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Key Takeaways: Tether Gold recently introduces Scudo, a unit is equivalent to 1/1000 XAU₮  This unit aims to help on-chain gold transactions become smaller, simpler and more practical. Scudo does not change the 1:1 gold backing mechanism of XAU₮. Tether Gold is reinforcing the way users interact with tokenized gold. Scudo releasing focuses on strengthening utility, not changing supply source or restructuring operation model. Read More: Tether Frozen $544M in USDT in Turkey Hammers Illegal Betting Networks What Is Scudo? Scudo is simply a tacked covering over Tether Gold (XAU₮). A Scudo = 0.001 XAU₮, i.e. a thousandth of the gold-backed token which represents a troy ounce of actual gold. Then instead of handling such strange fractions as 0.0037 XAU₮ the units of Scudo, buyers only have to need whole units. For example: 1 XAU₮ = 1,000 Scudo 0.5 XAU₮ = 500 Scudo That divides the accounting, wallet screens and peer-to-peer transfers and everything seems more natural. Tether describes Scudo as a more intuitive way to measure gold on-chain. It does not alter reserves, custody, or redemption terms tied to XAU₮. Why It Changes On-Chain Gold Usability Fractions are already owned by gold-backed tokens and decimal-heavy interfaces can send people away when swapping in small amounts, in their daily usage. Scudo addresses that friction. Smaller Units, Clearer Transactions Users can now send gold in clean integer values rather than multiple decimal points. That matters for: Micro-transfers DeFi integrations Merchant pricing models Cross-border settlements Tokenized gold has historically been positioned as a store-of-value asset. Introducing a smaller unit signals a push toward transactional use. If gold is to function as digital collateral across ecosystems, simplicity becomes critical. Read More: Tether Open-Sources Bitcoin Mining OS, Targeting Home Rigs to Global Industrial Farms XAU₮ Structure Remains the Same Scudo does not change the…

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