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Tether has acquired a 12% stake in Gold.com for $150 million, with plans to expand the global distribution of its gold-backed token XAUT and support the purchase of gold bars using Tether stablecoins. Currently, the tokenized gold market has exceeded $5 billion. In addition, Tether has also invested in the US-regulated crypto bank Anchorage Digital to support its US-regulated stablecoin USAT.

According to CoinWorld, on Thursday, MicroStrategy's stock price plummeted by 17%, with losses widening in after-hours trading, after the company released its fourth-quarter financial report revealing significant unrealized losses on its massive bitcoin holdings. The company reported an operating loss of $17.4 billion in the fourth quarter and a net loss of $12.4 billion, or a loss of $42.93 per share, far below its expectations in December. MicroStrategy holds 713,502 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of $76,052 per bitcoin; as the spot price of bitcoin fell to around $63,000, the company's unrealized losses amounted to approximately $8.9 billion. CEO Michael Saylor responded on Twitter: "HODL".

Jinse Finance reported that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) issued a notice on February 5 local time, announcing adjustments to the margin requirements (Outright Rates) for certain gold, silver, and aluminum futures contracts. According to the document, the new margin ratio for gold has been raised to 9%, while the margin level for silver has been increased to 18%. The new standards will take effect after the close of trading on February 6 local time.