“币圈巨头”要去“挖黄金”?全球最大稳定币计划大举投资金矿

金十数据Published on 2025-09-05Last updated on 2025-09-05

全球最大的稳定币公司泰达(Tether)近期与矿业和投资团体进行了谈判,计划投资黄金开采,将其庞大的加密货币利润投入黄金市场。

据四位知情人士透露,泰达的讨论涵盖了黄金供应链的各个环节,包括开采、精炼、交易以及版税公司。

黄金作为千年来的实物价值储存手段,与2009年才诞生的数字资产比特币形成鲜明对比,但一些行业高管却看到了两者的相似之处。

泰达币首席执行官保罗·阿尔多伊诺(Paolo Ardoino)将黄金比作“天然的比特币”。他在5月的一次演讲中表示:“人们常说比特币是‘数字黄金’,但我更愿意从比特币的角度思考——黄金是大自然的馈赠。”

然而,在保守的黄金开采行业,泰达的兴趣引发了惊讶和质疑。一位矿业高管直言:“他们喜欢黄金,但我不认为他们有清晰的战略。”另一位大宗商品行业高管则表示:“这是我见过的最奇怪的公司。”

作为全球最赚钱的加密货币公司之一,泰达运营着与美元挂钩的稳定币USDT,市值高达1680亿美元,并在今年上半年实现了57亿美元的利润。

泰达还是美国国债的最大持有者之一,通过持有国债赚取利息来支持其稳定币。

阿尔多伊诺一直是黄金的坚定支持者,曾表示黄金比任何主权货币更安全,且可作为比特币的补充。根据财务报表,泰达已在苏黎世金库中囤积了价值87亿美元的金条,用作其稳定币的抵押品。

6月,负责投资公司利润的泰达投资公司(Tether Investments)以1.05亿美元收购了多伦多上市的黄金版税公司Elemental Altus的少数股权。几位了解泰达币想法的人士透露,公司与多家黄金版税公司进行了谈判,这些公司通过投资矿山换取未来收入分成。泰达币正考虑进一步的版税交易,包括对Elemental Altus追加投资。

此外,泰达币还与英属维尔京群岛的黄金开采投资工具Terranova Resources进行了谈判,但未达成交易。

泰达币还运营着由实物黄金支持的加密代币XAUT,尽管其市场规模较USDT小,市值仅8.8亿美元。此外,据业内人士透露,泰达币在大宗商品贸易融资领域建立了重要地位,为原材料运输提供短期融资,其交易账本已增长至数十亿美元。

其他公司也在尝试弥合数字货币与黄金之间的差距。纳斯达克上市的Blue Gold公司拥有一座在加纳的矿山(其许可权存在争议),首席执行官安德鲁·卡瓦汉(Andrew Cavaghan)表示,公司计划为其未来产量推出数字代币。他表示:

“我相信黄金支持的代币可能在全球范围内作为一种货币形式大获成功,因为人们能明确感受到它的真实性——可直接用于消费或直接换成实物黄金。”

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