The viral "Bitcoin conspiracy theory" on the internet: Tether is creating the largest bubble in financial history

Original author: Jacob King

Source: Jacob King X account

Compiled by: zhouzhou, BlockBeats

Editor's note: Recently, a Twitter article about Bitcoin and Tether has sparked widespread discussion in the English-speaking community, with a single tweet garnering over 800,000 views. The author, Jacob King, portrays himself as a staunch bear on Bitcoin, pointing out that the Bitcoin market is manipulated by "insiders" such as Tether and Bitfinex, maintaining the illusion of price through false demand, circular buying, and unlimited money printing. Jacob believes that the so-called "government and institutional involvement" is a manufactured narrative, essentially a Ponzi scheme, and that once liquidity faces a crisis, the market will collapse.

The following is the original content (reorganized for readability):

The entire story of Bitcoin is a carefully orchestrated illusion, planned by insiders, aimed at making you believe that governments and institutions are "fully involved"—making you think that the prosperity of this market is driven by real demand.

But in reality, this is the largest bubble in human history, destined to become the most severe financial scandal ever.

Ask yourself: If Bitcoin is truly decentralized and that powerful…

Why do the same few forces always control the narrative, hold the wallets, and influence the laws?

It's all a smokescreen, and here is the evidence.

The so-called Bitcoin "investment" in El Salvador is a carefully crafted illusion.

There is no evidence of any purchases; the latest blockchain data shows that out of the 6,114 Bitcoins in their treasury, 6,111 were not bought at all—but were directly transferred from Bitfinex and Tether.

There is no doubt that they are behind it. By the way, Tether personally drafted all of El Salvador's Bitcoin-related legislation.

This is not "national adoption," but a liquidity laundering scheme disguised as government action, aimed at making retail investors believe that "even the government is buying, so you should too."

No wonder the corrupt Bukele is willing to cooperate; Tether bribes everything, treating El Salvador as a puppet.

Bukele harvests media exposure, Bitfinex gains liquidity, and Tether survives another day.

And those who haven't kept up may not know: El Salvador has quietly abandoned its plan to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender because the entire experiment has completely failed. The Chivo wallet has effectively gone bankrupt and shut down, with a usage drop of 98.9% after launch.

Not even Tether and its internal network can save it—because there is no real market demand.

Jack Mallers is a key figure in this circle—extremely closely related to the Tether-Bitfinex operational system.

His new company, Twenty One Capital, claims to be making large-scale Bitcoin investments. But on-chain data shows that as much as 14,000 Bitcoins (over $2 billion) come directly from Tether's reserves.

They claim to have significant market demand, but the only recorded investor in them is Tether—a company found to have lied to investors and committed fraud. Too suspicious…

This is not investment; it's internal accounting—yet another "shell company performance," part of this massive liquidity circus. Mallers' other company, Strike, has long been closely tied to Tether. 100% of its payment transactions rely on Tether.

This is not innovation; it's a variant of monopoly.

Michael Saylor is also playing the same reflective Ponzi loop game.

I am sure Saylor is connected to the internal circle that supports the entire scheme. His company, MicroStrategy, is not "innovating"—but is one of the most aggressive and highly leveraged stocks in the market. Their so-called "investment in Bitcoin" is actually just shearing Bitcoin.

Their routine is very clear:

Financing → Buy Bitcoin → Inflate price → Refinance → Repeat.

This is a closed-loop scam built on "hope" and "hype."

What Saylor promotes is not a concept of "hard currency," but a desire to keep this scheme going a little longer—so he can reap the most benefits before the music stops.

Tether and Bitcoin are caught in a cyclical endorsement trap—Tether supports Bitcoin, and Bitcoin in turn supports Tether. This structure is a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment.

At the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Bitcoin extremist and author of "The Bitcoin Standard," Saifedean Ammous, finally voiced the underlying sentiment of everyone:

"Tether is quietly accumulating Bitcoin, continuously expanding its reserves. One day, its Bitcoin reserves will exceed its dollar reserves. At that time, Tether will not only maintain its peg but may even appreciate. Imagine: a stablecoin worth more than $1, backed not by U.S. Treasuries, but by Bitcoin."

This is almost a replay of the collapses of Mt. Gox and Lehman Brothers: once liquidity breaks, this house of cards will collapse instantly. There are no real assets backing it, only a pile of unstable mutual endorsements.

Get ready—a monumental collapse is on the way.

At the Bitcoin 2025 conference, Tether announced that it holds over 100,000 Bitcoins and 50 tons of gold.

It sounds very suspicious. Let's look at its operational process:

1. Tether creates money out of thin air, printing millions (or more) of USDT;

2. Uses these newly printed Tether to buy Bitcoin, driving up the price;

3. Then sells the excess Bitcoin for dollars and gold, as "reserves";

4. Then showcases these reserves to prove itself "legitimate and compliant";

5. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin extremists in the audience (faithful sheep) are cheering, thinking everything is real.

Tether's skeptics have actually been right all these years. Years ago, we pointed out: Tether is quietly buying Bitcoin, while they were still denying it. Now, they aren't even pretending anymore. Tether is the only major buyer in the entire Bitcoin market—everything relies on its continuous money printing and absorption.

This is the ultimate "house of cards." Once it collapses, no one will be able to save it.

The so-called "institutional Bitcoin demand" is just a passing trend.

On June 2, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $267.5 million, marking the third consecutive day of significant fund withdrawals. This is not a coincidence—this trend has been ongoing for months, indicating that institutions are rapidly retreating.

As early as the end of 2021, Bitcoin ETF inflows reached billions of dollars, coinciding with the peak of market frenzy. But since then, institutional interest has plummeted by over 91%. The ongoing outflows reflect that market confidence is declining, with tightening regulations, increasing volatility, and unclear profit prospects.

Institutions were supposed to be the "backbone" of Bitcoin prices, but now they are collectively fleeing. The so-called "institutional entry" was merely hype and FOMO at the time. Smart money has long since quietly exited.

To make matters worse, even the relatively "crypto-friendly" SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) is becoming cautious. They are reportedly hesitant to approve more Bitcoin spot ETFs from institutions like Bitwise and Grayscale, citing weak anti-fraud protection mechanisms.

The entire Bitcoin ecosystem is essentially a game of "smoke and mirrors." This industry is not supported by real demand but is manipulated by a group of insiders (like Tether and Bitfinex)—they repeatedly shuffle coins and liquidity, carefully creating the illusion of "adoption waves" and "market heat."

They have constructed a powerful narrative system, successfully convincing the public that "governments and institutions are heavily involved." But in reality? This is just a sophisticated pump-and-dump scheme.

If you are clear-headed enough to see through this noise, you will realize how dangerous this is. The price of Bitcoin is not driven by natural growth or real institutional demand, but almost entirely relies on Tether's infinite money printing and subsequent BTC purchases to maintain the price. Currently, over 90% of Bitcoin buy orders in the market are backed by Tether's funding. And once the U.S. government (currently being pushed by the Trump camp) implements strict regulations on stablecoins, this "liquidity faucet" will be turned off, and the Bitcoin market will face a brutal liquidation.

Bitcoin will ultimately not only fail to break $100K but may even fall below $10K. The so-called "institutional demand" has long disappeared, and internal players are gradually being exposed; this artificially supported illusion is destined to last only so long.

This entire narrative is a manufactured fantasy, a house of cards that will collapse the moment reality's winds blow.

Please be vigilant: this is not "the hard currency of the future," but a financial bomb on a countdown.