Profit in 2025 So Far—Here's How That Compares to the Big Banks![{"type":"bulleted-list","children":[{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Tether reported a massive profit of $10 billion for the first three quarters of 2025 Friday, putting the world’s top stablecoin issuer in the same league as Wall Street titans. "}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Tether’s performance so far this year rivals that of the most profitable banks in the world—and has even eclipsed that of some of America’s top financial institutions. "}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"The USDT issuer’s reported net income is greater than that of Bank of America, for example, which notched an $8.9 billion profit in 2025’s first three fiscal quarters. It is also nearly double that of U.S. Bank, which reported $5.5 billion in profits for 2025 so far."}]}]},{"type":"block-quote","children":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Tether just released its quarterly attestation for Q3 2025."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"USDT has become the biggest financial inclusion success story in the history of humanity, with more than 500 million users across the emerging markets and developing countries."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Highlights as of 30 September 2025:\n*… https://t.co/XVYeVq1u64 pic.twitter.com/nZ2V1EKZ3x"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) October 31, 2025"}]}]},{"type":"bulleted-list","children":[{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Tether’s performance is also in striking distance of Wall Street mainstays Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, which have so far this year reeled in net annual incomes of $12.4 billion and $12.56 billion, respectively."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Last year, Tether came within 10% of besting Goldman’s annual earnings with an annual profit of $13 billion, and the crypto company is currently on track to exceed that performance this year. "}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Of course, despite Tether’s massive and consistently growing income, it's not the king of finance quite yet. JP Morgan, for instance, has brought home some $44 billion in net income this year so far, more than quadrupling the stablecoin issuer’s performance. "}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Still, it's quite the return for Tether, which remains privately owned and headquartered in El Salvador. In Q3 alone, the company issued more than $17 billion worth of its flagship dollar-pegged token USDT, bringing the globally dominant stablecoin’s circulating supply to over $184 billion at writing."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"\"USDT has become the biggest financial inclusion success story in the history of humanity, with more than 500 million users across the emerging markets and developing countries,\" Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on X."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Tether’s profits mainly derive from returns on U.S. Treasuries the company keeps in reserve to back its circulating supply of USDT. The company says it now holds some $135 billion worth of such bills, putting it ahead of nations like Germany, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and now, South Korea, in terms of top global holders of U.S. Treasuries. "}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"The world’s top holder of U.S. Treasuries, Japan, possesses $1.2 trillion worth as of July."}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"Though Tether has primarily focused on dominating emerging markets, the company has made a concerted effort to enter the U.S. following President Donald Trump’s re-election and the passage of a legal framework for issuing and trading stablecoins in the country. "}]},{"type":"list-item","children":[{"text":"The company plans to launch a U.S.-focused stablecoin, USAT, which will be tailored to American regulations, by the end of the year. "}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The company had previously steered clear of direct involvement in American markets or any attempts to go public; it has also yet to submit itself to an internal audit by a Big Four accounting firm. "}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\n"},{"type":"topic","character":"Tether","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"Jucom","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"cryptocurrency","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"blockchain","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "},{"type":"topic","character":"BigBank","children":[{"text":""}]},{"text":" "}]}]