Tether's Strategic Layout Beyond Stablecoins: Investments in AI, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Other Fields Reach 2 Billion USD

Recently, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that the company's investment portfolio now includes over 120 enterprises, and it is expected to grow significantly in the future. These investments come from Tether's own profits and are completely separate from the reserves of stablecoins like USDT, managed by the Tether Investments department.

Tether Investments is a company registered in El Salvador that focuses on strategic investments across various sectors, including technology, infrastructure, and practical applications. Its investment scope is broad, encompassing artificial intelligence, financial services, energy, biotechnology, education, and digital media, as well as holding strategic equity in commodities, remittances, sports, and entertainment industries.

According to Tether's Q1 2025 report, the company has invested over $2 billion in long-term projects such as renewable energy, artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer communication, and data infrastructure through Tether Investments, committed to building a sustainable digital economy.

Tether's strategic layout mainly focuses on five key areas: finance, renewable energy mining, data, education, and human evolution. These investment directions reflect Tether's long-term development plan:

1. The financial sector is committed to enhancing global financial accessibility, especially in regions with underdeveloped banking infrastructure.
2. Focus on the integration of renewable energy with Bitcoin mining.
3. Focus on developing artificial intelligence and peer-to-peer technology in the data field.
4. The education aspect aims to expand the channels for accessing educational resources.
5. The field of human evolution focuses on future technologies, such as brain-computer interfaces and other cutting-edge technologies.

This article will introduce the 25 major investment projects disclosed by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.

Investment in the Digital Finance Sector

CityPay

CityPay is a digital currency payment solution aimed at businesses, allowing them to accept cryptocurrency payments and receive local fiat currency. In August 2023, it completed a €2 million seed round financing, and in May 2024, Tether made an additional investment.

Fizen

Fizen is a Hong Kong-based fintech company focused on self-custody cryptocurrency wallets and digital payments. In April 2025, Tether made a strategic investment in Fizen to promote the global use of stablecoins and self-custody solutions.

Kem

Kem was established in 2021 and is a peer-to-peer payment platform focused on the Middle East region. In August 2024, it secured a $3 million strategic investment from Tether and integrated USDT into its platform.

Mansa

Mansa is a stablecoin-based smart liquidity solution provider. In February 2025, it completed a $10 million seed round financing, with Tether leading a $3 million equity investment to support its expansion into Latin America and Southeast Asia.

Oobit

Oobit is a cryptocurrency mobile payment application that can be used at places that accept Visa and Mastercard. It completed a $25 million Series A funding round in February 2024, led by Tether Investments.

Orionx

Orionx is a cryptocurrency exchange covering Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Mexico. In June 2025, it completed a Series A funding round exclusively led by Tether to consolidate regional operations and expand stablecoin-driven infrastructure.

Quantoz

Quantoz is a stablecoin issuer licensed by the Dutch central bank, launching USDQ and EURQ stablecoins in November 2024 in compliance with EU MiCA regulations. In the same month, Tether announced a strategic investment in it.

Synonym

Synonym is a Bitcoin-centric software and services ecosystem developer, providing products such as the self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning Network wallet Bitkit.

Shiga Digital

Shiga Digital provides services such as virtual accounts and over-the-counter trading for businesses in Africa, and is developing an on-chain gateway to enable direct purchases of goods and services using USDT. In June 2025, Tether announced a strategic investment in it.

Sorted Wallet

Sorted Wallet provides cross-border payment and stablecoin hedging services for users without bank accounts. In September 2024, Tether announced a strategic investment of $1.5 million.

Twenty One Capital (XXI)

Twenty One Capital is a treasury company focused on Bitcoin, jointly launched by Tether, SoftBank Group, and Jack Mallers in April 2025. It currently holds 31,500 BTC.

XREX Group

XREX Group focuses on blockchain-based payment solutions. In June 2024, Tether announced an investment of $18.75 million to promote cross-border payments using USDT in emerging markets.

Zengo

Zengo is a crypto wallet provider that uses an institutional-grade multi-party computation solution. In February 2025, Tether announced a strategic investment in it to support its cross-blockchain platform capabilities and the development of the Zengo Pro product.

Investment in Education and Media

Academy of Digital Industries

Academy of Digital Industries is a digital industry college in Georgia that offers courses in cybersecurity, cryptocurrency fundamentals, AI practices, and more.

Be Water

Be Water is an Italian media company that owns a podcast production company and a film production and distribution company. In March 2025, Tether acquired 30.4% of its shares, and the two parties will collaborate to enhance digital content distribution.

PlanB.Network

PlanB.Network focuses on Bitcoin education, providing tutorials on various aspects such as Bitcoin wallets, nodes, and mining.

Investment in Mining, High-Performance Computing, Data, AI, and Neurotechnology

Adecoagro

Adecoagro is a South American producer of sustainable food and renewable energy. In April 2025, Tether Investments acquired a 70% stake, and the two parties will collaborate on a renewable energy Bitcoin mining project in Brazil.

Bitdeer

Bitdeer is a Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing service provider. In March 2025, Tether and its subsidiaries collectively held 21.4% of Bitdeer.

Blackrock Neurotech

Blackrock Neurotech is a leader in the field of brain-computer interface technology. At the end of April 2024, Tether invested $200 million in it for the commercialization and R&D of medical solutions.

Holepunch

Holepunch is a platform for creating applications without the need for servers, supported by Tether and Hypercore. Tether plans to launch an open-source AI SDK platform based on Holepunch.

Northern Data Group

Northern Data Group is a provider of AI and high-performance computing services. In November 2024, Tether Investments subscribed to some of its new shares to invest in NVIDIA GPUs and expand its data center scale.

Investment in Other Fields

Crystal Intelligence

Crystal Intelligence is a blockchain analytics company for cryptocurrency crime investigation and risk management. In July 2025, Tether made a strategic investment in it to jointly develop the Scam Alert tool.

Elemental Altus Royalties

Elemental Altus Royalties is a Canadian-listed gold royalty company. In June 2025, Tether Investments acquired a 37.8% stake in it.

Rumble

Rumble is a video sharing platform that secured a $775 million strategic investment from Tether in the first quarter of 2025. Rumble will launch the Rumble Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet that supports USDT.

Juventus Football Club

In April 2025, Tether Investments held a 10.12% stake in Juventus Football Club, representing 6.18% of the voting rights, aiming to integrate technologies such as digital assets, payments, and AI into the sports industry.