Overview
- Amanah Advisors granted Shariah certification for XAUt, which Monday confirmed the token meets core Islamic finance rules for asset-backed products.
- Each XAUt token represents a claim on physical gold stored in secure Swiss vaults, a design the certification found compatible with Shariah principles.
- Tether’s reserve report showed XAUt was backed by more than 707,000 troy ounces of gold valued at over $3.3 billion as of March 31, a disclosure Amanah reviewed in its assessment.
- Tether said it will publish multilingual educational materials and Amanah Advisors will issue governance guidance to keep secondary-market trading aligned with Shariah standards.
- The certification clears a path for Islamic banks and investors in GCC countries, South Asia and parts of Africa to adopt tokenized gold for halal savings, trade finance and collateral use.