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In the world of digital assets, "tokenized real-world assets" (RWA) have become one of the most prominent investment and technology trends in recent years. As a leading representative of the "digital gold" category, XAUT combines humanity’s traditional store of value, gold, with modern blockchain infrastructure. At its core, XAUT uses the divisibility, transparency, and global transferability of blockchain technology to map physical gold onto open digital tokens, making gold ownership more accessible to a broader base of investors and the DeFi ecosystem.

As the crypto market matures, tokens backed by real world assets have moved into the spotlight. XAUT, short for Tether Gold, is a gold backed blockchain asset issued by an entity under Tether. Each token is backed by physical gold, giving digital asset holders direct exposure to the "value of gold" itself.

Indiana House Bill 1042 has cleared both chambers and now awaits the governor’s approval. The legislation permits public retirement funds to invest in crypto assets and protects individual access to digital assets, positioning it as a key development in state-level Bitcoin rights legislation across the United States.

As gold prices climb to record highs and the costs and barriers of holding physical bullion continue to rise, digital gold tokens such as XAUT and PAXG have become key tools for investors seeking gold exposure within the blockchain ecosystem. Both are backed 1:1 by physical gold, yet they differ significantly in issuance structure, custody and audit transparency, market liquidity, regulatory oversight, as well as fee models and redemption mechanisms. Understanding these differences allows investors to allocate digital gold assets in a more disciplined and informed way.

The Ethereum Foundation has outlined seven scheduled hard forks through 2029, addressing rapid finality, 10,000 TPS on Layer 1, teragas Layer 2, post-quantum cryptography, and native privacy features. This article delivers an in-depth examination of the technical logic, execution challenges, and potential effects on price.

Tether Investments has announced a strategic investment in the online trading platform Whop and plans to integrate its open-source Wallet Development Kit (WDK), bringing stablecoin payments and on-chain settlement capabilities to the platform. This partnership is designed to accelerate the use of digital dollars within the global creator economy and drive expansion into more international markets.

Prediction market platform Kalshi announced the suspension of MrBeast’s editor and reported the incident to federal regulators over allegations of insider betting. This is the first time Kalshi has publicly revealed the results of a market manipulation investigation, raising concerns about regulatory oversight of event-driven trading platforms.

Dogecoin is an open source cryptocurrency designed for peer to peer value transfer and small tips. As decentralized payments have evolved, Dogecoin has been widely used in social media tipping, charitable donations, and online retail payments.

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu differ fundamentally in that Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency operating on its own independent blockchain, while Shiba Inu is an ERC 20 token deployed on the Ethereum network. However, beyond this surface distinction, the two projects follow clearly different design logics in terms of underlying architecture, supply mechanisms, functional expansion, and ecosystem structure.

As financial markets become increasingly integrated, traders seek more than just single-asset operations. Gate TradFi is built around the core concept of multi-market integration, allowing users to access both crypto assets and traditional financial markets within one platform. This delivers a more flexible and efficient cross-asset trading experience.

Stock tokens allow crypto traders to engage with price movements in global equity markets without owning actual shares. The Gate Stock Token Zone uses blockchain technology to transform traditional stock prices into tradable digital assets, providing users with a seamless cross-market trading experience and lower barriers to entry.

As market volatility intensifies and trading accelerates across the board, ETFs have emerged as the main instrument for short-term traders thanks to their simplicity and intuitive directional exposure. Gate’s ETF Peak Trading Competition takes this a step further by combining trading with a reward mechanism, turning routine order placement into a trading experience that delivers sustainable, cumulative rewards.

As digital assets expand in scale, trading accounts have shifted from basic order execution tools to the central hub of asset management. This article explores Gate Private Wealth Management from the viewpoint of high-net-worth clients, detailing how dedicated advisors and a systematic framework empower users to build a more stable and efficient digital asset management approach.

Gate Simple Earn has introduced a limited-time wealth management campaign that integrates interest rate coupons, high annualized returns for new users, and physical gold rewards. This initiative offers a complete crypto wealth management solution, covering both short-term experiences and medium-term allocations, making it ideal for both novice and advanced users.

Within the Gate contract trading system, points are not supplementary rewards from promotional events—they are an extension of users' regular trading activity. The contract points mechanism enables trading to evolve beyond immediate gains or losses, gradually converting activity into tangible, redeemable trading resources. This approach builds a more scalable and enduring reward structure for participants.