Tether Gold is listed on BNB Chain, expanding the application scenarios of tokenized gold.

Tether announced the listing of its gold token, Tether Gold (XAU₮), on BNB Chain, bringing this leading tokenized gold asset to the broader crypto ecosystem. Each XAU₮ token represents one ounce of physical gold (London Premium Delivery Standard), stored in Swiss vaults and backed by reserves at a 1:1 ratio through independent audits. Data shows that gold prices rose by approximately 64% in 2025, marking the largest annual increase in 40 years, driving up market demand for safe-haven assets. During the same period, the market size of gold-backed stablecoins grew from approximately $1.3 billion to over $4 billion, with XAU₮ accounting for approximately 60% of the market share. This deployment allows users to directly access physical gold within the BNB Chain ecosystem, eliminating the need for traditional custody, premiums, and settlement processes. Furthermore, Tether leverages the USDt0 cross-chain network to enable liquidity interoperability of XAU₮ across more than 12 blockchains, improving the efficiency of issuance, transfer, and settlement. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that this move aims to integrate gold assets into the modern digital financial system, enabling them to achieve instant settlement and global circulation. BNB Chain, on the other hand, stated that this integration will further strengthen its ecosystem in the real-world asset (RWA) sector.