Tether has unveiled a new platform called Alloy by Tether, introducing the aUSDT token.
This stablecoin is over-collateralized by Tether Gold (XAUt), a token representing physical gold ownership, yet its value will be pegged to the US dollar. This means the new token acts as a synthetic dollar, mirroring the value and functionality of the US dollar without direct backing.
aUSDT is a tethered asset, which are digital assets designed to track reference asset prices through over-collateralization and secondary market liquidity pools.
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Users can mint aUSDT by depositing XAUt through a smart contract and price oracles, allowing transactions with aUSDT while retaining their gold-backed Tether asset.
Alloy was developed by Tether subsidiaries Moon Gold and Moon Gold El Salvador and will be integrated into a digital asset tokenization platform set to launch later this year, according to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.
While aUSDT is Tether's first tethered asset, the concept of a synthetic dollar is not new. In February, Ethena Labs introduced USDe, an Ether-backed, dollar-pegged synthetic dollar.
Founder of clusters.xyz, @0xfoobar, compared aUSDT to USDe and other stablecoins, citing Tether's high liquidity and centralized control, which leads to "smarter decision-making and less principal-agent risk."
Tether's launch of Alloy marks a significant advancement in the stablecoin market, combining the value stability of the US dollar with the security of gold backing, offering users a versatile financial tool for various economic activities.