In 2026, letting tokenized assets sit dormant in a cold wallet represents an immense missed opportunity cost. While Tether Gold (XAUt) provides direct, audit-verified exposure to physical Swiss-vaulted gold, modern decentralized finance (DeFi) allows you to transform this historic inflation hedge into a productive, yield-bearing instrument without surrendering your keys. This guide cuts through the noise to show you exactly how to generate passive income with XAUt using non-custodial staking, lending, and liquidity mining, while…