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title: "Highlight Clip: Tether CEO: Company Holds 150,000 BTC, Mining Hashrate Tops 50 EH/s"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/highlight-clip-tether-ceo-company-holds-150000-btc-mining-hashrate-tops-50-eh-s/
date: 2026-11-06
modified: 2026-11-06
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author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Tether CEO: Company Holds 150,000 BTC, Mining Hashrate Tops 50 EH/sAt Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano on..."
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  - "cryptocurrencies"
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---

# Highlight Clip: Tether CEO: Company Holds 150,000 BTC, Mining Hashrate Tops 50 EH/s

Tether CEO: Company Holds 150,000 BTC, Mining Hashrate Tops 50 EH/sAt Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano on October 23–24, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company holds 150,000 bitcoin. He said Tether has built one of the world's largest mining operations with partners and has open-sourced its mining framework. He also argued that Bitcoin's ten-minute block time is not a flaw: it gives even remote villages time to download a block, which is financial inclusion.