Which DEXs list tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT) on-chain?

As of August 23, 2026, tokenized gold trades as a perpetual on 14 DEXs: Variational (Omni), Lighter, GRVT, Pacifica, Aster, Reya, Extended, Paradex, GMX v2, dYdX v4, Hibachi, ApeX Omni, Orderly Network, Carbon. Aggregate open interest is 57.9 $M and the largest market is Variational (Omni) with 62% of the total.

Which DEX has the most liquidity for tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT)?

Variational (Omni), with 36 $M in open interest (62% of the 57.9 $M aggregate). Open interest measures live margined positions, a harder signal than volume.

Which DEX has the lowest fees for tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT)?

Lighter (0.0 % taker). The trading fee is only part of a perpetual's cost: periodic funding can far exceed it in thin markets.

Is buying the tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT) perpetual the same as owning the asset?

No. A perpetual is a leveraged derivative: price exposure without ownership, periodic funding charges or payments, and liquidation risk. The ownership route depends on the asset: see the section above.

Can I trade tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT) on these DEXs from the US or Europe?

It depends on the DEX: most exclude the US and several exclude Canada or the UK; the EU is usually not excluded, but each platform sets it in its terms. Per-platform detail is in this page's restrictions list.

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Notice: a perpetual gives price exposure, not ownership: there are no shares, ounces or coupons behind it, and periodic funding can charge or pay you. Data as of August 23, 2026 from each DEX's public APIs; not investment advice. CleanSky receives no fees or referrals from any listed platform.

As of August 23, 2026, tokenized gold trades as a perpetual on 14 decentralized exchanges, across 20 markets and 57.9 $M in aggregate open interest. The largest is Variational (Omni), holding 62% of the total. This page summarizes where, with what liquidity, fees and restrictions; live data lives in the finder.

Which DEXs list tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT) and with how much liquidity?

DEX	Chain	Symbol	Open interest	24h vol.	Max lev.	Taker fee
Variational (Omni)	Arbitrum	`XAUT`	36 $M	1.7 $M	—	0 %
Variational (Omni)	Arbitrum	`PAXG`	14.1 $M	569 $k	—	0 %
Lighter	zkSync Era (ZK-rollup)	`PAXG`	1.9 $M	249 $k	25×	0 %
GRVT	GRVT Chain (validium del stack ZKsync; matching centralizado, liquidacion ZK)	`PAXG_USDT_Perp`	1.7 $M	1.2 $M	—	0.045 %
Pacifica	Solana	`PAXG`	1.4 $M	701 $k	10×	0.04 %
Aster	BNB Chain	`PAXGUSDT`	1.3 $M	315 $k	—	0.009 %
Reya	Reya Network (L2)	`PAXGRUSDPERP`	418 $k	325 $k	100×	0.03 %
Extended	Starknet	`PAXG-USD`	373 $k	478 $k	25×	—
Paradex	Starknet (Paradex chain)	`PAXG-USD-PERP`	200 $k	0 $	50×	0 %
GMX v2	Arbitrum / Avalanche / MegaETH	`XAUT/USD [BTC-USDC]`	179 $k	384 $	45×	0.06 %
dYdX v4	dYdX Chain (Cosmos)	`PAXG-USD`	145 $k	24 $k	5×	—
Hibachi	Base (ZK, liquidacion USDT)	`PAXG/USDT-P`	118 $k	214 $k	20×	0.045 %

Where is tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT) liquidity concentrated?

Open interest in tokenized gold is unevenly spread: Variational (Omni) concentrates 62% (36 $M). A dominant market means the reference price and your real exit depend on a single book; the smaller markets in the table exist, but moving through them costs more spread.

Which countries are excluded?

Each DEX declares its exclusions in its terms of use (verified on the date shown per venue):

Variational (Omni): EE. UU. y territorios asociados, Canada, Cuba, Iran, Corea del Norte, Sudan, Siria, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk/Sebastopol + sancionados (EE. UU., UE, Reino Unido, Singapur, ONU); excluye a 'U.S. person' y 'Canadian person' (2026-08-23)
Lighter: EE. UU., Canada, Reino Unido, China, Rusia, Ucrania, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Siria + sancionados (2026-08-23)
GRVT: EE. UU. y territorios, Canada, Singapur, Hong Kong, Corea del Norte, Iran, Myanmar, Bielorrusia, Cuba, Afganistan, Libia, Rusia, Somalia, Sudan del Sur, Sudan, Siria, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk/Jerson/Zaporiyia y Sebastopol (2026-08-24 fees: help.grvt.io/en/articles/9614699; jurisdicciones: help.grvt.io/en/articles/9711621-restricted-jurisdictions; funding en %/8h calibrado contra Hyperliquid (BTC 0.0052 vs 0.0246 %/8h))
Pacifica: EE. UU., Cuba, Crimea (incl. Sebastopol), Iran, Afganistan, Siria, Corea del Norte (lista no exhaustiva; bloqueo por IP) (2026-08-23)
Aster: EE. UU., Canada, Reino Unido, China, Corea del Norte, Rusia, Ucrania, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Siria + sancionados; ley de Hong Kong (2026-08-23)
Reya: pendiente (terminos en app.reya.xyz/terms se renderizan en cliente; no verificado) (2026-08-23)
Paradex: EE. UU. (incl. Puerto Rico, Guam, Islas Virgenes, Marianas del Norte, Islas Menores, Micronesia, Marshall, Palaos), Canada, Cuba, Iran, Corea del Norte, Siria, Crimea/Donetsk/Lugansk/Sebastopol + sancionados EE. UU./UE/Reino Unido/Singapur/ONU (2026-08-23)
GMX v2: terminos (20-ago-2026) no nombran paises: solo territorios embargados por EE. UU., Reino Unido o UE y personas en listas de sanciones (OFAC SDN, ONU); prohiben VPN para eludir restricciones. El geobloqueo por IP de la app (EE. UU. en la practica) no esta documentado: pendiente de verificar (2026-08-23)
dYdX v4: EE. UU., Canada + sancionados (pendiente de verificar)
Hibachi: pendiente: hibachi.xyz/terms devuelve 403 a clientes no navegador; docs solo dicen Blocked Countries / Restricted Territory (2026-08-23)
ApeX Omni: EE. UU., Iran, Cuba, Corea del Norte, Siria, Myanmar, Crimea/Donetsk/Luhansk + sancionados OFAC; VPN prohibida; ley de Panama (2026-08-23)
Orderly Network: las aplica cada broker, no Orderly; la API publica no geobloquea (pendiente de verificar la lista de WOOFi Pro) (2026-08-23)

What about buying actual tokenized gold (PAXG/XAUT), not a perpetual?

A perpetual grants no ownership of the underlying. The backed routes are traditional ETFs or, on-chain, backed tokens (for gold, PAXG and XAUT, which also trade as their own perpetuals in the index).

Where to see this data live?

This page is a snapshot as of August 23, 2026. The TradFi-on-DEX finder covers the 14 DEXs with open interest, volume and funding refreshed hourly, plus the full JSON index.

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