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title: "Tether's Strategic Gold Purchases Highlight Diversification Efforts"
description: "Tether's recent gold purchases, totaling around 130 tons, are part of a strategic treasury decision aimed at diversification. Ivan Lee from QCP Group highlighted that these acquisitions complement Bit"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277021002.md"
published_at: "2026-02-26T10:01:04.000Z"
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# Tether's Strategic Gold Purchases Highlight Diversification Efforts

> Tether's recent gold purchases, totaling around 130 tons, are part of a strategic treasury decision aimed at diversification. Ivan Lee from QCP Group highlighted that these acquisitions complement Bitcoin by reducing correlation with crypto liquidity cycles and providing a hedge against regulatory shocks. Tether's gold purchases accounted for 10% of central banks' gold demand in Q4 last year. Investors can use gold for short-term crisis hedging and Bitcoin for long-term policy risk management, with careful consideration of allocation size and risk control based on drawdown characteristics.

Tether's significant gold acquisitions are a strategic treasury decision, according to Ivan Lee, trading director at QCP Group. According to PANews, Lee emphasized that this move is not a critique of the 'digital gold' narrative. Gold, as the most widely accepted non-sovereign reserve asset, complements Bitcoin by reducing its correlation with crypto liquidity cycles and hedging against regulatory shocks or sudden deleveraging, which are specific tail risks in the crypto market. Lee noted that Tether has accumulated approximately 130 tons of gold, with its purchases in the fourth quarter of last year accounting for 10% of the central banks' gold demand during the same period. Bitcoin behaves as a high-beta risk asset during tightening periods and exhibits gold-like properties during monetary expansion phases. Investors can balance both assets: gold to hedge against short-term crises and liquidity pressures, and Bitcoin to hedge against long-term policy risks and currency devaluation. However, the allocation size and risk control should be set according to their respective drawdown characteristics.

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