From Bitcoin reserve asset allocation to mining business, from ecosystem investment to infrastructure construction, Tether is penetrating deep into the nerve center of the new global financial order.
At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stood before a Goku-like image and stated, "Bitcoin is my Goku, is our friend."
This seemingly emotional expression is actually a microcosm of Tether's strategic core. As the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, Tether is embedding itself into multiple layers of the Bitcoin ecosystem with a builder's posture, from reserve asset allocation to mining business, from ecosystem investment to infrastructure construction, Tether is penetrating deep into the nerve center of the new global financial order.
Due to Tether's deep penetration in the Bitcoin system, its actions have sparked increasing conspiracy theories and heated discussions overseas, questioning whether it artificially drives up Bitcoin prices through continuous USDT issuance, constructing a "closed-loop bubble" circulating between Bitcoin reserves, gold support, and USDT issuance.
Establishing a Bitcoin Reserve Strategy, Identified as the Sole Major Buyer
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"El Salvador's so-called Bitcoin investment is actually a carefully crafted illusion. Its treasury's Bitcoin was directly transferred from Bitfinex and Tether. Tether even personally drafted all of El Salvador's Bitcoin bills. However, many people didn't notice that El Salvador has quietly abandoned the implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender. Tether and its internal network cannot sustain this, as there is no real market demand." While Jacob King's statements lack clear evidence, in February this year, El Salvador indeed officially revoked Bitcoin's status as legal tender through a bill. Merchants and institutions are no longer required to accept Bitcoin, and it cannot be used for tax payments. Polls show that the vast majority of citizens have not benefited, and the economic situation has not improved.
In addition to building its own mining facilities, Tether has actively expanded its global mining landscape through investments and acquisitions. So far, it has invested in companies like Bitdeer, Northern Data Group, Blockstream, and Swan Mining, covering chip procurement, server manufacturing, data center construction, and enterprise-level computing power hosting, becoming an important player in supporting Tether's Bitcoin mining layout.
This year, Tether went further, announcing the deployment of computing power to the OCEAN mining pool and advancing the development of decentralized Bitcoin mining infrastructure. Meanwhile, Tether recently announced plans to open-source its Bitcoin mining software, which will allow new miners to enter the market without relying on expensive third-party suppliers.
According to Ardoino's disclosure at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Tether has invested over $2 billion in energy and infrastructure, with even more actual investment in Bitcoin mining. He predicts that by the end of this year, Tether will become the world's largest Bitcoin miner, a prediction that covers all listed companies.
Full-Stack Layout from Bitcoin Chain Issuance to Cultural Penetration
Tether is advancing its full-stack strategic layout, continuously expanding the boundaries and influence of the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Technically, in addition to chains like Ethereum and TRON, Tether has issued USDT through Bitcoin protocol suites such as Omni, Liquid, Lightning, and RGB, and supports popular Bitcoin side-chain networks like Plasma, which is expected to natively support USDT. In terms of wallet tools, Tether AI has launched a self-custodial wallet WDK, natively supporting Bitcoin and USDT, allowing enterprises, applications, websites, and even AI Agents to access, thereby further lowering the threshold of Bitcoin financial infrastructure. In the payment ecosystem, Tether has donated the open-source project BTC Pay Server to support the continuous development and optimization of its open-source crypto payment processor.
In cultural and educational aspects, Tether co-hosted the Plan B Summit with Lugano, Switzerland, sponsored local football clubs, introducing Bitcoin's brand image into European football culture. Simultaneously, through the Tether Education Program, it has established partnerships with multiple global universities to promote Bitcoin knowledge and cultivate the next generation of crypto natives. Twenty One Capital will also focus on popularizing Bitcoin-related knowledge, creating educational content and video media, and developing a series of Bitcoin-related financial and consulting services.
"For me, the most important thing is that I can contribute to building a more accessible, resilient, and useful Bitcoin ecosystem. If I can play a role in infrastructure, technology, and education dimensions, that's enough. The story of Bitcoin has never been about any one person, but the global community's persistence in an idea - even in low points, even when not understood, still steadily building the future. If I can play a role in helping more people join the ecosystem, empowering them with sovereignty and security tools, that will be a mission worth remembering," Ardoino recently stated in an interview with Bitcoin News.
