Hong Kong Firm Invests $200 Million in Tether Gold and Bitcoin Mining

Group 1: Strategic Partnership Overview - DL Holdings Group Limited and Antalpha have formed a strategic partnership involving investments of up to $200 million in the digital asset market [1] - The partnership focuses on two main areas: the tokenization of gold assets and the expansion of Bitcoin mining infrastructure [1] Group 2: Gold Tokenization Initiative - DL Holdings plans to invest up to $100 million in Tether Gold (XAU₮), a tokenized gold asset, over the next twelve months, following an initial investment of $5 million [2] - The global market for tokenized gold exceeds $3 billion, representing the largest segment within the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization space, which is around $25 billion [3] - Institutional adoption of RWA remains limited, with most activity driven by crypto-native firms [4] Group 3: Bitcoin Mining Expansion - DL Holdings is committing $100 million to expand its Bitcoin mining operations, acquiring approximately 3,000 Antminer S21 units from Bitmain [5] - The new machines are projected to generate around 350 BTC per year, with a medium-term target of approximately 1,500 BTC in annual output [6] - Antalpha will provide financing, technical advice, and risk management support for the mining operations, leveraging its exclusive partnership with Bitmain [7]