Stablecoin issuer Tether is in talks over a 1 billion euro ($1.15 billion) stake in German robotics firm Neura, according to the Financial Times. The Tether Neura deal would deepen a growing Tether AI investment strategy while the company reports strong profits and expands into commodities and tokenized gold.
People with “direct knowledge” told the Financial Times that discussions are ongoing. Neither Tether nor Neura have confirmed that the agreement is final or signed at this stage.
The reported Tether Neura deal would lift Neura’s valuation into a range between $9.3 billion and $11.6 billion. It would also add Neura to the list of around 140 companies that Tether already backs outside its core Tether USDT stablecoin business.
Tether Neura Deal Targets $1.15B AI Robotics Bet
The proposed Tether Neura deal focuses on funding Neura robots designed for what the firm calls “smarter automation.” Neura develops robots that assist both humans and AI systems in industrial and household environments.
According to the report, Neura robots aim to support manufacturing lines, streamline business operations and handle household tasks. The machines are built to work alongside existing staff and software tools, not as a separate isolated system.
Neura plans to produce 5 million robots by 2030. This production goal places Neura robots at the center of the company’s long-term roadmap as Tether AI investment expands into real-world hardware.
For Tether, the potential Tether Neura deal would extend an existing Tether AI investment push that already runs next to its digital asset activities. The firm has been linking its Tether balance sheet to AI, energy and data-focused projects beyond its original stablecoin role.
Tether Balance Sheet And Profits Back AI Investment Plans
The Tether balance sheet shows why such a Tether AI investment is now possible. In its Q3 2025 attestation, dated Oct. 31, Tether reported more than $10 billion in net profit for the first three quarters of 2025.
That Tether profit 2025 number builds on $13.4 billion in profit in 2024. On a per-employee basis, this level of earnings places Tether among the most profitable companies globally, according to the figures in the attestation documents.
The Tether balance sheet data show that most revenue comes from interest on U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term assets that back Tether USDT. The report notes that Tether USDT has a market capitalization of about $184 billion, supported by those reserves.
The strong Tether balance sheet has allowed the company to move into areas such as Tether AI investment, energy and private companies. A completed Tether Neura deal would be one of the largest non-crypto operating investments linked to these profits so far.
Tether Commodities Push And Tether Gold XAUT Expansion
Alongside the Tether Neura deal, the company is increasing its footprint in Tether commodities exposure. CEO Paolo Ardoino told Bloomberg last week that Tether has already deployed about $1.5 billion into commodity-trade lending.
This Tether commodities activity gives the firm exposure to agricultural products and oil. In commodity-trade lending, funds typically back shipments or inventories, with repayment tied to the sale or movement of those goods.
At the same time, Tether Gold XAUT has grown as another part of the Tether commodities strategy. The report notes that Tether Gold XAUT has seen its market cap increase about 70% over the last three months to more than $2.1 billion.
This rise in Tether Gold XAUT has come during a strong period for physical gold, and it places Tether in both digital asset markets and precious metals markets at once. Traders use Tether Gold XAUT to gain on-chain exposure to bullion rather than holding bars or using traditional gold funds.
Tether Fundraising, Valuation And Wider Tether AI Investment Portfolio
The potential Tether Neura deal appears in a broader fundraising context. In late September, reports said Tether was exploring a $20 billion fundraising round that could lift its valuation to around $500 billion.
That figure would place Tether near OpenAI in headline valuation terms, reflecting how investors might price a mix of Tether USDT, reserves income, Tether AI investment and Tether commodities activity. Tether has not publicly confirmed final terms or timing for such a raise.
Beyond Neura, the company already holds stakes in about 140 companies across Bitcoin mining, AI, energy, financial services and football teams. Together, these positions form a wider Tether AI investment and infrastructure portfolio built on earnings from the Tether balance sheet.
The same news flow that highlights the Tether Neura deal also includes public debate around other large Bitcoin-focused strategies. In a related report, Peter Schiff called MicroStrategy’s model “fraud” and challenged Michael Saylor to a debate, underlining how corporate exposure to Bitcoin continues to draw outside scrutiny while Tether’s activities spread across AI, commodities and tokenized gold.
