Tether CEO says company now holds about 150,000 Bitcoin

Paolo Ardoino put the stablecoin issuer's Bitcoin stash at more than $11.5 billion, a sharp climb from earlier 2026 disclosures Tether , the company behind the world’s most widely used stablecoin, now owns about 150,000 Bitcoin . CEO Paolo Ardoino says the stack is worth more than $11.5 billion. The disclosure came during his keynote at the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano on November 3, 2026. It marks a steep jump from the figures Tether reported only months earlier, and it pushes the company further into territory usually occupied by corporate treasuries built entirely around Bitcoin.