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The price of gold has recently strengthened, breaking through $4,500 per ounce during the trading session, with a daily increase of over 3%. According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume of Bitget XAUT/USDT contracts is approximately $21.1894 million, a month-on-month increase of 34.05%.

Tether Gold announced at 18:00 Beijing time on August 19 that XAUt is now officially launched on Unitas Labs, and the integration has been completed. This launch marks the first time on-chain gold has gained native yield capabilities.Users deposit XAUt and receive XGLD at a 1:1 ratio. After entering the protocol, XAUt serves as collateral, allowing stablecoins to be borrowed through leading centralized exchanges or compliant lending parties, which are then invested in Delta neutral strategies to capture funding rate returns. The gold allocation remains unchanged, only adding yield attributes; upon exit, XGLD is destroyed through the Redemption Contract to retrieve XAUt, with no mandatory lock-up.Tether Gold is the most liquid tokenized gold asset, with each XAUt backed 1:1 by physical gold in Swiss vaults. Unitas Labs is an on-chain asset management protocol deployed on the BNB Smart Chain, focusing on providing yield layer infrastructure for physical assets. This integration is a key step for tokenized gold from "on-chain holding" to "on-chain financial applications."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital (0x73f...32E) has transferred 10,100 XAUT (worth approximately $43.92 million) to another wallet.In the past 3 days, this entity has transferred 25,400 XAUT (worth approximately $110 million) between wallets, most of which was previously accumulated from Bitfinex. The associated wallet cluster holds 137,920 XAUT, worth approximately $600 million.

The EVAA Protocol (EVAA) is launched on Bitget PoolX, where users can lock up XAUT to share 70,000 EVAA airdrops, with a personal lock-up limit of 300 XAUT. The lock-up period is from August 12, 22:00 to August 18, 22:00 (UTC+8).In addition, during the event, users with a positive net recharge amount of XAUT can receive a 3% XAUT financial interest coupon after the event ends; users who participate in PoolX for the first time and meet the net recharge conditions can receive a 12% XAUT interest coupon. For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.

Squid (QUID) is launched on Bitget PoolX, where users can lock up XAUT and QUID to share 860,000 QUID airdrop. Among them, the total airdrop amount for the XAUT lock-up pool is 780,000 QUID, with a maximum individual lock-up limit of 300 XAUT; the total airdrop amount for the QUID lock-up pool is 80,000 QUID, with a maximum individual lock-up limit of 5,000,000 QUID. The lock-up period is from August 5 to August 12.In addition, users with a positive net recharge amount of XAUT during the event can receive a 3% XAUT financial interest coupon after the event ends; users who participate in PoolX for the first time and meet the net recharge conditions can also receive a 12% APR XAUT interest coupon.

As market risk aversion increases, international gold prices have shown a mild recovery trend recently. According to CoinGlass data, gold (XAU) is currently priced at $4088.05, with a 24-hour increase of 0.68%. The total network position size is $858 million, of which Gate XAU's position amount reaches $174 million, firmly ranking among the top two in the industry; Tether Gold (XAUT) has a total network position size of $571 million, with Gate XAUT's contract position amount reaching $127 million, firmly ranking among the top three in the industry.

According to Cointelegraph, Tether's gold-backed token XAUt has received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, confirming that its structure complies with Islamic financial principles— including full backing by physical gold, no interest and leverage, and transparent reserves. Each XAUt represents one ounce of physical gold stored in Swiss vaults.This certification provides Tether with a clearer path to promote XAUt to Islamic financial institutions and investors, and is expected to drive adoption in the Gulf Cooperation Council, South Asia, and parts of Africa. XAUt is one of the largest tokenized gold products in the crypto market, with on-chain asset value increasing from approximately $700 million in July 2025 to about $2.5 billion.

According to official news, Tether announced that its gold-backed digital asset XAUT has received Sharia compliance certification issued by Amanah Advisors, led by Mufti Faraz Adam. This certification confirms that XAUT complies with the core principles of Islamic finance.XAUT is issued by TG Commodities, S.A. de C.V., with each full token representing direct ownership of physical gold stored in a Swiss vault. Certification requirements include genuine ownership of physical gold, clear and verifiable asset backing, no interest, no leverage or speculative derivatives, and transparency in reserve structure.Tether stated that XAUT can be used for the integration of digital gold products in Islamic banking, takaful and halal savings products, long-term wealth preservation strategies, tokenized trade financing, and collateral applications. Amanah Advisors will continue to work with Tether to develop practical guidelines and governance frameworks to support the adoption of XAUT in a Sharia-compliant manner.

