Antalfa, a fintech platform that serves the Bitcoin mining ecosystem, has announced it plans to invest $40 million in tether gold as a hedge against economic volatility.
According to a recent press release, Antalfa aims to diversify its holdings in the face of macroeconomic volatility by investing in tether (USDT) digital gold token Xaut (Xaut).
The platform chose tokens for gold-backed value, which is considered suitable for institutional asset allocation, particularly the ability to withstand the crypto market cycle and support a variety of financial applications.
Therefore, the company plans to allocate $40 million from its portfolio to Xaut by June 30, 2026. Tethered tokens are poised to become “cornerstone collateral assets” for Bitcoin (BTC) mining platforms within the loan structure.
As part of its ongoing investment strategy, Antalpha plans to acquire more digital assets like Xaut in the long term and acquire funds for its lending business.
Tether Digital Gold Token Price Chart, Xaut, Last Days, May 29, 2025 | Source: crypto.news
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At the time of pressing, Tether Gold fell 0.9% over the past 24 hours, reflecting actual price fluctuations in gold assets. The token is currently trading hands for $3,275. It has accumulated a daily trading volume of $807 million and $32 million in market capitalization.
Additionally, Antalpha is planning to launch a new portal on its website that provides real-time market information about Xaut and its underlying physical gold assets.
Apart from accepting Bitcoin and other mining collateral for crypto funding, the platform will begin accepting AI calculations Xaut and GPUs as collateral loans. Additionally, Antalpha plans to expand its margin loan offering through its partnership with NorthStar to include Ethereum (ETH) margin loans in its Antalpha Prime platform.
Antalfa Chief Financial Officer Paul Lean said its new “Digital Gold” strategy aims to meet the diverse needs of its clients and take the lead in the digital asset finance industry by expanding its facility’s grade lending solutions.
“We are building antalfa over the long term, centering on transparency, prudence and risk management,” Lean said.
Last April, Tether’s latest certification report showed that the company had accumulated more than 7.7 tons of physical gold in support of its tokenized asset, Tether Gold. The Stablecoin issuer claimed that all Xaut tokens are supported by pure physical gold.
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