Antalpha announces strategic investment in Tether Gold, expanding into a new track for institutional lending products
Antalpha will continue to focus on its core lending business, committed to building a scalable financing model with long-term growth potential.Note: This article is a submission and does not represent the views of ChainCatcher, nor does it constitute investment advice. Please approach with caution.
The Nasdaq-listed fintech platform Antalpha Platform Holding Company (NASDAQ: ANTA) (hereinafter referred to as "Antalpha" or "the Company") today announced several strategic initiatives to strengthen its financial reserve plan and expand its product service capabilities.
Strategic Allocation of Gold RWA (XAU₮)
Antalpha plans to allocate up to $40 million equivalent in Tether Gold (XAU₮) in phases at market prices from today until June 30, 2026. The company views this allocation as a long-term strategy to hedge against macroeconomic fluctuations, while also aiming to enrich the platform's collateral structure by introducing assets with stable value anchoring, providing institutional clients with stable financing channels in uncertain market environments.
Antalpha believes that XAU₮ holds significant strategic value in institutional asset allocation, especially in maintaining asset stability during market volatility, while supporting a rich array of financial application scenarios. XAU₮ will become a cornerstone collateral asset in Antalpha's lending framework, helping the Prime platform enhance its robustness and risk resilience while expanding its financing business.
Product Integration Plan for XAU₮
Antalpha plans to purchase XAU₮ and use it as collateral for digital asset-backed lending arrangements and ongoing operations. To support this strategy, Antalpha's risk control and product teams are collaborating to advance several functional upgrades for the Antalpha Prime platform, focusing on optimizing multi-party secure computation (MPC) capabilities and account management features.
Additionally, Antalpha plans to launch near real-time market information for XAU₮ and its corresponding physical gold holdings on its official website, providing near real-time XAU₮ market data to further enhance asset transparency and build customer trust.
Diversified Asset Collateral Layout to Support Business Scaling and Risk Control System Upgrade
Antalpha will continue to focus on its core lending business, aiming to build a scalable financing model with long-term growth potential. Building on its current acceptance of Bitcoin and mining machines as collateral, the company plans to further expand its serviceable market by introducing new collateral assets, including XAU₮ and GPUs for AI computing, thereby creating a more flexible and scalable digital asset lending system. Furthermore, Antalpha will deepen its business relationship with partner Northstar to support the launch of Ethereum margin loan services on the Antalpha Prime platform, further expanding lending support for Ethereum assets.
- XAU₮ Collateral Loans: Accepting XAU₮ as collateral to enhance the stability of collateral value in supply chain financing scenarios;
- AI Computing Financing: Providing financing solutions backed by GPUs for institutional clients to support AI computing investments;
- Ethereum Margin Loans: Offered by Northstar on the Antalpha Prime platform, further expanding lending capabilities based on existing Bitcoin collateral loans to meet the financing needs of Ethereum ecosystem users.
"We are always building Antalpha with a long-term perspective, adhering to the core principles of transparency, prudence, and risk management," said Antalpha Chief Financial Officer Paul Liang. "The digital gold strategy and new lending product line we are launching reflect Antalpha's ongoing commitment to listening to customer needs and leading the digital asset financing ecosystem with institutional-grade innovative solutions, building a more robust and sustainable financial infrastructure."
This series of new initiatives further solidifies Antalpha's leading vision as a crypto-native infrastructure service provider and continues to drive the development of the digital asset financing industry in a trustworthy role.
About Antalpha
Antalpha is a crypto-native fintech platform focused on providing financing, technology, and risk management solutions for institutional and enterprise clients in the digital asset industry. As a major lending partner of Bitmain, Antalpha offers loan services backed by Bitcoin and mining machines through its proprietary Antalpha Prime platform, helping clients efficiently initiate, manage, and monitor collateral for digital asset loans in real-time.
About Tether Gold (XAU₮)
XAU₮ is a digital token issued by TG Commodities Limited, a subsidiary of the Tether Group. Each XAU₮ represents ownership of one ounce of physical gold that meets the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) "Good Delivery" standards, with the gold held in secure vaults in Switzerland by a third-party custodian. XAU₮ is issued on the Ethereum (ERC-20) blockchain, providing institutional and DeFi users with around-the-clock, high liquidity access to gold-backed digital assets.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding proposed investment activities, market expansion plans, and new product development. Such forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results due to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, or other factors. These risks include, but are not limited to: volatility in cryptocurrency and commodity markets, changes in the regulatory environment, execution capabilities, and counterparty risks. For more information, please refer to the public filings submitted by Antalpha to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Antalpha is not obligated to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.
