> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.fizen.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Berkshire's Big Bet on Alphabet GOOGL and the AI Race. Still a Chance to Follow With USDT? - URL: https://blog.fizen.io/berkshire-alphabet-stake-buy-googl-with-usdt-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-06T11:04:34.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-06T11:07:27.000Z - Description: Berkshire’s big bet on Alphabet GOOGL sits in the AI race. Greg Abel called Google a significant player in AI. Prices, caveats, and USDT path via GOOGLon. - Author: Quinn Dao - Tags: Invest, Crypto News **Key takeaways** - Berkshire’s Q2 2026 13F put Alphabet near the top of the book: about 106 million shares, valued near $37.8B at quarter end, third-largest disclosed US equity behind Apple and American Express. CEO Greg Abel later tied the bet to AI, calling Google a significant player in artificial intelligence. - June 2026 private placement: Berkshire bought $5B of Class A at $351.81 and $5B of Class C at $348.20, per Alphabet’s SEC exhibit, as Alphabet raised capital for AI compute infrastructure. CNBC estimates \~$7B more bought on the open market in Q2. - As of early September 2026, GOOGL spot was around $338 and GOOGLon tracked near $340 on CoinGecko — a few percent under the June Class A private-placement print. That is a price fact, not a buy signal. - If you hold USDT outside the US and struggle with a US brokerage, GOOGLon on Fizen is one way to get Alphabet price exposure. It is not registered share ownership with voting rights. - This article is information only, not investment advice. Berkshire’s trade is not your trade. In August 2026, Berkshire Hathaway’s latest portfolio snapshot put Alphabet near the top of the book. In September, CEO Greg Abel publicly framed the Google stake as part of Berkshire’s read on the AI race. For people who follow Warren Buffett and Greg Abel from outside the United States, and who already hold USDT, the practical question is simple: how do you get Alphabet GOOGL price exposure, including the AI thesis, without waiting weeks for a US brokerage? Below: the sourced news, the AI angle, the prices Berkshire paid where disclosed, where spot sits now, what GOOGLon is and is not, and how it shows up in the Fizen Super App. This is not financial advice. ## What the mainstream press reported Start with the primary coverage, not a screenshot of a random X thread. These cards open the original articles. [Berkshire adds $17 billion to Alphabet stakeGoogle parent Alphabet is now the third largest holding in Berkshire Hathaway's equity portfolio.CNBC![](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108140490-1746283733049-BUFFETT_3.jpg?v=1747341825&w=1920&h=1080)](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/berkshire-adds-17-billion-to-alphabet-stake.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) [Berkshire Hathaway boosted stake in Alphabet, homebuilders in the second quarterBerkshire Hathaway is increasing its stake in Google’s parent company, Alphabet. It is also boosting its holdings in homebuilders.AP News](https://apnews.com/article/berkshire-hathaway-warren-buffett-greg-abel-portfolio-fd9d6750d34f208c338e305759bcf6c9?ref=blog.fizen.io) [Berkshire Hathaway invests extra $10 billion in Alphabet, deepening bet on AIThe deal builds on a stake Berkshire has steadily expanded since late 2025, making Alphabet one of its biggest recent bets.CNBC![](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108300501-1777633814843-TSJL9FnQ.jpg?v=1777636948&w=1920&h=1080)](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/berkshire-hathaway-alphabet-investment.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) CNBC’s August 15, 2026 write-up: Berkshire owned almost 106 million Alphabet Class A and Class C shares after Q2, then worth around $36.6B on CNBC’s mark, third-largest in the equity book behind Apple and American Express. Roughly 60% of the 48.1 million shares added in the quarter came from the June $10B private placement; the rest implies about $7B of open-market buying. AP’s concurrent piece confirms the Alphabet boost in the same 13F window. Cross-check the SEC 13F and Alphabet’s June exhibit yourself. ## Is Berkshire’s Alphabet bet really about the AI race? Short answer from the source, not from vibes: yes, AI is a core reason Berkshire scaled into Alphabet. In early September 2026, Berkshire CEO Greg Abel told CNBC that Berkshire’s operating companies already use AI and see benefits, which raised interest, and then “we saw Google as a significant player.” That is the clearest public line tying the GOOGL stake to the artificial intelligence race rather than to a pure nostalgia play on Search ads alone. [Berkshire CEO Abel says Alphabet a 'significant player' in AI after growing stake in Q2Greg Abel said Berkshire saw Google as a significant player in AI, after using AI inside Berkshire’s own companies.CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/berkshire-ceo-abel-says-alphabet-a-significant-player-in-ai-after-growing-stake-in-q2.