Tether invierte 150 millones de dólares en Gold.com para integrar oro tokenizado

Tether ha adquirido una participación del 12% en Gold.com mediante una inversión de 150 millones de dólares, con el objetivo de conectar a los poseedores de USDT con oro tokenizado y físico. El acuerdo incluye integrar el token respaldado por oro de Tether, XAU₮, en la plataforma de Gold.com. Este movimiento llega mientras los precios del oro superan los 5.000 dólares la onza en medio de una creciente demanda de coberturas.

Tether anunció una inversión de 150 millones de dólares en Gold.com, comprando aproximadamente el 12% de la compañía al adquirir 3.371 millones de acciones comunes a 44,50 dólares cada una. Como parte del acuerdo, Gold.com invertirá 20 millones de dólares en el token XAU₮ de Tether, que representa oro tokenizado. La asociación busca ampliar el acceso tanto al oro digital como físico para usuarios de criptomonedas, particularmente los que poseen USDT, sin requerirles salir del ecosistema cripto.

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