About this pair
ETH/XAU: what to know
The ETH/XAU rate shows how much XAU you get for 1 ETH. Right now, 1 ETH buys 0.5758 XAU at the mid-market rate. In the other direction, 1 XAU is worth 1.7366 ETH.
In the short term ETH is driven mainly by network activity and crypto-market sentiment, while XAU responds to real interest rates, the dollar and safe-haven demand.
Ethereum popularised programmable “smart contracts”. The code “XAU” combines “X” (supranational) with gold’s chemical symbol Au.
Because this pair involves a cryptocurrency, expect much higher volatility than typical fiat pairs. Use this mid-market figure as your benchmark: compare it with the rate your bank or broker quotes, and the difference is the margin you would pay.