Over $6B: XAUT Futures Volume Rewrites Records On Binance

A gold-backed crypto token jumped from 453rd place to fifth among the most actively traded perpetual pairs on Binance — all within a matter of weeks. Related Reading: Iran Rejects Peace Talk Claims, Leaving Bitcoin Stuck At $70K XAUT: From Obscurity To The Top 5 Tether’s tokenized gold token, XAUT, recorded a daily perpetual futures trading volume of $6.40 billion on March 23, according to data highlighted by CryptoQuant analyst JA Maartunn. That figure dwarfs where it stood in December 2025, when daily volume barely crossed $1.50 million. The climb was fast and unrelenting. By January 2026, daily volume had moved into the tens of millions. By month’s end, it was brushing $300 million. XAUT just hit a new all-time high in perp volume on Binance “XAUT recorded $6.40B in daily perpetual trading volume, which is the highest since its listing. This brings XAUT-perpetual futures as the #5 most traded perp pair on Binance.” – By @JA_Maartun pic.twitter.com/YCRossyaCF — CryptoQuan