
Gold-backed stablecoins surged nearly threefold to $4B in 2025, driven by record gold prices, increasing macroeconomic risk, and expanded issuer vault holdings.
The market capitalization of gold-backed stablecoins has risen nearly threefold in 2025, reaching about $4 billion on the back of record gold prices, heightened macroeconomic risk, and increased vault accumulation by issuers. Tether Gold (XAUT) leads with $1.74 billion in assets, while Paxos Gold (PAXG) holds $1.61 billion. Both remain dominant in the market for tokenized gold, offering 1:1 backing with physical bullion.