Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete USD stablecoins — Max Keiser

Gold-backed stablecoins will outcompete US dollar-pegged alternatives worldwide due to gold's inflation-hedging properties and minimum volatility, according to Bitcoin ( BTC ) maximalist Max Keiser. Keiser argued that gold is more trusted than the US dollar globally, and said governments of foreign nations with an adversarial relationship to the United States would not accept dollar-pegged stablecoins. The BTC maximalist added: "Russia, China, and Iran are not going to accept a US dollar stablecoin. I predict they will counter the USD stablecoin with a Gold one. China and Russia have a combined 50,000 tonnes of Gold — more than what is reported. " The potential for gold-backed stablecoins to outcompete dollar-pegged tokens in international markets would upend plans to extend US dollar dominance through stablecoins proposed by US lawmakers. Source: Max Keiser Related: Gov't can realize gains on gold certificates to buy Bitcoin: Bo Hines Gold-backed stablecoins fulfill the original promise of USD? Stablecoin issuer Tether launched a gold-backed stablecoin called Alloy (aUSD₮), backed by Tether's XAU₮ — a token that provides a paper claim to physical gold — in June 2024. According to PointsVille founder and former VanEck executive Gabor Gurbacs, "Tether Gold is what the dollar used to be before 1971. " "XAU₮ is up 15.