🏅XAUt0: Gold Goes Omnichain — Now on TON
Gold has symbolized lasting value for centuries. Civilizations have risen and fallen, but gold has remained a trusted and coveted asset. Now, in the age of Web3 and record-high metal prices, gold becomes truly digital and accessible — thanks to the launch of XAUt0, the new omnichain version of Tether Gold.
The first network to host XAUt0 is The Open Network. In partnership with TON Foundation, Tether is bringing the most reliable gold token to the global stage in a fully onchain format — via a unified, frictionless liquidity infrastructure.
What is Tether Gold (XAUt)?
Launched in 2020, XAUt was one of the first large-scale Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization solutions. Each XAUt token is backed by one troy ounce of LBMA-certified gold stored in a Swiss vault. As of Q1 2025, over 7.7 tonnes of physical gold are in circulation, with a market cap of over $770 million.
Advantages:
- 24/7 access to gold — no banking hours
- Decentralized and secure storage
- Fractional buying and selling
- Option to physically withdraw gold to a Swiss address
XAUt0 is the omnichain version of XAUt, built on the LayerZero protocol (OFT standard). It allows gold to move between blockchains without wrapping or bridges, while still 100% physically backed.
Key Features of XAUt0:
- Omnichain access: seamless movement between networks
- Efficient liquidity: unified pools backed by real gold
- Atomic mint-and-burn: secure cross-chain asset transfers
- Composability: use XAUt0 in DeFi like any native asset for lending, arbitrage, and more
Unlike ETFs or price trackers, XAUt0 isn't just a bet on gold. It's real ownership of a gold-backed asset fully integrated into the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
If Bitcoin is called “digital gold” because of its scarcity, then XAUt0 is digital gold with real-world backing, fully Web3-compatible. It’s a new, liquid form of gold, built for a global, multi-chain future.
TON is a high-performance, scalable blockchain, deeply integrated with Telegram and designed for mass adoption. Its architecture, ultra-low fees, and millions of active users make it an ideal environment for launching reliable assets like XAUt0. TON already powers Telegram’s Web3 ecosystem with wallets, mini-apps, and decentralized services.
That’s why Tether chose TON as the launchpad for XAUt0: here, gold becomes not just digital, but truly accessible to millions.
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