Trade
Trading Type
Spot
Trade crypto freely
Pre-Market
Trade new tokens before they are officially listed
Margin
Magnify your profit with leverage
Convert & Block Trading
0 Fees
Trade any size with no fees and no slippage
Alpha
Points
Get promising tokens in streamlined on-chain trading
Leveraged Tokens
Get exposure to leveraged positions simply
Futures
Futures
Hundreds of contracts settled in USDT or BTC
Options
HOT
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Futures Kickoff
Get prepared for your futures trading
Futures Events
Participate in events to win generous rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to experience risk-free trading
Earn
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
Launchpad
Be early to the next big token project
Alpha Points
NEW
Trade on-chain assets and enjoy airdrop rewards!
Futures Points
NEW
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Investment
Simple Earn
Earn interests with idle tokens
Auto-Invest
Auto-invest on a regular basis
Dual Investment
Buy low and sell high to take profits from price fluctuations
Soft Staking
Earn rewards with flexible staking
Crypto Loan
0 Fees
Pledge one crypto to borrow another
Lending Center
One-stop lending hub
VIP Wealth Hub
Customized wealth management empowers your assets growth
Private Wealth Management
Customized asset management to grow your digital assets
Quant Fund
Top asset management team helps you profit without hassle
Staking
Stake cryptos to earn in PoS products
Smart Leverage
NEW
No forced liquidation before maturity, worry-free leveraged gains
GUSD Minting
Use USDT/USDC to mint GUSD for treasury-level yields
More
Promotions
Activity Center
Join activities and win big cash prizes and exclusive merch
Referral
20 USDT
Earn 40% commission or up to 500 USDT rewards
Announcements
Announcements of new listings, activities, upgrades, etc
Gate Blog
Crypto industry articles
VIP Services
Huge fee discounts
Proof of Reserves
Gate promises 100% proof of reserves
Trending Topics
View More16.84K Popularity
34.14K Popularity
43.68K Popularity
93.87K Popularity
3.28K Popularity
Pin
In the crypto market, one player's actions have recently attracted particular attention—Tether.
This company bought 8,888 Bitcoins on New Year's Eve 2025. It sounds impressive, but what's even more astonishing is their long-term strategy. Now, if you take a closer look, Tether's publicly disclosed Bitcoin holdings have already exceeded 96,000. Each quarter, they reinvest 15% of their profits into the Bitcoin market. This isn't short-term speculation; it's a disciplined dollar-cost averaging approach—placing repeated bets on the future.
Turning to gold. In Q3 2025, Tether made a one-time purchase of 26 tons of gold. Over time, they now hold 116 tons. How big is this? They've entered the top 30 global gold holders. Comparing to central banks of medium-sized countries, it's roughly the same scale.
Not only that. Tether also established a dedicated investment firm, Twenty One Capital, which bundles some of their Bitcoin holdings. By early 2026, this company controlled 43,514 Bitcoins. Summing up, Tether's main Bitcoin wallets rank second among global private enterprises, only behind certain individual billionaires.
The key logic behind this: "We are not only maintaining the credibility of USDT but also betting on the future of hard assets." Using a combination of Bitcoin and gold for hedging has evolved from a niche strategy in the crypto circle to a standard move among major financial institutions.