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 <li><strong>Tether introduced the Scudo denomination for its Tether Gold (XAUt) token.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>As gold prices hit record highs, Scudo takes XAUt beyond its function as a store of value, allowing for regular transactions.</strong></li>
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<p>Tether, a stablecoin issuer, has unveiled a new denomination called Scudo for its Tether Gold (XAUt) token. It is a gold-backed crypto, which represents the ownership of physical gold. As gold prices have reached record highs, Tether aimed for everyday payments in gold, expanding its token use case beyond a traditional store of value.</p>
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  <p>Introducing Scudo.<br>A new way to measure the value of gold on-chain. Scudo is a simple, intuitive unit that makes Tether Gold ( XAU₮) easier to use, track, and transact.<br><br>1 Scudo = 1/1000 of an XAU₮ (Gold Ounce), giving you a practical and accessible way to send and receive gold… <a href="https://t.co/JLbhuUYTk2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/JLbhuUYTk2</a></p>— Tether Gold (@tethergold) <a href="https://twitter.com/tethergold/status/2008539498850795551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">January 6, 2026</a>
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<p>According to Tether’s<a href="https://tether.io/news/tether-introduces-scudo-redefining-fractional-gold-ownership-onchain/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> official post</a> on Jan 6th, Scudo is defined as one-thousandth of an XAUt. While XAUt is already tokenizing physical gold, where daily usage is limited, any gold-backed deals can be done with very small or decimal units of gold. Now users can use whole or partial units of&nbsp; Scudo to send or receive for any day-to-day transactions.</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-xaut-s-core-structure-remains-unchanged">XAUt’s Core Structure Remains Unchanged</h3>
<p>The newly launched Scudo will not affect the underlying structure of the XAUt token, where<a href="https://thenewscrypto.com/tether-expands-gold-portfolio-strategy-with-gold-supply-chain-investments/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Tether Gold</a> is still entirely underpinned by real gold kept in safe vaults, and Tether’s asset reporting tools allow ownership to be confirmed on-chain.​</p>
<p>As this new Scudo is not a new token or crypto, it is just a denomination, so no fees will be charged. Still, XAUt charges regular issue and redemption fees; there are no continuous custodial fees.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-gold-climbs-to-record-highs">Gold Climbs to Record Highs</h3>
<p>In tether’s official post, they mentioned that Gold has risen to unparalleled highs in 2025, which is pushed by ongoing inflation fears, increased interest-rate concerns, massive central bank purchases, and surging demand for safe-haven assets. For that, XAUt already made physical gold digital, Scudo addressed the real usability for people.​</p>
<p>They also noted that this approach is just like Bitcoin, which is mainly a store of value, and satoshis as their units for everyday transactions instead of being just a storage.​</p>
<p>With that, in the crypto market, the gold-backed market capitalization currently stands at $3.6 billion with 7% surge in trading volume, and XAUt leads the gold-backed token market, trading at $4,460.10 with $1.8 billion market cap at the time of writing, as per<a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/view/tokenized-gold/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> CMC</a> data.</p>
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Tether Launches Scudo Denomination to Enable Everyday XAUt Gold Payments

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