Tether released data today showing that as of the end of Q3 2026, the physical gold reserves backing Tether Gold (XAU?) have risen to 827,418 ounces, equivalent to approximately 25.7 tons, a 59% increase from the 16.2 tons recorded at the end of 2025. Its total market capitalization reached $3.44 billion, hitting an all-time high. During the same period, XAUT’s circulating supply maintains a 1:1 peg to its physical gold reserves, with each token backed by one troy ounce of physical gold. Since the start of the year, user holdings have grown by 73%, adding a total of over 9 tons of gold exposure. The reserve gold is stored in Switzerland, meets London Good Delivery standards, and currently totals 2,057 gold bars. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that despite significant volatility in the gold market this year, holders have continued to accumulate XAUT, reflecting long-term market demand for gold. He also cited World Gold Council estimates, noting the digital gold market could unlock around $700 billion in potential demand.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin has rebounded and broken through the $80,000 mark.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin briefly broke through $81,000.

Blast officially announced that its Blast Layer 2 network has been shut down. Users who still hold assets in Blast L2 wallets, have pending withdrawals, or have assets in Blast Mobile can retrieve their ETH or USD assets via the official recovery website at blast.io. The company noted that the asset recovery site will remain open for 12 months, with the final support date set for November 4, 2027.

According to Coinglass data, global crypto liquidations hit $139 million in the past hour, including $17.168 million in long-position liquidations and $122 million in short-position liquidations. Over the past 24 hours, 102,634 traders were liquidated, with total liquidation volume reaching $580 million. The largest single liquidation order occurred on Binance’s ETHUSDT trading pair, valued at $5.0328 million.

According to HTX market data, Ethereum rebounded to break through $2,400, with a 24-hour gain of 4.98%.