Tether reserve wallet sends 4 BTC to Binance as Q2 buying stalls

Tether transferred 4 bitcoin from a wallet used for its quarterly accumulation program to Binance, signaling the stablecoin issuer may be pausing purchases that have been a recurring source of buying pressure.

The test transfer, worth about $250,000, was sent approximately five hours before on-chain monitor EmberCN reported the move on Saturday. The wallet is the same address Tether uses to execute its policy of allocating 15 percent of quarterly profits to bitcoin purchases.

The 4 BTC transfer follows a larger movement of 204 BTC to Bitfinex roughly one month ago, suggesting a pattern of distribution rather than accumulation. Tether has not publicly commented on either transaction or indicated whether it plans to continue its quarterly buying program.

If Tether halts its bitcoin purchases, the market loses a predictable and significant source of demand. The stablecoin issuer has been one of the largest corporate buyers of bitcoin, and its quarterly allocations have historically coincided with periods of price support. The absence of that buying could weigh on sentiment, particularly as bitcoin exchange-traded funds have already recorded $8.2 billion in outflows since mid-May, according to data cited by FalconX. Long-term holder supply has climbed to a record high in recent weeks, with around 45 percent of that supply sitting at a loss — levels associated with prior market bottoms, per Checkonchain data.

The move also comes as Tether expands its investment footprint beyond digital assets. In June, the company said it would lead a Series C round of up to $1.4 billion for German robotics firm NEURA Robotics, and it invested $20 million in Mercado Bitcoin, a Brazilian on-chain financial services platform. The diversification raises questions about whether Tether's bitcoin allocation may face competition from other strategic priorities.

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