Digital Gold Gains Ground: XAUT’s Physical Reserves Surpass 7.7 Tons Backed

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Amid renewed interest in hard assets, Tether Gold (XAUT) continues to grow quietly yet consistently. The Q1 2025 attestation shows a notable increase in physical gold reserves, now backing over 7.7 metric tons worth of circulating XAUT tokens. This aligns with broader shifts toward asset-backed security during times of monetary uncertainty.

While Bitcoin garners attention for breaking past $103K and potentially heading to new highs, digital representations of gold like XAUT are drawing attention for different reasons namely, the stability and verifiability of physical backing combined with the mobility of blockchain.

Worth watching is how these hybrid instruments evolve, especially as more investors diversify across both traditional and tokenized assets.