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Tether Gold (XAUT)New

A gold token from the Tether group, issued by TG Commodities, S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador, each token backed by one fine troy ounce of physical gold held in Swiss vaults. It is minted on Ethereum and carried to more than a dozen other chains as XAUt0 through the USDT0 network on LayerZero. With about $3.0 billion in circulation in October 2026 it is the largest distributed tokenised commodity on rwa.xyz. Verified customers can redeem for gold bars delivered in Switzerland (minimum 430 tokens) or for cash; reserves are covered by quarterly attestations.

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Live (scaled) since 31 Oct 2021[1] — Live date is the inception date rwa.xyz gives. Openly traded worldwide (excluding US persons), with about 144,000 holding addresses and roughly $3.2 billion transferred in the last 30 days. · Reviewed 22d ago

Assets
Commodity title[1]
One token per fine troy ounce of allocated gold held in Switzerland
Networks
Ethereum Public, permissionless[2]
Source chain.
Arbitrum Public, permissionless[2]
Avalanche Public, permissionless[2]
BNB Chain Public, permissionless[2]
Celo Public, permissionless[2]
Conflux eSpace Public, permissionless[2]
Hyperliquid Public, permissionless[2]
Ink Public, permissionless[2]
Plasma Public, permissionless[2]
Polygon Public, permissionless[2]
Solana Public, permissionless[2]
Stable Public, permissioned[2]
TON Public, permissionless[2]
Monad Public, permissionless[2]
Use cases
Investment and trading[1]Collateral mobility[5]
Jurisdictions
El Salvador, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

Participants

Assets

Moves across networks

  • viaLayerZeroEthereum ↔ Arbitrum ↔ Avalanche ↔ BNB Chain ↔ Celo ↔ Conflux eSpace ↔ Hyperliquid ↔ Ink ↔ Plasma ↔ Polygon ↔ Solana ↔ Stable ↔ TON ↔ Monad[2]Via USDT0's XAUT0: XAUT locked in an OFT adapter on Ethereum, XAUt0 minted on the destination chain.

Metrics

  • $3.02bnTokens in circulation (market value) · as of 17 Oct 2026[1]
    On-chain via rwa.xyz; circulating supply about 725,100 tokens at $4,164.10 per ounce. Excludes tokens held by the issuer and XAUT locked behind XAUt0, so bridged copies are counted once.
  • $2.95bnTokens in circulation (market value) · as of 17 Oct 2026 · on Ethereum[1]
    rwa.xyz circulating supply on Ethereum (707,527 tokens) times its price of $4,164.10.
  • $56.89mTokens in circulation (market value) · as of 17 Oct 2026 · on BNB Chain[1]
    On-chain via rwa.xyz (XAUt0, 13,662 tokens).
  • $15.74mTokens in circulation (market value) · as of 17 Oct 2026 · on Monad[1]
    On-chain via rwa.xyz (XAUt0, 3,780 tokens).
  • $543,588Tokens in circulation (market value) · as of 17 Oct 2026 · on Arbitrum[1]
    On-chain via rwa.xyz (XAUt0, 131 tokens). rwa.xyz does not yet track the other XAUt0 chains.
  • 143,586 holdersToken holders · as of 17 Oct 2026[1]
    On-chain via rwa.xyz.
  • $3.21bn / monthToken transfer volume · as of 17 Oct 2026[1]
    rwa.xyz 30-day transfer volume.
  • 827,417.63 troy ouncesTokens issued (fine troy ounces) · as of 17 Oct 2026context[3]
    Tether's transparency feed: total XAUT issued on Ethereum, of which 98,044 held in the issuer's reserve balance (not in circulation). Shown for reference; the market value above is what counts.

Timeline

  1. Happened 26 Jul 2026 · Regulatory approval · recorded 17 Oct 2026
    Abu Dhabi Global Market recognises XAUT as an Accepted Spot Commodity, so permitted firms there may offer services in it.[6]
  2. Happened 30 Jun 2026 · Production milestone · recorded 17 Oct 2026
    Quarterly attestation shows about 707,747 fine troy ounces (around 22 tonnes) of gold backing XAUT at end of June 2026.[4]

Sources

  1. [1]Tether Gold asset page — RWA.xyz. Accessed 17 Oct 2026. Lists issuer TG Commodities, S.A. de C.V., custody "Swiss custodian (undisclosed)", auditor BDO Italia, El Salvador LEAD framework, redemption terms (430-token minimum, 0.25% fee, delivery in Switzerland or cash)..A
  2. [2]USDT0 contract deployments API (XAUT0) — USDT0. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.B
  3. [3]Tether transparency data (XAUT block) — Tether. Accessed 17 Oct 2026. Machine-readable feed behind tether.to/en/transparency; the XAUT block gives tokens issued per chain and the issuer's reserve balance..B
  4. [4]Tether Gold (XAU₮) Holdings Surge 9.5% in Q2 Amid Gold Price Decline — Blockchain.News, 2 Sep 2026. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.C
  5. [5]Supported Assets | Falcon Finance docs — Falcon Finance. Accessed 17 Oct 2026.B
  6. [6]Tether gold gets ADGM nod as Accepted Spot Commodity — Aletihad, 26 Jul 2026. Accessed 17 Oct 2026. Also gives the 31 Mar 2026 attestation (707,747.139 oz backing 707,747.09 tokens, up 36% from 520,089 oz at end-2025)..C

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