Tether Trims Bitdeer Stake After AI Push Lifts Bitcoin Mining Stock
Tether has started trimming its Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) stake after reloading on the bitcoin mining and AI data center operator’s stock during a February selloff, generating about $12.7 million in proceeds.
Tether-affiliated entities reported beneficial ownership of 37.7 million Bitdeer Class A shares as of June 12, equal to 19.7% of the company’s outstanding Class A shares, according to a Schedule 13D amendment filed Tuesday.
The updated position is down from the 38.3 million shares, or 20.1% stake, that Tether reported in February after a round of open-market purchases during Bitdeer’s share-price slump.
The reduction came after Tether Investments sold 373,904 Bitdeer shares on June 3 at a weighted average price of $20.3668 and another 253,117 shares on June 4 at a weighted average price of $20.0137, according to the filing. The combined 627,021 shares sold generated about $12.7 million in proceeds.
The sales mark another turn in Tether’s trading around Bitdeer, one of the largest publicly traded bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure companies. As TheEnergyMag reported in February, Tether had rebuilt its Bitdeer position earlier this year after the stock fell sharply following Bitdeer’s refinancing package, including a registered direct equity offering and an upsized convertible notes deal.
At the time, Tether’s February purchases effectively amounted to a buy-the-dip move. Bitdeer’s shares closed at $7.78 on Feb. 20, below Tether’s then-recent weighted average purchase cost of about $8.85. The June sales, by contrast, were executed at around $20 per share, suggesting Tether has begun taking some exposure off the table after the rebound.
Tether remains a major Bitdeer shareholder. The latest filing shows Tether Global Investments Fund and Giancarlo Devasini, a senior Tether executive, each reporting shared voting and dispositive power over 37.7 million Bitdeer shares.
