The recent pump in Tether (often called $OG USDT”) is usually driven by short-term demand spikes, liquidity imbalances, or temporary depegging fears rather than true value growth, since it’s designed to stay near $1.

Today’s movement likely reflects market volatility and trading pressure in crypto markets (e.g., shifts in Bitcoin or exchange flows), not a fundamental price increase—so any “pump” is typically brief and self-correcting.