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Home»Bitcoin»Tether Now the Fifth Largest Bitcoin Wallet after Acquiring Another 8,888 BTC

Tether Now the Fifth Largest Bitcoin Wallet after Acquiring Another 8,888 BTC

Bitcoin By Gavin01/01/2026
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Tether has collected 8,888 Bitcoins (BTCThe CEO of the company, Paolo Ardoino, said that on New Year’s Eve it would increase its Bitcoin stock to over 96,000 by 2025.

USDt is the USDtUSDTStablecoin Issuer is now one of the most active Bitcoin users, ranking the Bitcoin address for the company as fifth largest behind Binance Robinhood Bitfinex. second BTC Treasuries of private corporations.

You can also find out more about the following: move Tether has a quarterly pattern in which it accumulates Bitcoin. The company was founded in funneling Every three months, the company can invest up to 15% in Bitcoin. At the time it was acquired, this latest batch of Bitcoins had a value of $780,000,000.

The fifth largest BTC addresses is Tether. Source: BitInfoCharts

Related: Tether Gold rides bullion boom as central banks, ETFs rush to accumulate

​Tether’s mix of gold and reserves

Tether is not just a Bitcoin company. Tether purchased 26 tons of gold in Q3 2025This was the largest quarterly gold acquisition of any central bank that reported and put its total holdings, at 116 tones, in the top 30 world gold holders.

That mix of US Treasurys, Bitcoin and gold has drawn scrutiny from ratings agencies and analysts, with S&P recently cutting USDT score “constrained” You can also find out more about the following: “weak,” Transparency and concentration risks. Arthur Hayes was the former BitMEX chief executive officer raised The growing Bitcoin and Gold share in reserves is a red flag.

Tether’s Bitcoin holdings also have dropped periodically throughout the past year. The price of Tether’s Bitcoin has also fluctuated throughout the year. first quarter purchaseThe company had over 100,000 BTC. The company’s constantly fluctuating Bitcoin balance caused pundits and analysts to believe that it was selling Bitcoin.

Still, Ardoino denied The claims made that the claimant had been a contributor to “XXI,” Referring to Twenty One Capital, an backed by Tether company.

Twenty One Capital, a public company, held 43 514 BTC at the start of New Year’s Day. This made it the third biggest Bitcoin purse amongst all companies.

Related: DWF Labs’ physical gold trade signals crypto capital’s move into commodities

​Bitcoin Land Grab by Corporates

This year’s allocation is also part of a larger corporate Bitcoin land grab. Japan-listed Metaplanet added another 4,279 BTC On Tuesday, the treasury reached 35.102 BTC.

In addition to raising equity, the strategy continued to borrow money to fund expansion. largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, Pushing the stack of cards above 670,000