On November 7, 2025, Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, added 961 BTC worth $98.9 million to its treasury, bringing its total holdings to 87,290 BTC valued at approximately $8.84 billion, per CoinoMedia and Cointelegraph. This acquisition, sourced from Bitfinex, aligns with Tether’s ongoing strategy to allocate up to 15% of net realized profits to Bitcoin purchases, reinforcing its role as a long-term store of value amid market volatility. X posts from @Cointelegraph highlight the move as a bullish indicator, with sentiment showing a greed spike in BTC’s Fear & Greed Index at 78, per.
Tether’s BTC accumulation, part of a broader reserve mix including US Treasuries ($98.5B in Q1 2025) and gold (7.66 metric tons), now constitutes about 13% of its $149.3 total assets, per AInvest and Coinspeaker. The purchase, executed at an average price of $102,900 per BTC, reflects Tether’s hedge against fiat inflation and economic instability, per Coinpedia. BTC dipped to $108,000 intraday but rebounded 1.2% to $109,500, with Ethereum (ETH) holding at $3,800, per CoinMarketCap. Institutional inflows into spot Bitcoin ETFs surged $1.2B in the past week, up 15% QoQ, signaling broader adoption, per SoSoValue.
Tether’s BTC strategy, initiated in Q1 2025 with 8,888 BTC ($735M), has grown holdings to 92,647 BTC by mid-year, per CoinDesk and Cointelegraph. This aligns with CEO Paolo Ardoino’s vision to diversify beyond USDT reserves, which processed $26T in transactions YTD, per. The move echoes MicroStrategy’s BTC treasury model but leverages Tether’s $183B USDT supply and 500M users for scale, per Coinspeaker. X discussions, like @MarketCoinpedia’s summary of whale activity (including Tether’s buy), note 10,000 BTC accumulated in 24 hours, per.
Tether’s acquisition could catalyze BTC toward $120,000 by year-end if Fed rate cuts materialize at Jackson Hole, per Presto Research. USDT’s $183B supply and $19.4B payment volumes YTD underscore stablecoin dominance, but GENIUS Act compliance risks persist, per. Investors should monitor Tether’s attestations on Tether to and BTC flows via CryptoQuant. Dollar-cost average into BTC with stop-losses below $107,000, or diversify into USDC or ETH, per TradingView. Follow @TheBlock__ on X for updates. This purchase positions Tether as the sixth-largest BTC wallet, signaling institutional maturation in 2025, per.
