2026-01-01 04:20:47

Tether(, the issuer of USDT, was not idle in the fourth quarter of last year. It acquired nearly 10,000 bitcoins in one go. According to on-chain data tracking, they bought a total of 9,850 BTC, amounting to approximately $876 million.

Specifically, the actions took place in two waves. On November 7th, they withdrew 961 BTC from Bitfinex, worth about $97.18 million, and transferred this asset to their BTC reserve address. By New Year's Day 2026, they took action again—single withdrawal of 8,888.8 BTC, totaling as much as $778 million, also into the reserve address.

This series of measures was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. As early as May 2023, Tether publicly announced a long-term plan: to allocate 15% of the company's profits annually to purchase Bitcoin. From that time until now, this stablecoin giant has been steadily executing this strategy, increasing BTC reserves with real money.

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NoStopLossNut

· 01-03 14:14

Tether's move is really aggressive, quietly accumulating nearly 10,000 Bitcoins. Is this a bet on the future? Stablecoin giants are starting to stockpile BTC. What does that mean? Even retail investors like us should reflect on this. Buying Bitcoin with a 15% profit—I'm truly impressed by this long-term approach. 87.6 million USD, just buy when they say so. Were you shocked? The 8,888 coins on New Year's Day are really deliberate; the numbers are so auspicious.

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DegenDreamer

· 01-03 14:11

Tether is going all-in on the "King of Dollar-Cost Averaging," huh? Why is the number 8.88 so significant... LOL

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BlockchainTalker

· 01-03 04:43

actually, if we examine tether's moves through the lens of game theory here... they're essentially signaling to the market that stablecoin issuers have real skin in the game. 9,850 btc in q4 alone? that's not casual portfolio diversification anymore.

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ForumMiningMaster

· 01-01 04:50

Tether's move this time is brilliant, pouring 1 billion into Bitcoin, truly treating money as money. This rhythm clearly shows prior planning, taking 15% profit every year to buy BTC, very steady. The number 8888.8 is also carefully chosen, does it imply something? Anyway, I am optimistic about this momentum.

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LiquidityWitch