Tether Buys Gold Like a Central Bank—Only Faster and Without a Mandate

Tether emerges as one of the world’s most aggressive gold buyers, rivaling and in some quarters surpassing central banks. It comes as the crypto firm progressively converts stablecoin profits into physical gold at a sovereign scale. Central Banks Are No Longer the Biggest Buyers as Tether Turns Stablecoin Yield into Sovereign-Scale Gold In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 alone, the stablecoin issuer said it added roughly 27 metric tons of gold to its reserves. This pace of accumulation places Tether among the top global buyers during the period source: https://beincrypto.com/tether-gold-xaut-dominates-stablecoin-market/