Hong Kong, October 22nd / PRNewswire / -- Aurelion Inc. (Nasdaq ticker: AURE) (hereinafter referred to as “Aurelion” or “the Company”) is a digital gold infrastructure company that today announced it has received an additional equity investment of approximately $2 million from its current controlling shareholder and strategic investor Antalpha Platform Holding Company (Nasdaq ticker: ANTA).
According to the subscription agreement, a subsidiary of Antalpha will subscribe for 952,381 newly issued Class B ordinary shares of Aurelion at a price of $2.10 per share. The proceeds will be used for working capital and operating expenses. Aurelion stated that this investment reflects Antalpha's continued support in the company's advancement of its digital gold strategy and in the development of technology and risk management infrastructure surrounding tokenized gold.
Calculated based on the Aurelion issued and outstanding shares/pre-financing warrants, Antalpha currently holds 31.7% of the Aurelion common shares, which accounts for approximately 77.5% of the company's total voting rights. After the transaction is completed, Antalpha is expected to hold about 33.4% of the Aurelion issued and outstanding shares, accounting for approximately 78.8% of the company's total voting rights.
This additional investment was made after Aurelion completed a financing round of approximately $150 million in October 2025. The financing included $100 million in private equity financing led by Antalpha ( PIPE ) and $50 million in senior debt financing. Aurelion stated that this financing enabled the company to establish its Tether Gold ( XAU ₮) treasury strategy and to acquire approximately $134 million worth of XAU ₮, marking an important milestone in the company's business transformation towards a focus on digital gold.
Since the establishment of the digital gold vault, Aurelion has continued to develop its business around tokenized gold, with a focus on risk management, technical infrastructure, and promoting more efficient use of blockchain-based gold at the institutional level. The company states that its goal is to combine the characteristics of physical gold with blockchain technology to support new applications and opportunities in the digital asset ecosystem.
The subscription is expected to be completed as soon as possible, but it must meet the usual delivery conditions and is subject to a final deadline of December 21, 2026.
"Antalpha continues to provide support as our controlling shareholder, reinforcing its commitment to the next phase of development of Aurelion," stated Frank Zheng, the CEO of Aurelion. "After the transaction is completed, this investment will provide us with more financial flexibility to advance our digital gold business. Our focus is on building the technology and risk management capabilities that institutional clients need, so they can use tokenized gold with confidence."
"Increasing investment in Aurelion reflects our continued confidence in its strategy and the long-term potential of tokenized gold," stated Paul Liang, the Chief Financial Officer of Antalpha. "The focus of Aurelion on digital gold infrastructure complements our expertise in financing and risk management. With this additional commitment, we are supporting the development of practical institutional applications for tokenized gold, while adhering to prudent execution and prioritizing the long-term value for shareholders."
The description of the subscription agreement above is not complete; the full content shall be subject to the entire text of the agreement. This agreement will be submitted as an attachment to the 6-K report of the foreign private issuer to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ).
About Aurelion
Aurelion is a listed company that builds digital gold risk and technology infrastructure around XAU ₮. XAU ₮ is on-chain gold supported by physical LBMA gold bars. Aurelion combines the characteristics of physical gold with the efficiency of blockchain technology, which forms the basis of the company's digital gold vault strategy. The company is committed to prudently managing and efficiently utilizing its own holdings of digital gold, while also providing risk management and technical support for some tokenized gold projects. Through a technology-driven approach, Aurelion hopes to contribute to the responsible development and broader adoption of digital gold and tokenized asset solutions.
About Antalpha
Antalpha is a leading fintech company that specializes in providing financing, technology, and risk management solutions for the Web3 industry. Antalpha offers Bitcoin supply chain loans and margin loans through its Antalpha Prime technology platform. Customers can initiate and manage digital asset loans via this platform and monitor their collateral positions with near-real-time data. On this basis, Antalpha is also exploring AI-driven tools to help users navigate the digital asset space more effectively.
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Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.Multiple factors may lead to significant differences between actual results and any forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: changes in the overall economic, business, industry, and market conditions, including interest rates and gold prices; changes in applicable laws and regulations, including those related to cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and decentralized financial protocols; the company's ability to obtain additional capital as well as to attract and retain qualified talent; changes in the prices of digital assets, including the price of XAU ₮, as well as changes in the price correlation between stablecoins and their underlying assets; risks associated with holding digital assets, including price volatility, limited liquidity and trading volume, susceptibility to market abuse and manipulation, failures in exchange compliance and internal controls, and other risks inherent in their electronic, virtual form, and decentralized nature; compared to traditional financial markets, digital asset exchanges are more prone to fraud, security failures, or operational issues; underlying blockchain protocols or other technical difficulties may result in inaccessible or unusable digital assets; fluctuations in the company's operating results, including the possibility of having to account for digital assets at fair value; the company's limited ability to determine the purchase price of digital assets; potential constraints due to the company's alternative minimum tax (AMT) if the digital asset holdings do not realize fair value gains; legal, commercial, regulatory, and technical uncertainties regarding digital assets, including the possibility that regulatory authorities may reclassify any digital assets held by the company as securities or "cash items," which could result in the company violating securities laws or being classified as an "investment company" under the 1940 Investment Company Act; competition from other digital asset custodian companies and gold-related financial products; increased repurchase risks during periods of changing market conditions; risks associated with using third-party custodian institutions to store digital assets, including loss of direct control and dependence on the custodian's security practices and operational integrity, as well as the risk of the custodian going bankrupt.The possibility of digital asset losses due to internal theft or security vulnerabilities; as well as risks associated with the company's participation in the XAUE protocol, including fluctuations in the exchange rates between XAU ₮ and XAUE, counterparty default risks in institutional lending activities, smart contract vulnerabilities or malfunctions, the performance and operational integrity of protocol issuers, participants, and service providers, potential liquidity limitations in XAUE redemptions, and other risks listed in the XAUE protocol risk disclosure statement. For more information regarding these and other risks, please refer to the documents submitted by the company to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 20-F annual report. Except as required by applicable laws, the company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements due to new information, future events, or other reasons.
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