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) Abel also framed Alphabet’s June capital raise as funding “world-class AI compute infrastructure” to meet demand, and described Berkshire’s $10 billion private placement as a way to keep investing in Google with a large block. Separately, he talked about a second AI cash-in path through Berkshire Hathaway Energy: data centers need power, and Abel has long viewed energy as a constraint in the AI buildout. Equity exposure to Alphabet plus energy exposure to AI load are two different bets. This article focuses on the stock side. [Abel: Two ways Berkshire hopes to cash in on AIAbel links Berkshire’s Alphabet stake to AI compute demand, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy to AI data-center power.CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/abel-two-ways-berkshire-hopes-in-cash-in-on-ai.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) Useful SEO context for readers hunting “Berkshire Alphabet AI,” “Buffett Google stock,” “GOOGL AI stock,” or “buy Alphabet with USDT”: the thesis Berkshire publicly owns is that AI is already changing businesses, Google sits among the hyperscalers spending heavily on AI infrastructure, and Berkshire wanted a meaningful GOOGL position. It is still not a guarantee that Alphabet wins every AI race against Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, or Oracle, and it is not personal advice to you. | AI angle | What Berkshire said / did | Why it matters | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | | Google as AI player | Abel: Google is a “significant player” in AI | Frames the stake as an AI thesis, not only Search | | AI compute spend | June raise linked to AI infrastructure demand | Private placement sits next to Alphabet’s AI capex story | | Hyperscaler race | Google among big AI compute spenders | GOOGL is one way to express AI-infra exposure | | Second path: power | Abel sees AI data-center load for Berkshire Energy | Different from owning GOOGLon; still shows AI conviction | ## What price did Berkshire pay? Alphabet’s June 1, 2026 private-placement disclosure is the cleanest print we have: $5B of Class A at $351.81 per share and $5B of Class C at $348.20 per share. That is a hard number from the issuer, not a rumor. | Reference | Price | Source / note | | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | | Berkshire private placement Class A | **$351.81** | Alphabet SEC exhibit, June 2026 | | Berkshire private placement Class C | **$348.20** | Alphabet SEC exhibit, June 2026 | | Approx. Q2-add average | **\~$353** | Derived: CNBC \~$17B added ÷ \~48.1M new shares | | GOOGL spot | **\~$338** | Around Sep 4, 2026 close | | GOOGLon | **\~$340.5** | CoinGecko, early Sep 2026 | *Full historical DCA across every share Berkshire holds since Q3 2025 is not published as one number in those articles. Do not invent one.* ## Should you buy at today’s price? Honest frame, not a tip: early-September spot sits a few percent under the June Class A private-placement print of $351.81, and under the rough \~$353 average implied by Q2 additions. That can matter to a Buffett-follower who cares about entry relative to a whale print. It does not mean Alphabet is “cheap,” that Berkshire will keep buying, or that GOOGLon will outperform from here. Price can go lower. Tokenized wrappers add issuer and liquidity risk on top of equity risk. A useful checklist before you size any USDT into GOOGLon: - Are you eligible? Not a US Person; check the app for your country. Do not force this product into UK, mainland China, or Hong Kong pitches. - Do you accept price exposure without voting shares? - Have you sized for a multi-year drawdown, not a one-week FOMO clip? - Have you compared the on-screen quote and fees in Fizen US Stocks against simply waiting for a brokerage account? ## GOOGLon price chart GOOGLon is Ondo’s tokenized Class A Alphabet wrapper. It tracks GOOGL’s economic price. Ondo’s own asset page can be geo-gated, so below is a live TradingView chart for GOOGLonUSD, plus the official Ondo link when you can open it. [![GOOGLon TradingView chart (Alphabet Class A Ondo tokenized