You must first file an official complaint to the bank first and give them a chance to respond and offer you a solution. If you don't satisfy with their solution, only then you can escalate to BNM.
Bank officer advised me to sell to jewellers. I told him to F off. I asked him to give me 30% off his assets to me. Haha
When it comes to buying gold, it's best to stick with the most tested and proven route. I've been reasonably active in the gold forum for several years, and this name doesn't ring any bells.
Is it necessarily a red flag? Probably not. But what's the motivation or curiosity to try this company.
Hmmm, best wait for the forum sifus to chim in. (I'm just a night shift intern here.)
Aiyoh, finally sifu appear. Bro, u heard abt this Aston company? Help reply.
Nope. Never heard of them before. We are looking at the next phase of gold i think. When the Feds accelerate their rate cutting, gold will take off. Waiting for my miners to really ZOOM!
Nope. Never heard of them before. We are looking at the next phase of gold i think. When the Feds accelerate their rate cutting, gold will take off. Waiting for my miners to really ZOOM!
Bought the shares of a gold miner in Kelantan last year at SGD0.24. Now its SGD0.83.
Stablecoin Giant Tether in Talks to Deepen Gold Investments Beyond $8.7B Reserves
Tether has held talks with multiple mining and investment groups to back ventures spanning extraction, refining, trading, and royalty finance.
Fri, September 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM GMT+8 3 min read Tether, the company behind the world&rsquo s largest stablecoin USDT, is exploring deeper exposure to gold by investing directly across the metal&rsquo s global supply chain.
Key Takeaways: Tether is expanding its gold strategy with investments across mining, refining, and trading.
The company has already poured over $200 million into gold royalty firm Elemental Altus.
CEO Paolo Ardoino views gold as a natural complement to Bitcoin, calling it &ldquo our source of nature.&rdquo
Tether has held talks with multiple mining and investment groups to back ventures spanning extraction, refining, trading, and royalty finance, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The company already holds $8.7 billion in gold reserves stored in Zurich, used as partial backing for its tokens, but now appears to be eyeing physical gold investments on a much larger scale. Tether CEO Calls Gold &ldquo Our Source of Nature&rdquo
Tether&rsquo s CEO Paolo Ardoino has publicly praised gold as a foundational store of value, going as far as calling it &ldquo our source of nature.&rdquo
In a May speech, he said: &ldquo I know people think that bitcoin is &lsquo digital gold.&rsquo I prefer to think in Bitcoin terms &mdash I think gold is our source of nature.&rdquo
The company has made initial moves in the space. In June, Tether Investments acquired a $105 million stake in Elemental Altus, a Toronto-listed gold royalty firm. Just last week, it followed up with an additional $100 million investment, timed with Elemental&rsquo s merger with rival EMX.
According to Juan Sartori, head of business initiatives at Tether, the goal is to build out a broader &ldquo gold exposure&rdquo strategy.
Tether&rsquo s interest has raised eyebrows among gold insiders. &ldquo They like gold. I don&rsquo t think they have a strategy,&rdquo said one mining executive. Another commodity veteran called Tether &ldquo the weirdest company I have ever dealt with.&rdquo
Talks were also held with Terranova Resources, a British Virgin Islands-based gold vehicle, though those negotiations did not lead to a deal.
Tether runs XAUt, a token backed by physical gold, but it remains a niche product with a market cap under $900 million, far from USDT&rsquo s dominant $168 billion. The company also operates a growing commodity trade finance book, issuing short-term loans for bulk raw material shipments.
As digital assets continue to merge with traditional commodities, Tether&rsquo s gold ambitions signal a broader effort to blend blockchain-based finance with hard-asset backing.
Those who are thinking about riding the gold bull run at this very moment should avoid buying physical gold. At the current high price, plus the added premium, you will immediately face a net loss after purchase. Physical gold is more suitable for people who are ready to hold it for many years.
For example, if you buy at RM 500 per gram, you should only expect profit when the price reaches around RM 600 per gram. In U.S. dollar terms, that’s roughly $4,420 per ounce, which could take years to happen.
If you are confident in the current bullish momentum, it’s better to consider margin trading or e-gold instead. These options allow you to exit quickly if the price crashes, unlike physical gold, which locks you in long-term.
Gold is not for profitability. It is not an investment asset. It's a relic which is dug out of the ground and " “I have no views as to where (gold) will be (in the next five years), but the one thing I can tell you is it won’t do anything between now and then except look at you” — Buffett, CNBC’s Squawk Box, 2009"