Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
CoinDesk· Jamie Crawley· Jun 27, 2026 · 3:00 PM
The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.
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