Tether Gold Reserves Jump 9.5%: Digital Gold Demand Surges Amid Worst Quarter in 13 Years

Tether Gold (XAUt) reserves recorded a 9.5% increase in the quarter, signaling rising demand despite gold's worst quarterly performance in 13 years.

The Pull of Digital Gold: Beyond Quarterly Performance

While spot gold fell 14.1%, interest in tokenized gold surged. Investors are gravitating toward the transparency and portability of on‑chain assets rather than merely chasing price movements.

Tether's Strategic Play: Shariah Certification and Market Expansion

Partnering with Amanah Advisors, Tether secured a Shariah certification for XAUt, opening doors for Islamic financial institutions and broadening the token's global demographic reach.

Ownership Trends from RWA.xyz Data

■253,000 XAUt holders, up 6.5% from the prior period.

■Distributed tokenized commodities slipped 4.2% over the past 30 days, valuing $4.58 billion.

■Physical gold reserves jumped 36% in Q1 to 707,747 fine troy ounces, worth $3.3 billion at quarter‑end.

Long‑Term Liquidity and Market Perception

According to CEO Paolo Ardoino, investors are not only buying XAUt when gold prices rise; they are leveraging market weakness to increase physical gold ownership via a fully backed, transparent, and on‑chain product. This reinforces XAUt’s position as the leading distributed tokenized commodity with a total value of $2.4 billion.

Berk Arıcan – Tokenomics & Altcoin Senior Researcher: The reserve boost underscores sustained demand for tokenized safe‑haven assets and positions XAUt as a hedge against traditional gold market weakness. The Shariah certification unlocks a new investor segment, while the expanding reserves mitigate liquidity risk, solidifying XAUt’s market share. This trend highlights accelerating integration of crypto commodities into the broader financial ecosystem.