Tether investe 150 milhões de dólares na Gold.com para integrar ouro tokenizado

A Tether adquiriu uma participação de 12% na Gold.com por meio de um investimento de 150 milhões de dólares, visando conectar detentores de USDT a ouro tokenizado e físico. O acordo inclui a integração do token lastreado em ouro da Tether, XAU₮, na plataforma da Gold.com. Essa jogada ocorre enquanto os preços do ouro superam US$ 5.000 a onça em meio a uma demanda crescente por hedges.

A Tether anunciou um investimento de 150 milhões de dólares na Gold.com, adquirindo aproximadamente 12% da empresa com a compra de 3,371 milhões de ações comuns a US$ 44,50 cada. Como parte do acordo, a Gold.com investirá 20 milhões de dólares no token XAU₮ da Tether, que representa ouro tokenizado. A parceria busca expandir o acesso tanto ao ouro digital quanto físico para usuários de criptomoedas, especialmente aqueles que detêm USDT, sem exigir que saiam do ecossistema cripto.

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