Tether will gradually cease operations of aUSD₮ and will focus on core products such as XAU₮ in the future

According to official news, Tether announced that after evaluating user activity, market demand, and the company's overall strategic priorities, it will gradually stop supporting the Alloy by Tether platform and aUSD₮. Effective immediately, the platform will close the functions for opening new positions and minting new aUSD₮. Existing users can still return aUSD₮ and withdraw the gold stablecoin XAU₮ within the next three months. Starting from September 17, 2026, users who have not completed the return will no longer be able to retrieve XAU₮ through the platform. Tether stated that it will subsequently focus resources on XAU₮ and other core products within the ecosystem.