- CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed his personal crypto holdings are entirely Bitcoin; Tether plans accelerated future investment pace.
- Investments span football club Juventus, miner Bitdeer, platform Crystal Intelligence, Orionx, Rumble, Satellogic, Bitrefill, and Celsius Network, with more planned.
Tether CEO, Paolo Ardoino, has publicly disclosed significant details about the company’s investment portfolio, demonstrating a diversified strategy that goes beyond its stablecoin USDT reserves.
According to Ardoino, Tether has invested in over 120 different companies. This portfolio, funded by the company’s operational profits, includes assets valued at over $137 billion. A report highlighted that within this portfolio, over $94.5 billion is invested in U.S. bonds.
Identified investment areas include sectors such as Bitcoin, payments, mining, artificial intelligence (AI), and tokenization. Ardoino also mentioned that Tether has plans to continue at an accelerated pace of investment in the future. Beyond these large-scale investments, the CEO himself revealed that 100% of his personal cryptocurrency portfolio is invested in Bitcoin.
Some specific companies Tether has invested in include the football club Juventus, the Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer, and the intelligence platform Crystal Intelligence. Furthermore, Tether announced a strategic investment in Orionx to boost digital advances in Latin America.
Today Tether publishes (a portion) of its investment/venture portfolio.
Overall Tether group invested in more than 120+ companies and this number is expected to grow significantly in the next months and years.https://t.co/6PDGgeL7WP* these investments have been made with… pic.twitter.com/lMmhnYI9rU
— Paolo Ardoino 🤖 (@paoloardoino) July 23, 2025
Other companies mentioned as beneficiaries of Tether’s investment include Elemental Altus, the Academy of Digital Industries, and Rumble. The portfolio also includes investments in companies such as Satellogic, Bitrefill, Celsius Network, ZenGo, and Adecoagro. Ardoino has indicated that this list of over 120 companies will continue to grow.
This announcement is part of Tether’s broader strategy to diversify its assets and expand its influence in the global technological and financial ecosystem. The company has also stated that it expects the number of companies it invests in to increase significantly in the coming months and years.
