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 <li><strong>Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino denies BTC sell-off rumors, clarifying 19,800 BTC transferred to XXI initiative, not sold for gold.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>Adjusting for transfers, Tether’s Bitcoin holdings net increased by 10,424 BTC in Q2 2025, reaffirming mega-bullish stance.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>Profits to flow into Bitcoin, gold ($8.7B reserves), and land as hedges, with over 100,000 BTC in total holdings.</strong></li>
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<p>In the ever-turbulent crypto seas, where fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) lurk like sharks, Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino dropped anchor on Sunday with a crisp rebuttal to swirling rumors. Claims that the world’s largest stablecoin issuer had dumped Bitcoin ($BTC) for gold—sparked by a YouTuber’s deep dive into quarterly attestations—were swiftly debunked. “Tether didn’t sell any Bitcoin,” Ardoino declared on X, attributing the apparent dip in holdings to transfers into the company’s XXI initiative, a long-term investment arm. Far from retreating, Tether plans to keep plowing profits into a diversified basket of safe havens: Bitcoin, gold, and even land. This isn’t a pivot away from crypto’s king; it’s a bullish reinforcement of its throne amid global gloom.</p>
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<p>The drama ignited when analyst Clive Thompson pored over BDO’s Q1 and Q2 2025 reports, spotting a drop in Tether’s BTC stash from 92,650 coins at March’s end to 83,274 by June 30. On paper, that screamed sell-off—over 9,000 BTC potentially swapped for gleaming bullion as Tether’s gold reserves ballooned to $8.7 billion (nearly 80 tons in Zurich vaults). Thompson’s video went viral, fueling bearish whispers in a market already jittery from Bitcoin’s hover around $118,000. But Jan3 CEO Samson Mow, a vocal BTC maximalist, fired back: those “missing” coins? Not sold, but shuttled to XXI. He broke it down: 14,000 BTC moved June 2, another 5,800 in July—totaling 19,800 BTC. Adjust for that, and Tether’s net BTC position actually grew by at least 10,424 coins quarter-over-quarter. “Tether is mega bullish on Bitcoin on all metrics,” Mow tweeted, calling out the desperation for bad news.</p>
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   <p>Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino clarified on X that Tether has not sold any Bitcoin, refuting reports suggesting a BTC-to-gold shift. He explained that some BTC was allocated to the XXI initiative, and Tether will continue reinvesting profits into Bitcoin, gold, and land as secure…</p>— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1964666088852951076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 7, 2025</a>
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<p>Ardoino echoed the sentiment, quoting Mow and adding his signature flair: “While the world continues to get darker, Tether will continue to invest part of its profits into safe assets like Bitcoin, Gold and Land. Tether is the Stable Company.” It’s a mantra that’s resonated since Tether’s explosive 2024 profits topped $13 billion, with reserves swelling to over $120 billion in U.S. Treasuries alone. The firm’s Bitcoin hoard now exceeds 100,000 BTC—worth north of $11.8 billion at current prices—bolstered by mining ambitions that Ardoino claims could crown Tether the world’s largest miner by year-end. Add in the gold-backed XAUT token, which just crossed $1.3 billion in market cap, and land plays for “stable energy” infrastructure, and you’ve got a fortress against fiat fragility. DeFi researcher Tran Hung, in close touch with Ardoino, reinforced: Bitcoin remains the “digital gold” cornerstone, with physical gold as a complementary hedge, not a replacement.</p>
<p>This episode underscores Tether’s maturation from opaque stablecoin giant to diversified powerhouse. Critics like Peter Schiff might scoff at BTC’s volatility, but Tether’s moves—lending to commodity traders, eyeing AI and telecom—signal a hedge against everything from inflation to geopolitical storms. The XXI transfers, tied to Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital (co-founded by Strike’s Jack Mallers), exemplify strategic depth: not dumping assets, but reallocating for yield in a BTC-native ecosystem. As U.S. elections loom and nations like El Salvador HODL their volcano-mined stacks, Tether’s playbook inspires. In an unstable world, as Ardoino quips, stability isn’t passive—it’s proactive accumulation. The FUD? Just noise in the bull run.</p>
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Tether CEO Shuts Down BTC-to-Gold Sell-Off FUD: No Sales, Just Strategic Moves

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