SoftBank und Ark Invest verhandeln über bis zu 20 Milliarden Dollar Investment in Tether
Zwei Finanzgiganten wagen den Schritt in stabile Kryptowährungen - mit einem Betrag, der selbst erfahrene Trader aufhorchen lässt.
Investment-Powerhouse SoftBank und Cathie Woods Ark Invest prüfen aktuell eine gemeinsame Position in Tether. Das Volumen: bis zu 20 Milliarden US-Dollar.
Strategische Neuausrichtung
Die Gespräche signalisieren einen Paradigmenwechsel institutioneller Anleger. Statt volatiler Assets konzentrieren sich die Player plötzlich auf Stablecoins - die angeblich "langweilige" Seite des Kryptomarkts.
Marktimpact und regulatorische Hürden
Ein Investment dieser Größenordnung würde Tethers Dominanz im Stablecoin-Sektor zementieren. Gleichzeitig stellt sich die Frage: Wie reagieren Aufsichtsbehörden wie die FSA auf derartige Summen im oft kritisierten Stablecoin-Ökosystem?
Das Ganze erinnert an traditionelle Finance-Manöver - nur mit dem Unterschied, dass hier niemand genau weiß, ob die Reserven wirklich vollständig gedeckt sind. Aber wer zählt bei 20 Milliarden schon genau nach?
SoftBank and Ark Invest step deeper into crypto
Both firms are known for betting early and big on risky tech plays. Masayoshi has dropped billions into semiconductors, AI, and robotics. He’s also planning to throw $30 billion at OpenAI.
Cathie, who’s been all over crypto for years, already backed Circle, the closest competitor to Tether, with a market cap of $74 billion. But Tether’s token pile is sitting at $173.5 billion right now. That’s more than double Circle’s, and both of them are publicly visible on-chain.
As Cryptopolitan previously reported, this new deal could put Tether up there with the most valuable private companies on Earth. But the real shock is what it could mean for the people running the show.
If the $500 billion number sticks, Chairman Giancarlo Devasini WOULD instantly become the fifth-richest person in the world, sitting just behind Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jeff Bezos. His stake alone would be worth $224 billion, blowing past Warren Buffett.
CEO Paolo Ardoino and former CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde would each be worth around $95 billion, landing them among the 20 richest people alive. Another major shareholder, Stuart Hoegner, would hit $60 billion.
Every single one of them would end up wealthier than Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who’s sitting on $52 billion right now. Jeremy Allaire, who co-founded Circle, is worth about $2.6 billion in comparison.
Cantor Fitzgerald’s hands are all over the deal
Behind the scenes, Cantor Fitzgerald is steering the whole process. The firm is not just Tether’s lead adviser, it actually manages the company’s reserves and holds a convertible bond from them. Cantor has been around for decades, but now it’s making serious cash from crypto.
The firm was long led by Howard Lutnick, who’s now the U.S. Commerce Secretary under President Donald Trump. Yeah, Trump is back in the WHITE House, and one of his cabinet members is directly tied to the hottest crypto deal of the year.
USDT, the stablecoin issued by Tether, is pegged to the dollar and backed by assets like U.S. Treasuries. That setup lets users MOVE cash without relying on banks. The company earns profit from interest on its reserves, which are invested in short-term government debt. It’s simple, but it prints money.
Despite all that money, Tether has taken heat for years, especially in the U.S., over allegations that it’s been used in shady transactions. That’s part of why they want this deal.
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