Elemental’s Digital Dividend

GFN – VANCOUVER:

Elemental Royalty Corporation will allow select shareholders to receive dividends in the form of Tether Gold tokens, marking the first instance of a publicly traded gold company offering tokenized gold as a dividend option.

Tether Operations Limited announced Feb. 17 that Elemental Royalty Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed gold royalty company, will provide eligible investors the option to receive dividends in Tether Gold (XAUT) rather than cash, according to the company’s statement (via TS).

“This represents the first time a public gold company has offered shareholders the ability to receive dividends in tokenized gold,” Tether said.

Elemental Royalty Corporation generates revenue through royalty and streaming agreements tied to gold production, positioning the dividend alternative as a mechanism to align shareholder returns with physical bullion exposure. Tether Gold is a digital asset backed by physical gold reserves, structured to combine bullion ownership with blockchain-based transferability.

Each XAUT token represents one fine troy ounce of physical gold that meets the Good Delivery standard of the London Bullion Market Association, with allocated bars identifiable by serial number, purity, and weight. The token is issued as an ERC-20 asset on the Ethereum blockchain and as a TRC20 asset on the TRON blockchain.

Tether previously said XAUT accounted for approximately 60% of the total gold-backed stablecoin supply, reflecting its position within the tokenized bullion segment. The development links traditional mining finance structures with blockchain-based settlement mechanisms as public companies explore digital asset integration within capital return frameworks.