3 August 2026 – Tether Gold (XAU₮), the world’s largest tokenized gold product by market capitalization, continued its momentum within the second quarter of 2026 as investor holdings elevated 9.5%, reflecting rising demand for direct, totally backed publicity to bodily gold.
At the same time as gold costs fell 14.1% in the course of the quarter, buyers continued to purchase XAU₮. This exhibits that demand for XAU₮ just isn’t restricted to intervals when gold costs are rising. Patrons additionally used the correction as a chance so as to add totally backed bodily gold to their holdings.
Gold closed the quarter at US$4,008.02 per ounce, holding above US$4,000 as broader market forces, together with a stronger US greenback and shifting inflation expectations, moved costs from their Q1 highs.
As of 30 June 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC, the Administration of TG Commodities, S.A. de C.V., an El Salvador Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable and a registered Stablecoin Issuer and Digital Asset Service Supplier below El Salvador’s Digital Asset Issuance Legislation, confirms the next:
Key Metrics on the Finish of Q2 2026
- Complete Bodily Gold Reserves: 707,747.139 superb troy ounces
- Gold Backing: 1:1, with every XAU₮ token backed by a minimum of one superb troy ounce of bodily gold
- Complete Gold Reserves Held: Roughly 22.01 metric tonnes
- Complete Market Worth: Roughly US$2.837 billion
- Tokens Bought: 612,823.660000 XAU₮
- Tokens Out there for Sale: 94,923.430000 XAU₮
The bodily gold reserves backing XAU₮ remained unchanged all through the quarter at 707,747.139 superb troy ounces, equal to roughly 22.01 tonnes. Full 1:1 backing was maintained always, with a minimum of one superb troy ounce of bodily gold held in reserve for each XAU₮ token in circulation.
The reserves comprise 1,759 London Good Supply bars weighing roughly 12.5 kilograms every, along with smaller-denomination bars, all vaulted in Switzerland. On the finish of Q1, 559,598.640000 XAU₮ had been bought to prospects. That determine elevated to 612,823.660000 XAU₮ by the tip of Q2, which means 53,225.020000 extra tokens moved from accessible stock into investor holdings in the course of the quarter. Buyer holdings due to this fact elevated by roughly 9.5%, representing possession of a further 1.66 tonnes of the bodily gold already held in reserve.
With a complete market worth of roughly US$2.837 billion at quarter finish, Tether Gold is the biggest and most used digital gold product, totally backed by bodily gold reserves, underlining XAU₮’s energy and resilience.
“Q2 supplied a transparent take a look at of the underlying demand for Tether Gold,” mentioned Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. “Gold skilled its sharpest quarterly correction in 13 years, but buyers continued to build up XAU₮. Buyer holdings elevated by 9.5%, with greater than 53,000 tokens transferring into buyers’ arms. Traders will not be solely shopping for XAU₮ when the worth of gold is rising. They’re utilizing intervals of market weak spot to extend their possession of bodily gold by way of a product that’s totally backed, clear, moveable, and accessible on-chain. That could be a highly effective sign of the increasing function tokenized gold can play within the world monetary system.”
Tether Gold stays on the forefront of the tokenized real-world asset market by way of strict 1:1 bodily backing, Swiss-vaulted reserves, regulated issuance below El Salvador’s Digital Asset Issuance Legislation, and on-chain transparency. XAU₮ supplies buyers with publicity to bodily gold possession whereas preserving liquidity, portability, and verifiability.
Individually, Tether Worldwide SA de CV bought roughly 27.1 tonnes of gold in the course of the first half ending June 2026, averaging 4.5 tonnes monthly. If Tether Worldwide SA de CV had been included alongside central banks within the nation rankings, with roughly 150 tonnes, that will place it third globally over the interval, behind Poland and China and forward of Kazakhstan.
For additional particulars, please consult with the newest XAU₮ reserves report right here.
About Tether Gold (XAU₮)
Tether Gold (XAU₮) is a digital asset supplied by TG Commodities, S.A. de C.V. One full XAU₮ token represents one troy superb ounce of gold on a London Good Supply bar. The token will be traded or moved simply at any time, anyplace on the planet, and will be transferred to any on-chain deal with. The allotted gold is identifiable with a novel serial quantity, purity, and weight, and is redeemable within the type of bodily gold.
Necessary Word:
This press announcement just isn’t a proposal to promote or the solicitation of a proposal to purchase Tether Gold (XAU₮). TG Commodities, S.A de C.V. will solely promote or redeem XAU₮ pursuant to its gold token phrases of sale and repair accessible (as of the date of this press launch) at https://gold.tether.to/authorized
