Tether Investments announced on Thursday, 5 February 2026, a strategic $150 million investment in Gold.com, a premier precious metals platform, to accelerate the global adoption of tokenized and physical gold. The transaction involves Tether acquiring a 12% minority stake in the company, purchasing 3.37 million common shares at $44.50 each.
This partnership aims to integrate Tether’s gold-backed stablecoin, $XAU₮ (Tether Gold), into Gold.com’s infrastructure while exploring new payment gateways for physical gold using $USD₮ and $USA₮.
Tether Makes $150 Million Strategic Investment in https://t.co/wkdntYlIFB, Expanding Global Access to Tokenized and Physical Gold
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— Tether (@tether) February 5, 2026
The collaboration comes as global gold prices recently surpassed $5,000 per ounce, driving a surge in safe-haven demand. Under the terms of the deal, Tether will provide a gold leasing facility of at least $100 million to Gold.com. In comparison, the latter has committed to investing $20 million of the raised proceeds back into the $XAU₮ stablecoin. Additionally, Tether will appoint a member to Gold.com’s board of directors to oversee the strategic alignment of digital and physical gold markets.
Tokenized gold market enters new expansion phase
The gold-backed stablecoin sector has seen explosive growth, nearly tripling in value over the last 12 months to exceed $5.5 billion. Tether Gold currently dominates this niche, commanding over 60% of the market share and holding approximately 140 tonnes of physical gold in secure Swiss vaults. By leveraging Gold.com’s 60-year legacy in bullion logistics, Tether intends to make gold as transferable and usable as modern digital currency.
Tether’s growing footprint in regulated financial infrastructure
This move follows a series of strategic expansions by Tether into regulated frameworks and diverse asset classes. On 2 February 2026, the company open-sourced its Mining OS to streamline Bitcoin mining operations, and on 5 February 2026, it announced a separate $100 million equity investment in Anchorage Digital. These initiatives align with Tether’s broader mission to build resilient, decentralized systems that bridge the gap between traditional finance and Web3 technology.
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