- Tether bought 8,888 BTC on New Year’s Eve, taking its disclosed holdings above 96,000 BTC.
- The company’s Bitcoin address ranks fifth-largest by balance and second among privately held corporate treasuries.
- Tether routes a portion of profits into Bitcoin and also expanded its Gold holdings to 116 tons after a 26-ton Q3 purchase.
Tether bought 8,888 Bitcoin on New Year’s Eve, increasing its disclosed BTC holdings to more than 96,000, CEO Paolo Ardoino posted (Paolo Ardoino tweet). The purchase followed the company’s program of allocating a portion of operating profits to crypto, as described on tether.io.
Data sources show Tether’s Bitcoin address sits among the largest holders; it is listed as the fifth-largest by balance on BitInfoCharts and ranks second among privately held corporate BTC treasuries on Bitcoin Treasuries. The latest 8,888 BTC lot was worth about $780 million at the time of acquisition.
The company’s asset mix includes U.S. Treasurys, Bitcoin and gold. In Q3 2025, Tether acquired 26 tons of gold, bringing its total to 116 tons. That gold accumulation and the growing share of Bitcoin in reserves have prompted scrutiny, including an S&P downgrade of USDT’s score from “constrained” to “weak”, as reported by Reuters. Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes also flagged concerns on social media (Arthur Hayes post).
Tether’s Bitcoin balance has varied during the year; after a first-quarter purchase it briefly exceeded 100,000 BTC, prompting speculation of sales. Ardoino denied those claims and said the company had contributed to “XXI,” referring to Twenty One Capital (Ardoino denial). As of New Year’s Day, Twenty One Capital held 43,514 BTC, making it one of the largest public-company Bitcoin holders.
Corporate accumulation continued elsewhere: Japan-listed Metaplanet added 4,279 BTC to reach 35,102 BTC, while Strategy kept expanding its treasury past 670,000 BTC.
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