Good morning. CFOs should be paying attention to stablecoins this year, even if they’re not quite ready to use them yet.
Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to and backed by the U.S. dollar or equivalent assets. Passage of the GENIUS Act has helped clarify how stablecoins are regulated, pushing them from a “crypto side-topic” into mainstream treasury and finance discussions.
My colleague Jeff John Roberts takes a deep dive into stablecoins in his new Fortune feature article, “Crypto giant Tether has $187 billion in assets, big plans for U.S. expansion—and a CEO who warns the West is heading toward social collapse.” Roberts sat down with Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, a crypto firm that earned around $15 billion in profit in 2025.
Tether has acquired more Treasury bills than large economies like South Korea, along with significant amounts of Bitcoin and gold, according to Roberts. The accumulation of assets has helped Tether use its flagship currency, a dollar-backed stablecoin called USDT, to rewire global financial networks.
As Roberts writes: Tether “dominates the sector, thanks in part to a first-mover advantage that has resulted in USDT becoming the go-to way for millions of people in developing countries to hold dollars. USDT’s market capitalization ($187 billion, as of early January) and daily trading volume exceed those of all its stablecoin competitors combined, according to data firm CoinMarketCap—even though U.S. citizens, with limited exceptions, are not allowed to use Tether’s coin.
“Now, Tether is seeking to disrupt much more than finance. In the past two years, it has made massive investments in satellites, data centers, farming, telecommunications, and media.” You can learn more about Tether by reading the complete article here.
Intuit’s CFO Sandeep Aujla is just one leader who has talked to me about leaning into stablecoins via a partnership with Circle. I’d love to hear from you about how you are using—or cautiously eyeing—them in your businesses.
Sheryl Estrada
sheryl.estrada@fortune.com
