Tether investit 150 millions de dollars dans Gold.com pour intégrer de l'or tokenisé

Tether a acquis une participation de 12 % dans Gold.com via un investissement de 150 millions de dollars, visant à connecter les détenteurs d'USDT à de l'or tokenisé et physique. L'accord inclut l'intégration du token adossé à l'or de Tether, XAU₮, sur la plateforme de Gold.com. Ce mouvement intervient alors que les prix de l'or dépassent 5 000 dollars l'once au milieu d'une demande croissante pour des couvertures.

Tether a annoncé un investissement de 150 millions de dollars dans Gold.com, achetant environ 12 % de la société en acquérant 3,371 millions d'actions ordinaires à 44,50 dollars chacune. En vertu de l'accord, Gold.com investira 20 millions de dollars dans le token XAU₮ de Tether, qui représente de l'or tokenisé. Le partenariat vise à élargir l'accès à l'or numérique et physique pour les utilisateurs de cryptomonnaies, en particulier ceux détenant de l'USDT, sans les obliger à quitter l'écosystème crypto.

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