{"id":48085,"date":"2025-09-07T20:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/tether-denies-bitcoin-sell-off-rumors-confirms-buying-btc-gold-land\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T20:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:53:52","slug":"tether-denies-bitcoin-sell-off-rumors-confirms-buying-btc-gold-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/zh\/tether-denies-bitcoin-sell-off-rumors-confirms-buying-btc-gold-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether denies Bitcoin sell-off rumors, confirms buying BTC, gold, land"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has denied recent rumors that the stablecoin issuer is offloading its Bitcoin holdings to buy gold. <\/p>\n

In a Sunday post on X, Ardoino said the company \u201cdidn\u2019t sell any Bitcoin,\u201d and reaffirmed its strategy of allocating profits into assets like \u201cBitcoin, gold, and land.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments came in response to speculation from YouTuber Clive Thompson, who cited<\/a> Tether\u2019s Q1 and Q2 2025 attestation data from BDO to claim the firm had reduced its Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) position. Thompson pointed to a drop from 92,650 BTC in Q1 to 83,274 BTC in Q2 as evidence of a sell-off.<\/p>\n

However, Jan3 CEO Samson Mow debunked<\/a> the claim, noting that Tether transferred 19,800 BTC to a separate initiative called Twenty One Capital (XXI) during the same period. That included 14,000 BTC sent in June and another 5,800 BTC in July. <\/p>\n

Tether CEO denies Bitcoin sell-off rumors. Source: <\/em>Paolo Ardoino<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Related: <\/u><\/strong><\/em>Tether holds talks to invest across gold supply chain: Report<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tether moves $3.9 billion in BTC to XXI<\/h2>\n

In early June, Tether moved over 37,000 BTC<\/a>, worth approximately $3.9 billion, across numerous transactions to support XXI, a Bitcoin-native financial platform led by Strike CEO Jack Mallers. <\/p>\n

\u201cTether would have had 4,624 BTC more than at the end of Q1 if the transfer is accounted for,\u201d Mow explained, adding that the firm actually increased its net holdings.<\/p>\n

Ardoino echoed the explanation, saying the Bitcoin was moved, not sold. \u201cWhile the world continues to get darker, Tether will continue to invest part of its profits into safe assets,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

Tether, the issuer of the USDt (USDT<\/a>) stablecoin, holds over 100,521 BTC, worth around $11.17 billion, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.NET.<\/p>\n

Tether holds over 100,000 BTC. Source: BitcoinTreasuries.NET<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>Tether scraps plan to freeze USDT on five blockchains<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

El Salvador buys $50 million in gold<\/h2>\n

Tether\u2019s Bitcoin sell-off rumors came as El Salvador revealed it has added 13,999 troy ounces of gold worth $50 million to its foreign reserves, marking its first gold acquisition since 1990. The central bank said<\/a> the move is part of a diversification strategy to reduce reliance on the US dollar.<\/p>\n