Tether adds 8,888 Bitcoin to reserves; total holdings top 96,000 BTC

Key Takeaways

• Tether expanded its Bitcoin holdings by acquiring 8,888 Bitcoin in Q4 2025.
• The purchase is part of Tether’s strategy to diversify its reserves with valuable digital assets.

Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, added 8,888 Bitcoin to its holdings in the fourth quarter of 2025, CEO Paolo Ardoino said. The acquisition reaffirms Tether’s confidence in Bitcoin as a long-term store of value.

Tether acquired 8,888.8888888 BTC in Q4 2025.https://t.co/vMh1uzv1wO

— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) December 31, 2025

The latest purchase boosts Tether’s total Bitcoin holdings to over 96,000, worth around $8.4 billion at current market prices, per Arkham Intelligence. That figure makes it the fifth-largest Bitcoin address, according to on-chain analyst Ember.

Ember estimated that Tether bought 9,850 BTC worth $876 million in Q4 2025, after on-chain data showed withdrawals of 961 BTC from Bitfinex in November and 8,888 BTC sent to its reserve address today.

Tether said in May 2023 that it would start using up to 15% of its realized operating profits to buy Bitcoin on an ongoing basis. The company said the move would strengthen and diversify USDT reserves.

The move comes after increased institutional interest in Bitcoin throughout 2025, with major companies and financial entities integrating the crypto asset into their investment and treasury management strategies.

However, that momentum cooled when the broader crypto market retreated, with Bitcoin slipping below $90,000.

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