CEO of Tether, issuer of the largest stablecoin USDT Paolo Ardoino,Bitcoin 
$115,083.26 and gold as two stores of value that last longer than currencies. Ardoino, X In the short note he shared from his account, he pointed out that the company’s reserve strategy continues with regular BTC purchases from its profits and gold-collateralized XAUt. Message from investors in the company’s new certification report BTC and it came at a time when he would monitor the possible change in the gold share. As is known Tether Since 2023, it has devoted up to 15 percent of its profits to Bitcoin purchases and backed XAUt with dedicated gold bullion.
Clear Message from Ardoino: “Bitcoin and Gold are Permanent”
Ardoino said in his post over the weekend:Bitcoin He made a simple but assertive statement with the statement “and gold will outlive every currency.” The target audience of the message is institutional and individual investors who closely monitor the reserve composition. The timing of the message came in a week when the search for a safe haven became stronger after the harsh volatility.
The sharing brought the policy announced by Tether on May 17, 2023 (allocating up to 15 percent of the net realized operating profit to the purchase of BTC) to the agenda again. The company positioned Bitcoin as a long-term store of value in its balance sheet surplus, apart from the part that directly supports the USDT in circulation. in the same strategy XAUtforming a gold wing tracked through dedicated gold bars.
Tether’s Reserve Policy
In the summer, Tether shared 7.66 tons of gold collateral information for XAUt as of June 30, 2025, and in September, it stated that it was evaluating possible investments extending to the gold supply chain (from mining to refinery). This approach Bitcoin and goldWhile positioning the assets as two parallel underlying assets, it was balanced by confirmation reports that the main body of reserves remained in liquid US Treasury securities.
The next checkpoint on the investor side will be the new certification report, which will be announced at the end of the month or at the beginning of next month. The market wants to see whether Bitcoin and gold positions are updated, as well as how reserve management is optimized during periods of volatility. In the macro background, Bitcoin has increased by approximately 23 percent and the ounce of gold has increased by 53 percent since the beginning of the year. dollar indexThe weakening in Turkey strengthens the safe haven narrative.
