🟡 Tether Goes Big on Gold: 27 Tons Added in Q4 2025❗🤯🤯🤯

Tether has purchased 27 tons of gold in Q4 2025, pushing the value of its gold holdings to ~$4.4 billion.

📌 What this means:

▪️ This gold backs Tether Gold (XAU₮) — a token representing ownership of real, physical gold

▪️ Each XAU₮ token = at least 1 fine troy ounce of gold

▪️ Gold reserves are reported quarterly for transparency

📊 Latest Tether Gold highlights:

▪️ Gold held by custodian: 520,089.35 fine troy ounces

▪️ XAU₮ tokens minted: 520,089.30

▪️ XAU₮ tokens in circulation: 409,217.64

▪️ Gold price used: ~$4,319 per troy ounce

▪️ Market value of XAU₮ in circulation: ~$2.25B

🔍 Transparency & auditing:

▪️ Reserve reports published quarterly

▪️ Independent assurance provided by BDO Italia

▪️ Physical gold fully allocated and custodied

🧠 Big picture:

Tether isn’t just a stablecoin issuer anymore.

With billions in physical gold reserves, XAU₮ positions itself at the intersection of hard money + blockchain, offering onchain access to gold at institutional scale.

Stablecoins are going real-world — and gold is back onchain.