CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed the $779 million purchase of Tether.
Stablecoin issuer Tether added 8,888.8888888 BTC to its reserves in the fourth quarter of 2025. The latest stash brings his total holdings to over 96,000 coins, worth approximately $8.46 billion.
The approximately $779 million purchase was confirmed by CEO Paolo Ardoino on X and continues the company’s ongoing ‘8888’ accumulation pattern.
Tether’s diversification strategy
Tether started buying Bitcoin in September 2022. In May 2023, the company made its plan official and announced that it would spend 15% of its quarterly net profit on purchasing Bitcoin. Since that announcement, the company behind the USDT stablecoin has steadily expanded its holdings every quarter. It has pursued a long-term strategy aimed at diversifying its reserves and strengthening its financial position.
In addition to Bitcoin, Tether has steadily built up a significant gold reserve. In the third quarter of 2025, the company will held approximately 116 tons of physical gold. In September, Ardoino addressed rumors claiming the company had sold Bitcoin to buy gold. The speculation started after YouTuber Clive Thompson claimed that the company had quietly changed its investment approach, reportedly selling more than $1 billion worth of BTC while acquiring $1.6 billion worth of gold in the second quarter of 2025.
However, BTC’s acquisition came as the crypto asset ended the year on a weak note. Prices fell to $88,000 at the end of 2025, contributing to a negative 23.07% return for the quarter, according to Coinglass. This is the second-worst fourth-quarter performance since the fourth quarter of 2018. Despite the recession, Tether remains seized the ability to steadily increase its exposure even as other institutional buyers pulled back.
Battle with corporate government bonds
Corporate adoption of Bitcoin took off strongly in early 2025, with many companies adding crypto to their balance sheets, thanks to the model popularized by Michael Saylor’s Strategy. Early price increases made the model attractive, but the October recession undermined confidence. As a result, shares of some of the biggest players have fallen sharply.
Companies that were previously aggressive buyers are now being pressured to stabilize their finances in 2026. Prenetics, which raised $48 million partly to build a Bitcoin treasury, announced it would halt further purchases.
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