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Tether has revealed its newest digital asset, Alloy, backed by Tether Gold.
This combination of gold’s stability with the benefit of digital currency was created by Moon Gold NA and Moon Gold El Salvador both found in Tether Group.
The initial token is aUSD₮ and it is over-collaterized by Tether Gold in US dollar terms so as to guarantee stable value. On Ethereum mainnet, users can mint aUSD₮ using Tether as collateral. The platform also provides for other tethered assets hence enhancing asset management opportunities.
According to Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, “Alloy is an exciting innovation in the arena of gold-backed digital assets that are linked to fiat currencies.”
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He pointed out that this new solution represents a significant milestone even though its stabilization mechanism differs from traditional options like USD₮. Ardoino also hinted at plans to incorporate this technology into Tether’s upcoming digital asset tokenization platform.
Tether Gold (XAUT), on the Ethereum network, equals one troy ounce (31.1 grams) of gold. The purpose of Alloy is to make gold transactions easier for institutions and their integration into investors’ portfolios.
Moreover, there are also ambitious plans for 2024 by Tether. Just recently, Paolo Ardoino disclosed that $1 billion would be invested by Tether on startups before 2025. Furthermore, the company will no longer focus only on crypto products but it will also have knowledge content system which may include educational content, AI solutions or bitcoin mining operations among others.