Tether Discloses Balance Sheet Holdings of Approximately 150,000 Bitcoin

Tether holds roughly 150,000 Bitcoin valued at over $11.5 billion on its corporate balance sheet, Chief Executive Officer Paolo Ardoino announced at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano. The position increased from an estimated 96,000 to 100,000 BTC reported earlier in 2026 under a treasury policy allocating up to 15% of quarterly net operating profits into Bitcoin. The stablecoin issuer funded the purchases through profits, generating $1.5 billion in net operating profit in Q3 and $4.5 billion over nine months. Tether also reported $191.45 billion in total assets, including $132.4 billion in direct and indirect U.S. Treasuries, against an excess reserve cushion of $7.95 billion.