{"id":325836,"date":"2023-05-17T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=325836"},"modified":"2023-05-17T14:05:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:05:50","slug":"tether-usdt-to-strengthen-reserves-with-bitcoin-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/tether-usdt-to-strengthen-reserves-with-bitcoin-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether USDT to strengthen reserves with Bitcoin purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stablecoin issuer Tether (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/tether\/\">USDT<\/a>) said it would use 15% of its net realized operating profits to purchase Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>In a May 17 company statement, the stablecoin issuer said it would self-custody the purchased BTC \u2014 adding that its purchase &#8220;will focus exclusively on utilizing realized profits from its investment strategy, disregarding unrealized capital gains generated by price increases.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tether said its BTC purchase is part of efforts to diversify its reserves. The company's quarterly attestation <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/tether-attestation-shows-it-has-1-5b-worth-of-bitcoin-in-reserves\/\">showed<\/a> that it held $1.5 billion of its reserves in the flagship digital asset. The stablecoin firm also had a substantial amount of gold and 85% of its reserve in cash, cash equivalents, and other short-term deposits.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Tether\u2019s purchase of BTC is part of its conservative and prudent approach to investment decisions aimed at strengthening, increasing, and diversifying its reserves.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to its statement, the firm anticipates that its regular BTC purchase would not &#8220;exceed the Shareholder Capital Cushion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tether's CTO Paolo Ardoino <a href=\"https:\/\/tether.to\/en\/tether-to-further-strengthen-reserves-through-purchase-of-bitcoin-with-realized-net-operating-profits\">said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Our investment in Bitcoin is not only a way to enhance the performance of our portfolio, but it is also a method of aligning ourselves with a transformative technology that has the potential to reshape the way we conduct business and live our lives.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Why Tether is making the Bitcoin bet<\/h2>\n<p>In a long-form Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paoloardoino\/status\/1658809623535669250\">post<\/a>, Ardoino explained that the firm chose BTC because it &#8220;is the epitome of a sound and secure monetary system with its decentralized nature and scarcity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The firm corroborated this view in its statement. 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