BlockBeats News, January 27th, stablecoin issuer Tether announced that it increased its gold holdings by about 27 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2025, which is roughly in line with analysts’ estimated purchase of 26 tons in the third quarter.
Its third-quarter publicly disclosed USDT stablecoin reserve audit report showed that as of the end of September, Tether’s gold reserve was valued at around $12.9 billion, equivalent to approximately 104 metric tons of gold at the market price at that time.
By the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, Tether’s physical gold reserve had reached a total of 520,089.350 troy ounces, with the total number of XAUT tokens in circulation being 520,089.3. Tether has now entered the ranks of the top 30 global gold holders, surpassing countries such as Greece, Qatar, and Australia. The current circulation of USDT is approximately $187 billion, with its reserves still mainly composed of US Treasury bonds, with gold accounting for about 7%.
