Tethers Q4 2025 attestation shows record USD issuance, $10B in profits, and 
tokenized gold topping $2B as digital dollar demand grows.
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Tether reports $10B profit in 2025 as USDT circulation surges past $186B

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The commission also singled out Hungary for failing to comply with the EU&#8217;s 
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Crypto pundit BigShortRare has declared that a Litecoin price rally to between 
$1,200 and $2,000 is not a fantasy but a marketcap math. This came as he 
explained exactly how the altcoin will reach this price target based on its 
market cap and circulating supply. Why A Litecoin Price Rally To $2,000 Could 
Happen In an X post, BigShortRare noted that LTC has a circulating supply of 
roughly 76.78 million coins. As such, a $1,200 Litecoin price will give the 
altcoin a market cap of about $90 billion, while at $2,000 per LTC, the 
altcoin’s market cap is about $150 million. The pundit remarked that these 
numbers sound big until they are put in context. Related Reading: Here’s Why 
The Litecoin Price May Be Getting Ready For Another Massive Rally BigShortRare 
alluded to the fact that Bitcoin has already crossed $2 trillion in market cap 
in the past, while Ethereum has traded above a $500 billion market cap. 
Furthermore, he stated that in the previous cycle, capital has repeatedly 
concentrated into a few large, liquid, and battle-tested assets. Therefore, a 
Litecoin price rally to a $90 billion to $150 billion market cap would still 
be a fraction of Bitcoin’s market cap and well within historical altcoin 
concentration ranges during late-cycle rotation. BigShortRare also mentioned 
that what supports that valuation range is not illusion but structure. He 
explained that Litecoin is fully integrated across exchanges, wallets, payment 
processors, and merchant rails. The pundit added that the altcoin has a fixed 
supply, no VC overhang, no emissions surprises, and no dependency on 
speculative incentives. LTC is also said to function as a settlement and 
payment network, not a promise. “LTC Is The OG” BigShortRare also noted that 
LTC is an OG crypto project, which is another reason why he is confident that 
the Litecoin price can rally to as high as $2,000. He stated that when markets 
rotate from experimentation to reliability, capital doesn’t spread evenly but 
rather compresses into assets that already work at scale. Related Reading: 
XRP, HBAR, And Litecoin: Pundit Highlights Coins To Watch In 2026 The pundit 
remarked that a $1,200 to $2,000 price tag for LTC doesn’t require it to 
replace Bitcoin or Ethereum. Instead, it only requires the market to price 
Litecoin as a major monetary rail and not a side character. “That’s not a 
prediction of timing. It’s a valuation argument. Price decides when. Structure 
decides if,” he concluded. It is worth noting that BigShortRare’s thesis was 
in support of crypto analyst Surf’s prediction that the Litecoin price was 
about to rally to $2,000. His accompanying chart showed that the rally to this 
price target could happen by 2028. At the time of writing, the Litecoin price 
is trading at around $64, down over 5% in the last 24 hours, according to data 
from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from 
Tradingview.com

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