Tether Gold's Clean Float in a Thinning Tape

Tether Gold is almost fully circulating—97.8% of total supply, with FDV essentially equal to market cap—so the token has little dilution overhang if defensive demand returns. The sector backdrop is less supportive: stablecoin supply, DeFi TVL and DEX volume are all contracting, per DefiLlama, while whale flows show a net move into exchanges, per Basis Desk. That combination favors gold as a liquidity hedge inside crypto, but the macro layer cuts against it—high Treasury yields and a firm dollar remain a direct headwind for gold exposure.

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