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Crypto Firm Tether Says It Wants to Take Over Italian Football Club Juventus

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Crypto Firm Tether Says It Wants to Take Over Italian Football Club Juventus

The issuer behind the most popular stablecoin said that if the bid succeeds, it prepares to invest $1 billion in the football club.

By Krisztian Sandor|Edited by Cheyenne Ligon
Updated Dec 12, 2025, 9:33 p.m. Published Dec 12, 2025, 8:59 p.m.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

What to know:

  • Tether said it aims to take over popular Italian football club Juventus FC.
  • The firm proposed to acquire Exor's 65.4% stake in an all-cash offer, and intends to make a public offer for the rest of the shares.
  • Tether reported net profits exceeding $10 billion this year, while its flagship token USDT is the world's dominant stablecoin with a $186 billion market capitalization.

Tether, the crypto firm behind the world's largest stablecoin, USDT USDT$1.0002, is aiming to acquire popular Italian football club Juventus FC, boosting its minority stake to 100%.

The firm said Friday that it has submitted a binding proposal for majority shareholder Exor's 65.4% stake in the club in an all-cash offer, according to a Friday blog post. If that deal goes through, Tether intends to make a public tender offer for the club's remaining shares at the same price. Juventus FC SpA is a publicly-traded company, with a market capitalization of $925 million at Friday's closing price.

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Tether said it's "prepared" to invest $1 billion in the club if the transaction is completed.

"Our interest in Juventus comes from deep admiration and respect," Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, a lifelong fan of the team, said in a statement. "Tether is in a position of strong financial health and intends to support Juventus with stable capital and a long horizon."

The bid comes as Tether is expanding beyond its crypto roots, investing in artifician intelligence, payments, robotics and even sports. Its flagship token, the $188 billion USDT, is the dominant token in the fast-growing stablecoin sector and increasingly popular as a payments and savings vehicle in emerging countries. The company said its net profits surpassed $10 billion in the first nine months of the year, mostly from the yield on the U.S. Treasury bills backing USDT. The firm also holds 116 tons of gold — a dragon's hoard that exceeds the holdings of some mid-sized nations.

Tether currently holds a more than 10% stake in Juventus, but expressed its intention earlier this year to seek a more active role in the Torino, Italy-based club.

The fan crypto token of Juventus, dubbed JUV (JUV), surged 30% on the news.

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