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Tether Rolls Out ‘Scudo’ Unit to Make Tether Gold Easier to Spend

The new denomination equals 1/1,000th of a troy ounce to simplify pricing for everyday transactions.

Overview

  • Tether says Scudo is live on its backend with phased integrations to supported wallets and platforms to follow.
  • Scudo is a denomination layer only, leaving XAUT’s physical gold backing, custody model, issuance, and fees unchanged.
  • Tether introduced a Wallet Development Kit to help developers build self-custodial wallets that support XAUT and other assets across devices.
  • XAUT’s market capitalization is about $2.3 billion, with interest in tokenized gold rising alongside 2025’s gold price rally.
  • The company likens Scudo to Bitcoin’s satoshi to facilitate smaller, clearer gold transactions on-chain.