Tether Quietly Bought More Gold Than Some Central Banks

January 29, 2026

Crypto giant Tether is quietly becoming one of the largest gold holders in the world—with an estimated 140 tons of physical gold, rivaling central banks and buying up to two tons per week, stored in Swiss vaults. In today’s Morning Markets & Metals, Vince Lanci breaks down why this is a seismic shift in global finance, currency competition, and the future of money.

We also examine how gold-backed, tokenized money is emerging as a new geopolitical battlefield—where private stablecoin issuers now operate with nation-state ambitions, redefining monetary sovereignty in an era of currency debasement.

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