Solana tokenized gold market cap surges 689% since August 2025

Birdeye said growth in PAXG and XAUT on Solana has outpaced Ethereum, BNB Chain and Avalanche as low fees and fast finality boosted liquidity and DeFi collateral use.

Summary

Solana-based tokenized gold has posted a 689% rise in market capitalization since August 2025, sharply outperforming rival L1 networks (base-layer blockchains) including Ethereum, BNB Chain and Avalanche, according to Birdeye. The on-chain data provider said Solana's low transaction fees and fast finality (quick transaction confirmation) helped deepen on-chain liquidity and expand DeFi collateral (assets pledged in decentralized finance) use for major gold-linked tokens such as PAXG and XAUT across the Solana ecosystem.

Terms & Concepts
  • Tokenized gold: Blockchain-based tokens linked to gold's value.
  • L1 networks: Base-layer blockchains that settle transactions directly.
  • DeFi collateral: Crypto assets pledged to secure decentralized finance activity.