On November 18, 2025, Tether announced a strategic investment in Ledn to expand Bitcoin-collateralized loans. The company presented the move as part of a broader plan to diversify its businesses and provide liquidity to BTC holders without forcing them to sell. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The transaction was announced on November 18, 2025, and the exact financial terms were not publicly disclosed, according to the statement. Ledn is positioned as a player specialized in Bitcoin-collateralized loans; a Bitcoin-collateralized loan allows using BTC as collateral to obtain liquidity without selling the cryptocurrency.
Ledn has originated more than $2.8 billion in loans since its inception, with a volume of about $1,000 million in 2025 that raised its annual recurring revenue above $100 million, positioning the company as a relevant provider in the crypto credit segment. This reflects sustained demand for solutions that preserve exposure to Bitcoin while freeing up cash.
Implications for the market and Tether’s strategy
The investment fits into Tether’s so-called “Stable Company” strategy, which contemplates deploying more than $1,000 million in deals during the next year as part of a $5,000 million investment plan for 2025.
Tether has been diversifying its balance sheet: it accumulated approximately $8.7 billion in physical gold reserves, made a $1.15 billion investment in a robotics startup and allocated $420 million in Nvidia GPUs to set up an AI cloud service, in addition to stakes in a blockchain forensics firm and fintech.
Paolo Ardoino, Tether’s CEO, said the investment responds to the conviction that “financial innovation must empower people”, while strengthening self-management and financial resilience, according to the statement.
That positioning suggests that Tether seeks to integrate BTC-collateralized credit capabilities within a chain of products that expand the utility of its stablecoin, anchoring itself in infrastructure that facilitates maintaining exposure to Bitcoin while obtaining liquidity.
The investment in Ledn represents a clear step in Tether’s transformation from a stablecoin issuer to a group with diversified financial and technological business lines. The immediate effect will be to increase the capacity to offer Bitcoin-collateralized loans, while the milestone to watch is the execution of the $5,000 million investment plan, with more than $1,000 million expected to be deployed in the following year.
