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Gold Rally Makes Tether’s XAUT Top-Performing Digital Asset as Crypto Markets Remain Flat
Equities markets are giving mixed results on trade war deescalations.
Updated Apr 11, 2025, 3:15 p.m. Published Apr 11, 2025, 6:18 a.m.
What to know:
- Tokenized gold remains popular among crypto investors in Asia, with Tether's XAUT showing strong market performance.
- Despite a de-escalation in trade tensions, investors are drawn to gold due to concerns over unpredictable U.S. policy and a growing budget deficit.
Tokenized gold, such as Tether’s XAUT and Paxos’ PAXG continued to be a favorite of crypto investors in Asia as investors seek a safe haven despite a de-escalation in trade war tensions.
On-chain data shows that Tether’s XAUT was a top-10 market performer out of all digital assets. Tether’s tokenized gold, the largest by market cap, is up 3.4% in the last 24 hours.
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CoinGecko data shows the sector is up 4.3% in the last 24 hours, compared to the CoinDesk 20, an index of the performance of the largest digital assets, which is down 2%.
The price of gold initially moved down during the early hours of the Asia trading day, after breaching an all-time high during the end of U.S. hours. It’s currently trading for $3218 in Hong Kong.
Equity markets in Asia showed mixed performance in the morning session, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 0.2%, Shanghai’s SSE up 0.12%, Taipei’s TAIEX up 1.6%, and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 3.5%.
Gold typically rallies during periods of heightened economic or geopolitical uncertainty, as investors seek safety in assets seen as stores of value amid volatility. While trade tensions have calmed, investors are concerned about the lack of predictability in policy from the White House.
Gold also benefits from an inverse relationship with interest rates: lower rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold, making it more attractive.
Investors are also concerned about the surging U.S. budget deficit.
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