Tether Added Nearly 8.9K Bitcoin to Holdings in First Quarter: On-Chain Data

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Tether, the issuer of USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin based on market cap, added just shy of 8,889 bitcoin (BTC) in the first quarter, according to on-chain trackers such as Arkham Intelligence.

Though Tether made no official announcement of the action, a wallet believed to belong to the company shows as having 8,888.8888 bitcoin moved to it on March 31. Tether, of course, has made no secret of its intention to use a portion of its profits to acquire bitcoin.

That wallet is now the holder of 75,354 bitcoins worth about $5.2 billion at BTC’s current price of $69,000, putting Tether’s profit at roughly $3 billion.

Edited by Sheldon Reback.