On November 15, 2025, Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer with over $10 billion in profits for the first nine months of the year, is reportedly in advanced talks to lead a €1 billion ($1.15 billion) funding round for Neura Robotics, a German startup specializing in AI-powered humanoid robots, per CoinDesk and Financial Times. This would value Neura at €8–10 billion ($9.3–11.6 billion), marking Tether’s largest single investment in frontier tech and signaling a strategic diversification beyond stablecoins like USDT, per. Discussions remain early-stage, but Tether confirmed it is “actively exploring numerous opportunities in frontier tech,”
Tether’s move aligns with its evolving investment portfolio, which has already spanned 140 companies across Bitcoin mining, energy, fintech, and AI, per. Generated from USDT reserves, these profits—over $10B in Q1–Q3 2025—fund expansions into data centers, renewable energy, and now robotics, per. CEO Paolo Ardoino’s focus on decentralized AI through Tether’s skunkworks unit complements Neura’s mission, per. X posts from @martypartymusic highlight the deal as a “bold shift from crypto to AI-driven humanoid automation,”
Founded in 2019, Neura Robotics develops humanoid robots for industrial use, with plans to expand into homes, aiming for 5 million units by 2030 and already securing €1 billion in orders, per. Backed by investors like Volvo Cars Tech Fund and BlueCrest, Neura raised €120 million in January 2025, positioning it against Tesla’s Optimus and startups like Figure AI, per. The funding would accelerate R&D and commercialization, targeting labor shortages in manufacturing, per. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described robotics as a “multitrillion-dollar opportunity,” underscoring Neura’s potential,
Regulatory scrutiny looms as crypto firms enter traditional sectors, with SEC oversight on Tether’s reserves and EU data privacy rules for AI, per. Integration of crypto liquidity with robotics hardware poses operational hurdles, per. If successful, the deal could attract more crypto capital to tech, fostering convergence between blockchain and AI, per. Bitcoin (BTC) at $113,234 and Ethereum (ETH) at $4,070 remain stable, but this could boost USDT adoption in tokenized assets, per CoinMarketCap.
Monitor Tether’s announcements on tether.to and Neura’s progress via neurarobotics.com. Diversify into USDT or ETH with stop-losses below BTC’s $112,000, per TradingView. Follow @TheBlock__ on X for updates. This investment could propel Tether’s portfolio to $20B by 2026, per, while Neura eyes a $50B valuation post-2030 production, per. It exemplifies crypto’s maturation into real-world innovation.