Unitas Booster Earn Season 2 officially launched on Binance Wallet, with a $150,000 UP reward pool opened.During the event, users can deposit XAUt to earn XGLD on the BNB Chain. While earning XGLD rewards, they can also participate in sharing the total value of the $150,000 UP token incentive reward pool.XGLD is an interest-bearing gold asset issued by Unitas, allowing users to earn returns while holding gold. This event combines XGLD earnings with additional UP incentives, providing users with a more efficient on-chain gold earning experience. Eligible users can participate in the event through Binance Wallet and enjoy dual rewards.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital transferred assets worth $140 million to Binance and Bitfinex, including 10,000,000 USDT and 500 XAUT (approximately $2,000,000) to Binance, and 500 XAUT (approximately $2,000,000) to Bitfinex.

According to CoinGlass data, influenced by changes in the US-Iran situation and other factors, international gold (XAUT) once fell below the $4000 mark, with a quote of approximately $4009.98, a 24-hour decline of about 1.31%. The total 24-hour spot trading volume of XAUT across the network reached $50.4048 million, with the Gate platform's trading volume exceeding $7.0887 million, ranking third in the network; the total 24-hour contract open interest of XAUT across the network reached $499 million, with the Gate platform's open interest exceeding $117 million, ranking third in the network.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the on-chain gold whale Antalpha (@antalpha_ai, 0x07C...748) has continuously increased its holdings of XAUT over the past 3 months, accumulating approximately 15,052 XAUT, valued at about 68.03 million USD, with transfers coming from Cobo_Global.The wallet recently received 1,000 XAUT, valued at about 4.1 million USD.

According to CoinGlass data, XAUT is currently priced at $4049.71, with a total spot trading volume of approximately $51.53 million across the network, of which the Gate platform accounts for about $10.1557 million, ranking second in the network. PAXG is currently priced at $4052.57, with a total contract trading volume of approximately $179 million across the network, of which the Gate platform accounts for about $8.3865 million, ranking third in the network. The overall trading enthusiasm for gold digital assets remains high, and Gate continues to demonstrate good liquidity and market depth in the trading market.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, whale addresses have recently started to increase their holdings of the gold token XAUT again.Among them, Abraxas Capital has withdrawn 3,931 XAUT from exchanges in the past 12 hours, worth approximately 15.97 million USD.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital withdrew approximately 3,931 XAUT (Tether Gold) from the four major exchanges Bitfinex, OKX, Bybit, and Binance in 8 minutes, with a total value of about 15.96 million USD.The specific distribution is as follows: Bitfinex: 760.244 XAUT (approximately 3.09 million USD), OKX: 940.207 XAUT (approximately 3.82 million USD), Bybit: 230 XAUT (approximately 934,000 USD), Binance: 2,001 XAUT (approximately 8.12 million USD).

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, address 0xD20...62953 has withdrawn a total of 952.56 XAUT from Binance in the past two days, worth 3.93 million dollars, with an average withdrawal price of 4128.6 dollars.Its last gold swing was in March 2023 (XAUT at 1872 dollars), making a profit of 170,000 dollars. The address made a profit of 4.428 million dollars from an ETH swing at the end of April and early May.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain address withdrew 4,200 XAUT from Bitfinex one hour ago, worth 17.53 million dollars, with a withdrawal price of 4,150.68 dollars.

According to CoinGlass data, XAUT is currently priced at $4061.57, with a 24-hour increase of 2.2%, and the total spot trading volume across the network is approximately $70.5543 million. Among them, the spot trading volume of XAUT on the Gate platform is about $12.4696 million, ranking second in the network.PAXG is currently priced at $4064.11, with a 24-hour increase of 2.18%, and the total spot trading volume across the network is approximately $27.3992 million, of which the spot trading volume of PAXG on the Gate platform is about $1.2689 million, ranking third in the network.

According to CoinGlass data, gold (XAUT) is currently priced at $4042.66, with a 24-hour decline of approximately 0.68%. The total contract open interest for XAUT across the network in the last 24 hours reached $525 million, with the Gate platform's open interest exceeding $114 million, ranking third in the entire network.

According to CoinDesk, Tether stated that XAUT is backed 1:1 by physical gold stored in Swiss vaults, with each token corresponding to 1 troy ounce of gold, currently corresponding to approximately $23 billion in gold reserves.Ledn stated that the XAUT used by users for collateral will continue to be held at a 1:1 ratio and will not be lent out or used to generate income.