Tether Buys Bitcoin 8,888 BTC Worth approx $779M: What it Means?

Tether Buys Bitcoin 8,888 BTC total holdings top 96,185 BTC

Tether buys Bitcoin, which is the world’s largest stablecoin issuer. It has accumulated 8,888.8888888 BTC in Q4 2025 and strengthened its bitcoin reserves. According to CEO Paolo Ardoino, This firm has done its fourth quarter acquisition plan by making major transfer of 8,888BTC to its official reserves on 1st January 2026.

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Ember CN, which is the blockchain monitoring platform, reported that Tether purchased approximately 9,850 BTC, valued around $876 million throughout the quarter. They made two major movement first they withdrew 961 BTC from Bitfinex on November 7, 2025, and after they done large transfer of 8,888.8 coins on the first day of 2026.

Tether Growing Bitcoin Reserve

After these movements and purchase This firm's Cryto asset reserve address now holds 96,185 coins which valued around approximately $8.42 billion, which makes it the fifth-largest Bitcoin wallet globally. Ember CN further estimated it’s average acquisition cost at $51,117 per coin, generating an Unrealized gain of about $3.524 billion, by considering current market prices near $87,500 per coin.

This accumulation approach is consistent with Tether's treasury policy, which was introduced in May 2023, under which company acquires 15% of its quarterly profits to Crypto purchases.By transferring quarterly reserves on the final day of the quarter or the first day of the next, This firm has continuously adhered to a systematic method.

Current Status and price of Bitcoin

Currently it is trading around $87,550 reflecting a slight decline of 0.9 to 1% in the past 24 hours. CoinmarketCap recorded a daily low of $87,130 and a high of $89,080 this shows mild fluctuation in the market. Currently it's market cap is around $1.7 trillion.

Why big firms are investing in bitcoin despite price decline

As in recent times, big firms other than Tether, like Strategy and Metaplanet also accumulated bitcoins despite their price drop. Recently, Metaplanet did purchase of 4279 BTC which took its holding to 35,102 BTC. Firm like Strategy, owned by Michael Saylor, purchased 1,229 coins for $108.8 million at an average price of $88,568 per coin during the market dip. These firms buy this digital asset as a long-term strategic reserve asset. Because these firms believe that this digital asset will remain a core strategic asset in modern financial portfolios.

Paolo Ardoino actively comments on coin’s long-term prospects and potential risks on social media and in public forums . Ardoino recently warned through a post that possibly an “AI investment bubble” could impact Cryptocurrency in 2026.

Conclusion

Tether’s rising Bitcoin reserves demonstrate its consistent trust in Cryptocurrency as a long-term strategic asset. Tether’s holding reserves on a publicly available address, which maintains the company’s openness and transparency and also maintains institutional trust.

By these movements and purchases , This company continues to make a place in the top holders of this largest cryptocurrency globally and strengthens the relationship between stablecoin infrastructure and Cryptocurrency market stability.