Tether Gold (XAUt) reserves increased 9.5% in Q2 despite gold's 14.1% decline, reflecting demand for tokenized gold. Holdings rose 36% year-to-date, with XAUt now valued at $2.4 billion.
Tether Gold (XAUT) has been recognized as an Accepted Spot Commodity in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), enabling regulated firms to offer services involving the tokenized gold asset. This follows USDt's prior acceptance and supports business growth, with XAUT's TVL tripling to $2.86 billion.
Ledn will allow clients to use Tether Gold (XAUt) as collateral for loans later this year, expanding its services beyond Bitcoin. Loans will be issued in USDT or USAt stablecoins, offering liquidity without triggering taxable sales as tokenized commodities gain traction.
Tether’s XAUt tops $3.3 billion as gold reserves reach 154 tons, with demand rising amid geopolitical tensions and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Aurelion, a Nasdaq-listed company formerly known as Prestige Wealth, has allocated 10,000 Tether Gold units (~$48 million) to XAUE, a new DeFi protocol launched by the Aurise Foundation that generates yield on tokenized gold through institutional lending and quantitative trading. The protocol operates on Ethereum with a fixed-supply model converting XAUT to XAUE at a 1,000:1 ratio. Aurelion raised $150 million in October 2025 to support this strategy and will hold 33,318 total Tether Gold units. Antalpha also committed 16,052 XAUT (~$76 million) to seed the protocol, which targets whitelisted institutional participants.
