As Gold Breaks Records, Tether Also Makes a Statement About It

Tether announced that it purchased approximately 27 tons of gold in the fourth quarter of 2025, and that the current value of this asset has reached $4.4 billion.

With this growth, the company’s gold-backed stablecoin, XAUT (Tether Gold), has surpassed the $4 billion mark in total market capitalization, controlling more than 60% of the gold-backed stablecoin market.

According to an assessment shared by Tether, the total value of the gold-backed stablecoin market increased from $1.3 billion to over $4 billion during 2025. This rapid expansion was driven by record-high gold prices, geopolitical uncertainties, and a shift by both institutional and digital investors towards on-chain, “safe haven” assets. As the announcement period approached, spot gold prices rising above $5,000 per ounce signaled a renewed strengthening of global demand for physical gold.

As of December 31, 2025, Tether Gold holds 520,089.35 troy ounces of physical gold reserves, according to data verified by TG Commodities S.A. de C.V., a stablecoin issuer and digital asset service provider registered in El Salvador. The company claims that each of the 520,089.30 XAUT tokens in circulation is backed by one troy ounce of physical gold at a 1:1 ratio. With a total market capitalization estimated at $2.25 billion, a significant portion of the tokens has already been sold. According to the company, all of the reserve gold is held in London Good Delivery vaults of the London Bullion Market Association in Switzerland.

According to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a Jefferies report published in late 2025, Tether is now among the world’s top 30 gold holders, surpassing countries like Greece, Qatar, and Australia.

*This is not investment advice.