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Public gold mining company Elemental Royalties has proposed paying shareholder dividends in Tether’s tokenized gold (XAUT), according to reporting by CoinDesk.

If implemented, this would mark the first case in the sector of a publicly listed gold company distributing dividends in a tokenized gold asset rather than traditional fiat currency.

XAUT is a blockchain-based token issued by Tether, backed by physical gold reserves, combining exposure to bullion with the liquidity and transferability of digital assets.

The move signals:

• growing convergence between traditional commodities and blockchain infrastructure
• increasing institutional comfort with tokenized real-world assets (RWA)
• experimentation with alternative dividend distribution models

For investors, this development raises strategic questions:

• Could tokenized commodities become a standard settlement layer?
• Will other mining or resource companies follow?
• Does this enhance liquidity and global accessibility for shareholders?

The decision may represent a broader step toward hybrid capital markets, where traditional equity structures integrate directly with digital asset rails.