Crypto News: Antalpha Buys $134M in Tokenized Gold Tether (XAUT)

Antalpha buys $134 million in tokenized gold. This NASDAQ-listed firm shifts its entire treasury to Tether Gold (XAU₮) entirely.

Antalpha’s subsidiary, Prestige Wealth, announced a major strategic purchase. The company acquired $134 million worth of tokenized gold. This purchase used Tether Gold (XAU₮) for $4,021.81 for each of these units. As a result, the company is planning to change its operating name. But it will soon be “Aurelion Inc.,” subject to all the customary approvals. This significant move grounds a new financial strategy.

NASDAQ’s First Tether Gold Treasury Forms Through Strategic Financing

The strategic shift comes after major financing to the group. Specifically, Aurelion was able to complete a $150 million financing round on October 10, 2025. This funding was made possible by $100 million in PIPE proceeds. In addition, it included a $50 million, three-year senior debt facility. Antalpha was the direct leader of this entire financing effort.

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Antalpha offered a $43 million PIPE investment for the transaction. In addition, this investment gained controlling voting rights in Aurelion. The NASDAQ-listed entity used to trade under the symbol (NASDAQ: PWM). Later, it started trading under the new symbol (NASDAQ: AURE) on October 13, 2025. Aurelion aims to be NASDAQ’s first Tether Gold Treasury.

Gold has been the ultimate standard of value for more than 5000 years. Indeed, it is always offering a natural hedge against volatility. It also provides protection from political uncertainty effectively. Aurelion is making a commitment to Tether Gold (XAU₮) as its sole treasury reserve now. This strategy is used to smooth out volatility and maintain liquidity enormously.

This strategic direction is the long-term philosophy of Antalpha. The management gives priority to the management of risks in all decisions. Therefore, the firm is concerned with greatly increasing the resilience of the collateral. This use of gold helps to ensure a more stable balance sheet for future expansion. This action confirms the continued relevance of gold in the digital age.

The initiative was started earlier this year in a pilot program. In fact, the Antalpha Reserve 2.0 pilot bought $20 million of XAU₮ at first. The early success proved the treasury strategy. Also, Antalpha recently announced a collaboration with Tether. This partnership deployed the Antalpha RWA Hub this month. This hub aims to provide increased access to tokenized gold from around the world.

Aurelion’s Tokenized Gold Treasury Enables New Loan Offerings

The Reserve 2.0 initiative expects new business opportunities to arise at a rapid pace. In particular, Antalpha is now able to provide XAU₮ collateralized loans. These new loans will be facilitated via the Antalpha Prime platform. This directly monetises the treasury assets for the group. This move significantly expands the firm’s service portfolio.

Aurelion also intends to provide its unencumbered XAU₮ on loan to Antalpha. Furthermore, such tokenized gold will be used as collateral for the loans offered by Antalpha. Aurelion will receive a technology fee in exchange for this service. This arrangement creates a new source of revenue for the company. In parallel, Aurelion will continue to offer existing wealth and asset management services.

This anchor investment enables Antalpha to have an expanding balance sheet. It also makes its collateral resilience much higher. Ultimately, the creation of the first XAU$ treasury in the NASDAQ is highly symbolic. It is a momentous event for tokenized real-world assets (RWA). Thus, the move validates regulated assets as institutional treasury standards. This decision is setting a new precedent in global corporate finance.