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Onchain gold products added billions in new value last year, growing faster than the overall gold market and most major spot gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as onchain trading activity accelerated. The market capitalization of tokenized gold jumped 177% over the past year, while the number of holders nearly tripled, with more than 115,000 new wallets added during the year, outpacing most other RWA categories, according to data compiled by Cex.io from public blockchain and market sources. The tokenized gold market added close to $2.8 billion in net value in 2025, expanding from about $1.6 billion to $4.4 billion, per the report. That increase alone represented almost 25% of total net inflows across the RWA sector, exceeding the combined growth seen in tokenized stocks, corporate bonds and non-US Treasurys. The rally came amid a strong year for gold, which saw its total market value rise more than 67%. Even so, tokenized gold expanded 2.6 times faster than physical gold and outperformed most major spot gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Tokenized gold market cap rises. Source: Cex.io Related: Bitcoin-gold correlation signals at least 50% BTC price gains by March Tokenized gold hits $178 billion in 2025 trading volume Tokenized gold recorded about $178 billion in trading volume in 2025, with quarterly volumes peaking above $126 billion in the fourth quarter. By comparison, that would place tokenized gold as the second-largest gold investment product worldwide by trading volume, trailing only SPDR Gold Shares. Much of the late-year surge was driven by Tether Gold (XAUT), which accounted for 75% of total trading volume in Q4, up sharply from 27% in Q3. According to its website, XAUT has a market cap of $2.42 billion and is backed by 1,329 gold bars, or about 16,239 kilograms of physical gold. “Such a massive expansion highlights a structural shift…

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