stock)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/ee/04eee3a6-7d95-474c-80a5-48f84338363b/content/images/2026/09/googlon_tradingview_3m.png)](https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=CRYPTO%3AGOOGLONUSD&ref=blog.fizen.io) [GOOGLonUSD — Alphabet Class A Tokenized Stock (Ondo) on TradingViewLive GOOGLon price chart. Ondo tokenized Alphabet Class A.![](https://www.tradingview.com/favicon.ico)TradingView![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/ee/04eee3a6-7d95-474c-80a5-48f84338363b/content/images/2026/09/googlon_tradingview_3m.png)](https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=CRYPTO%3AGOOGLONUSD&ref=blog.fizen.io) [GOOGLon: Alphabet Class A (Ondo Tokenized) — Price & ChartOfficial Ondo Stocks asset page for GOOGLon.![](https://app.ondo.finance/favicon.ico)Ondo Finance![](https://app.ondo.finance/images/ondo-stocks-og-large.png)](https://app.ondo.finance/assets/GOOGLon?ref=blog.fizen.io) Live chart: [TradingView GOOGLonUSD](https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=CRYPTO%3AGOOGLONUSD&ref=blog.fizen.io). Official issuer page: [app.ondo.finance/assets/GOOGLon](https://app.ondo.finance/assets/GOOGLon?ref=blog.fizen.io). Numbers move; refresh before you size any trade. ## Why is this hard to act on from many developing markets? Opening Interactive Brokers or another international broker from Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nigeria, and similar markets can mean full KYC, a name-matched bank account, SWIFT or Wise rails, tax forms, and multi-day funding. US cash market hours also fall in the middle of the night across much of Asia. Meanwhile many readers already hold USDT from P2P or freelancing. That gap — want Alphabet exposure, already on stablecoins, slow brokerage path — is why tokenized stocks exist as a product category. ## What is GOOGLon on Fizen, honestly? On Fizen, US Stocks is a user-interface layer for Ondo-issued tokenized securities. You fund with USDT or USDC on Ethereum, trade from a non-custodial Fizen wallet, and can track PnL in-app. Alphabet appears among 100+ tokenized US stocks and ETFs. GOOGLon is in the first wave that supports 24/7 mint and redeem, alongside names such as NVDAon and TSLAon, subject to issuer and liquidity. Read [tokenized stocks vs real stocks](https://blog.fizen.io/tokenized-stocks-vs-real-stocks-explained-2026/) and [how 24/7 trading works](https://blog.fizen.io/trade-tokenized-us-stocks-24-7/). Critical honesty: holding GOOGLon gives economic price exposure. It is not the same as being a registered Alphabet shareholder with voting rights. Fizen is not a broker. Ondo is the issuer. Trades route on-chain. Fees — resolver spread, protocol, gas, any interface fee — appear at the point of trade. Do not invent a fee percentage from this article. ## Who is this for, and who is it not for? For: eligible non-US users in markets where the feature is available, who hold USDT, who understand tokenized wrappers, and who want Alphabet price exposure without a traditional brokerage account. Against: US Persons; do not pitch UK, mainland China, or Hong Kong for this product; anyone who needs voting shares or who wants leveraged futures; anyone looking for a guaranteed Buffett-approved win. Check the app for your country before you fund. | Path | Funding | Account | What you get | | ------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------- | | US brokerage | Bank / wire | Broker KYC | Shares, usually with votes | | Telegram OTC trader | USDT to a person | Trust counterparty | Unclear custody | | Fizen GOOGLon | USDT / USDC on Ethereum | Non-custodial wallet | Price exposure token via Ondo | ## How do you buy GOOGLon step by step? 1) Open the Fizen Super App. 2) Go to US Stocks. 3) Fund with USDT or USDC on Ethereum. 4) Search Alphabet or GOOGLon. 5) Review the quote and fees on screen, then sign. 6) Confirm the token landed in your wallet and that PnL displays. If anything fails, use in-app support with your order details. More walkthroughs: [how to buy US stocks with USDT](https://blog.fizen.io/how-to-buy-us-stocks-with-usdt-2026/) and [buying from Asia with USDT](https://blog.fizen.io/buy-tokenized-us-stocks-from-asia-2026/). ## Frequently asked questions #### What price did Berkshire pay for Alphabet? The disclosed private placement in June 2026 priced Class A at $351.81 and Class C at $348.20\. Berkshire also bought on the open market in Q2; CNBC estimates that open-market piece near $7B. A full portfolio-wide cost basis for all 106 million shares is not published as a single DCA number in those articles. #### Is today’s price cheaper