Streamex Corp. noticed its inventory surge over 20% on Monday after asserting a pre-sale for its upcoming gold-backed stablecoin, GLDY. The digital asset, designed to generate an annualized yield of as much as 4.0%, will open for certified buyers on or earlier than Nov. 10.
The GLDY token affords publicity to bodily gold bullion with yield paid in ounces of gold, focusing on institutional buyers, the corporate introduced on Monday. The stablecoin is a part of Streamex’s broader mission to tokenize real-world commodities by way of digital devices.
“The launch of GLDY represents a significant evolution in how buyers can entry and profit from bodily gold,” stated Henry McPhie, co-founder and CEO of Streamex. “Now, as an alternative of paying to carry gold, buyers can receives a commission to carry gold.”
The GLDY pre-sale contains an preliminary capability of $100 million, with Streamex itself committing not less than $5 million. The corporate stated issuance might increase to $1 billion, relying on demand. Yield is generated by way of gold leasing offers backed by Streamex’s unique partnership with Financial Metals.
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Streamex units $200,000 minimal for GLDY buyers
Participation within the GLDY token sale is restricted to accredited people and establishments. The minimal funding stands at $200,000 for people and $1 million for institutional entities.
“The mixture of capital preservation, liquidity, and yield denominated in ounces is purpose-built for portfolio managers, ETFs and institutional steadiness sheets in search of sturdy money administration, and diversified commodity publicity,” McPhie stated.
The market responded swiftly to the announcement, with Streamex shares leaping 20.42% on the day and persevering with to commerce barely greater within the pre-market session, in keeping with knowledge from Google Finance.
Streamex shares soar 20% on the announcement. Supply: Google Finance
The brand new initiative comes after Streamex and BioSig secured $1.1 billion in progress funding to launch a gold-backed, onchain treasury enterprise in July.
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Streamex’s launch of its gold-backed stablecoin comes amid growing demand from crypto firms for gold publicity.
In June, Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, acquired a 32% stake in Canada’s public gold royalty agency Elemental Altus Royalties. Final month, the agency additionally started discussions with mining and funding teams about deploying capital throughout the gold provide chain.
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