Tether buys ever more gold and Bitcoin

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Last Updated on 6 January 2026 by CryptoTips.eu

While Bitcoin is having a very strong start to the year, it was announced that Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin (of the same name), has entered the top 5 of largest Bitcoin hodlers. Gold also remains very high on Tether’s shopping list.

Tether currently has some $140 billion worth of USDT tokens in circulation and is required by US law to have a large portion of that money available should crypto investors request it. Therefore, Tether has since long invested in US Treasuries and began diversifying in recent years.

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The stablecoin issuer has consistently spent up to 15% of its quarterly profits on Bitcoin purchases, supplementing its investments in physical gold and other reserve assets. Tether has also quietly accumulated physical gold as part of its diversified reserve strategy.

At the end of the third quarter of 2025, Tether held some 116 tons of physical gold, with a market value of tens of billions of dollars. Analysts calculated that at the end of 2025, a large portion of last year’s gold price increase could be attributed entirely to Tether’s purchasing strategy.

Gold and silver rose by more than 60 and some 150 percent in 2025 respectively. These were the largest annual gains since 1979. As predicted, both precious metals started the year on a positive note as well.

Bitcoin is also having a strong start to the new year, rising 7% in the past week alone.

Jeroen Kok

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