The company, the company behind the USDT StableCoin, has about 80 tons of gold – over 8 billion US dollars in value – moves in its own vault in Switzerland.
According to a report, CEO Paolo Ardoinino says that this private safe is “the safest in the world”. He added that gold should “logically be a safer asset than any national currency”. This step is followed by Tether’s earlier movement to keep 7.7 tons of gold, and has brings his total amount to around 80 tons since the March report.
Ther’s Swiss Vault Move
The Tether has set up its own safe to reduce the high fees that external operators demand, reported. Ardoino found that if Tether Gold -token increases to 100 billion US dollars in circulation, and the payment of 50 basis points in custody fees would be a lot of money.
🇨🇠Tether stores 80 tons of gold in Switzerland … and refuses to comply with the EU regulations.
Random or calculated strategy? 🤔
Since the mica regulation via the EU becomes effective, one thing is certain: @Tther_to Not according to the rules of Europe.
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– Grm (@grm_web3) July 8, 2025
If you guide a single facility, it can sink over his head and make it easier to add more gold in the future. The company also gives the company an important way to show concrete support for part of its stable coin reserves.
Beyond precious metals
Ther’s Holdings go beyond gold. According to the company’s report in 2025, it had almost 100 billion US dollars in US financial bonds. The total reserves vary depending on which number is used -112 billion US dollars after the certificate from March or almost 160 billion US dollars, based on USDT’s market capitalization last month. In any case, gold is under 5% of the overall carrier claimed for USDT.
Gold makes a small share
The market data show that the market capitalization of USDT almost reaches a market capitalization of $ 160 billion and accounts for 62% of the StableCoin sector of 250 billion US dollars. But gold is still a small piece of this puzzle.
Tether has a massive inventory of the precious metal. Image: The Royal Mint
Precious metals sit next to Fiat and bonds, not instead of them. The step towards the centralization of gold is a sign that Tether wants to diversify his reserve mix. It also reflects wider trends: central banks, especially in Brics countries, bought gold and the investor flows in gold -ETFs have taken up after prices after the prices reached several years.
According to a Bloomberg report, Tether’s gold reserves now correspond to the precious metals and raw materials of the large banks. This comparison brings the scale of 80 tons to the right light. But it also underlines how small 80 tons are next to the trillions of governments and large banks.
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