TechFlow News, January 27: Tether, the stablecoin issuer, announced that it acquired approximately 27 tons of gold in Q4 2025—roughly in line with its Q3 purchases. The current circulating supply of USDT stands at about $187 billion, with U.S. Treasury securities remaining its primary reserve asset; gold accounts for roughly 7% of reserves. Meanwhile, Tether’s gold-backed stablecoin, XAUT, is fully backed by physical gold—holding 16.2 tons as of end-2025, representing approximately 60% of the global gold-backed stablecoin supply. Tether’s CEO stated that the firm’s gold holdings are now comparable in scale to those held by certain sovereign nations.
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