Side-by-side institutional comparison — canonical compliance grade, methodology verdict, and IC-memo-ready exports per asset.
| Metric | XAUT Tether Gold Proxy score | USDC USD Coin | APXUSD apxUSD Proxy score | USDT Tether |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $2.70B | $76.40B | $519.0M | $189.44B |
| Peg Status | UNKNOWN | STABLE | STABLE | STABLE |
| Peg Deviation | — | 0.030% | 0.022% | 0.091% |
| Issuer | Tether | Circle | Unknown | Tether |
| Issuer Type | Centralized | Centralized | — | Centralized |
| Jurisdiction | Unknown | US regulated | Unknown | Foreign regulated |
| Reserve Transparency | Audited Reports | Audited Reports | None/Opaque | Audited Reports |
| Redemption Rights | — | 1:1 par · ≤2 Business Days | — | 1:1 par · ≤2 Business Days |
| Governance | Issuer Controlled | Issuer Controlled | — | Issuer Controlled |
| Compliance Score | D28/100 | A92/100 | C40/100 | B71/100 |
| Yield Eligibility | Not eligible | Eligible | Not eligible | Not eligible |
| Last Updated | Today | Today | Today | Today |
| Decision Summary | AvoidMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:low | ApprovedMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:high | WatchMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:low | WatchMethodology classification — not investment advice.Confidence:high |
Verdicts are StableLens methodology classifications — Approved / Watch / Avoid / Insufficient — not investment advice. Compliance score is the canonical 6-dimension regulatory rubric (when a profile exists) or capped fallback (when not). See methodology.