Abu Dhabi just gave tokenized gold the regulatory stamp it needed to go mainstream
Abu Dhabi Global Market classified Tether Gold (XAUT) as an Accepted Spot Commodity on July 20, 2026, letting licensed firms offer the gold-backed token to clients. With XAUT's locked value tripling to nearly $2.86 billion, the move signals that tokenized physical gold is graduating from crypto curiosity to regulated institutional infrastructure.