USDT Issuer Tether Bitcoin Stack Rose to 92,646 in Q1

April 1, 2025

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By Shaurya Malwa|Edited by Stephen Alpher

Updated Apr 1, 2025, 1:33 p.m. UTCPublished Apr 1, 2025, 1:32 p.m. UTC

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  • Tether purchased 8,888 bitcoin for $735 million in the first quarter of 2025.
  • The company now holds over 92,647 BTC, valued at approximately $7.8 billion.

Stablecoin issuer Tether increased its bitcoin holdings to 92,646 BTC, adding 8,888 BTC for $735 million in the first quarter of 2025.

The company is staying true to its plan to put 15% of its profits each quarter into additional bitcoin purchases. Its current bitcoin stack is worth $7.7 billion at bitcoin’s current price just above $83,000.

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Tether’s USDT stablecoin is the world’s largest with a $143 billion market cap. The company raked in $13 billion in profits last year, mostly from interest on its vast holdings of U.S. Treasuries backing USDT.

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