Tether 首席技术官表示新的 aUSDT 稳定币由黄金而非比特币支持，因为贵金属更稳定

Paolo Ardoino 在接受彭博社采访时表示，该公司本可以选择比特币来支持 aUSDT，但 BTC 价格剧烈波动的倾向使黄金成为更可取的选择。

Stablecoin giant Tether (USDT) has announced the launch of a new synthetic dollar (USD) product backed by gold.

稳定币巨头 Tether (USDT) 宣布推出一款新的以黄金为支撑的合成美元 (USD) 产品。

According to Tether, the synthetic USD is part of its new Alloy product line, which aims to track the price of reference assets through over-collateralization with liquid assets and secondary market liquidity pools.

Tether 表示，合成美元是其新 Alloy 产品线的一部分，该产品线旨在通过流动资产和二级市场流动性池的超额抵押来跟踪参考资产的价格。

The stablecoin issuer says that the synthetic aUSDT is backed by gold rather than Bitcoin (BTC) because the precious metal is more stable in price than the crypto king.

稳定币发行人表示，合成 aUSDT 由黄金而不是比特币 (BTC) 支持，因为贵金属的价格比加密货币国王更稳定。

In a new interview with Bloomberg, Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino says that the firm could have chosen Bitcoin to back aUSDT, but BTC’s tendency to go through wild price swings made gold a more preferable option.

Tether 首席技术官 Paolo Ardoino 在接受彭博社采访时表示，该公司本可以选择比特币来支持 aUSDT，但 BTC 价格剧烈波动的倾向使黄金成为更可取的选择。

“Until 1971, the US dollar was backed by gold and we often hear interest from our customers to have optionality…

“直到 1971 年，美元都是由黄金支持的，我们经常听到客户有兴趣拥有选择权……

[So] we also see the opportunity to provide an [option] for others that want to see a more transparent backing of a synthetic dollar and gold is probably the best asset to make that happen because it’s much less volatile than Bitcoin. We could have done Bitcoin but gold is probably a better choice for the short term.”

[因此]我们也看到了为其他希望看到合成美元更透明支持的人提供[选择]的机会，而黄金可能是实现这一目标的最佳资产，因为它的波动性比比特币小得多。我们本来可以选择比特币，但从短期来看，黄金可能是更好的选择。”

Earlier this year, Tether announced that it would be launching aUSDT, which is described as a digital asset over-collateralized by Tether Gold (XAUT), a gold-pegged stablecoin. Each XAUT coin represents exposure to physical gold secured in vaults in Switzerland.

今年早些时候，Tether 宣布将推出 aUSDT，这是一种由与黄金挂钩的稳定币 Tether Gold (XAUT) 超额抵押的数字资产。每一枚 XAUT 代币都代表着瑞士金库中实物黄金的敞口。

The launch of aUSDT comes amid increasing demand for synthetic assets, which are designed to provide investors with exposure to the performance of an underlying asset without having to directly own the asset.

aUSDT 的推出正值合成资产需求不断增长之际，合成资产旨在让投资者无需直接拥有该资产即可了解基础资产的表现。

Synthetic assets are typically created by a financial institution and are backed by a pool of assets, such as stocks, bonds, commodities or fiat currencies. They can be traded on exchanges like other cryptocurrencies.

合成资产通常由金融机构创建，并由股票、债券、商品或法定货币等资产池支持。它们可以像其他加密货币一样在交易所进行交易。

However, synthetic assets are often more complex than standard cryptocurrencies and may carry additional risks, such as counterparty risk.

然而，合成资产通常比标准加密货币更复杂，并且可能会带来额外的风险，例如交易对手风险。