Willem Middelkoop: Tether gold holdings reach $18.8 billion in Q2/26

Willem Middelkoop: Tether gold holdings reach $18.8 billion in Q2/26
Tether gold reserves rise to $18.8 billion

Willem Middelkoop, founder, investor, commodity fund manager at Commodity Discovery Fund, highlights that Tether increased its gold purchases to 450,000 ounces in Q2/26, more than doubling the 210,000 ounces acquired in Q1/26.

This move brings Tether's total gold holdings to 4.7 million ounces, valued at $18.8 billion, representing approximately 10% of the company's reserves.

Earlier this year, Middelkoop indicated that mining-related investments were approaching a cyclical low. He also reported on a 61 percent rise in Q2 silver production at AYA following a site visit in Morocco. These updates follow his latest comments on Tether's gold acquisitions.

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