than Berkshire’s entry? Versus the June Class A private-placement print of $351.81, early-September GOOGL around $338 sits a few percent lower. Versus an approximate Q2-add average near $353 derived from CNBC’s \~$17B added across \~48.1M new shares, spot is also lower. Markets move. Cheaper than one print does not mean “buy.” #### Is buying GOOGLon the same as owning Google stock through a broker? No. A tokenized stock on Fizen via Ondo is designed to track price exposure. You typically do not get shareholder voting rights, and you are not a registered shareholder on Alphabet’s books. Read Fizen’s Tokenized Securities Terms and Ondo’s documents. #### Can I buy Alphabet exposure with USDT if I cannot open Interactive Brokers easily? In eligible countries, Fizen lets you fund with USDT or USDC on Ethereum and buy tokenized US stocks including Alphabet via GOOGLon from a non-custodial wallet. Availability depends on your jurisdiction. Not for US Persons. Product geo guidance also avoids pitching UK, mainland China, and Hong Kong. #### Does Buffett recommend that I buy Alphabet? No. Berkshire’s portfolio decisions are not personal advice to you. Past purchases do not guarantee future results. Do your own research. #### What are the main risks? Same market risk as Alphabet’s share price, plus issuer, liquidity, smart-contract, and regulatory risks that come with tokenized securities. You can lose money. Invest only what you can afford to lose. #### How do I buy GOOGLon on Fizen? Open the Fizen Super App, go to US Stocks, fund with USDT or USDC on Ethereum, search Alphabet or GOOGLon, review fees on screen, then sign the trade. Check that the feature is available in your country before you fund. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/04/ee/04eee3a6-7d95-474c-80a5-48f84338363b/content/images/2026/06/trade-us-stocks-usdt-fizen-v2.png) #### Buy tokenized Alphabet GOOGLon with USDT Open Fizen → US Stocks → buy GOOGLon with USDT. Eligible users only. Price exposure, not voting shares. Not for US Persons. [Trade US Stocks](https://link.fizen.io/s/V80Kr8GhuN?ref=blog.fizen.io) ### Terms and conditions - Information only. This article is not financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. - Tokenized securities provide price exposure and are not the same as registered share ownership with voting rights. - Availability varies by country. Not offered to US Persons. Do not use this product if you are in a restricted jurisdiction. - You can lose money. Past portfolio moves by Berkshire Hathaway do not predict your results. - Fizen is a self-custody app, backed by an investment from Tether. See Fizen Docs and Tokenized Securities Terms. ### Sources - [CNBC: Abel calls Alphabet a significant player in AI](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/02/berkshire-ceo-abel-says-alphabet-a-significant-player-in-ai-after-growing-stake-in-q2.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [CNBC: Abel on two ways Berkshire hopes to cash in on AI](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/abel-two-ways-berkshire-hopes-in-cash-in-on-ai.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [AP News: Berkshire boosted stake in Alphabet](https://apnews.com/article/berkshire-hathaway-warren-buffett-greg-abel-portfolio-fd9d6750d34f208c338e305759bcf6c9?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [CNBC: Berkshire adds $17B to Alphabet stake](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/15/berkshire-adds-17-billion-to-alphabet-stake.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [CNBC: Berkshire $10B Alphabet private placement](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/berkshire-hathaway-alphabet-investment.html?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [Alphabet SEC exhibit: private placement prices $351.81 / $348.20](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000119312526257724/d83560dex991.htm?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [CoinGecko: GOOGLon price chart](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/alphabet-class-a-ondo-tokenized-stock?ref=blog.fizen.io) - [Fizen Tokenized Securities Terms](https://docs.fizen.io/tokenized-rwa?ref=blog.fizen.io) ### Related reading - [Tokenized stocks vs real stocks](https://blog.fizen.io/tokenized-stocks-vs-real-stocks-explained-2026/) - [How to buy US stocks with USDT](https://blog.fizen.io/how-to-buy-us-stocks-with-usdt-2026/) - [Buy tokenized US stocks from Asia](https://blog.fizen.io/buy-tokenized-us-stocks-from-asia-2026/) - [US stocks on Fizen trade 24/7](https://blog.fizen.io/trade-tokenized-us-stocks-24-7/)