TETHER PARTNERS WITH TON FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH GOLD-BACKED STABLECOIN ON TON

- Tether announced a partnership with the TON Foundation to launch XAUt0, an omnichain version of its gold stablecoin XAUt on The Open Network (TON).

Key Details:

- XAUt0 uses LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token standard, enabling transfers across blockchains without wrapping or intermediaries.

- With over $832 million in market cap, this is the largest gold stablecoin by value-just ahead of Paxos' PAXG.

- Each XAUt token represents one troy ounce of gold stored in a Swiss vault, backed by over 7.7 tons of physical gold as per Tether’s Q1 2025 attestation.

- The gold bars meet London Bullion Market Association standards and tokens can be redeemed for physical gold.

- It follows the success of USDT0, Tether's cross-chain dollar stablecoin that floats on Superchain and several other networks with a $1.3 billion circulating supply.

- With XAUt0's debut on TON, millions of Telegram users may soon have access to a tokenized gold asset directly from their app.

- Tether plans to roll out XAUt0 on more blockchains by Q3 2025, targeting networks with strong DeFi ecosystems.

- Gold’s appeal is rising amid global uncertainty, with prices hitting $3,304 per ounce as of May 2025, a 29.5% jump over the past year.

- Gold ETFs have also surged over 25% this year, reinforcing gold’s status as a safe-haven asset.