By the end of 2025, Tether had purchased 8,888 bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to over 96,000 bitcoins, and its total gold holdings reached 116 tons.

[Tether Purchases 8,888 Bitcoins by End of 2025, Total Holdings Exceed 96,000 Bitcoins, Gold Holdings Reach 116 Tons] According to Mars Finance, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that Tether purchased 8,888 Bitcoins on New Year's Eve 2025, worth approximately $780 million. This transaction brings the stablecoin issuer's publicly disclosed Bitcoin holdings to over 96,000 Bitcoins. Tether currently allocates 15% of its quarterly profits regularly to Bitcoin. Furthermore, Tether purchased 26 tons of gold in the third quarter of 2025, bringing its total gold holdings to 116 tons, ranking it among the top 30 gold holders globally. Paolo Ardoino stated that some of Tether's Bitcoin holdings have been injected into its backed joint venture, Twenty One Capital, which held 43,514 Bitcoins as of January 1, 2026. Currently, Tether's main Bitcoin address ranks fifth globally and second among private corporate treasuries.