Asset types · Underlying

Commodities

Physical commodities.

Announced 1Proof of concept 1Pilot 1Live (limited) 6Live (scaled) 4Inactive 1

Tokenised vs traditional

Each traditional market next to the tokenised assets of the same kind that we track, matched by classification: by what backs the token (a tracker holding shares counts as equities) or by its legal form where the market is defined that way (funds, deposits). Stablecoins are never counted against the markets their reserves are invested in. The tokenised figures are floors (only assets with a known size, and not balances on ledgers that only mirror a register kept elsewhere), so the true shares are somewhat higher, but the order of magnitude is the point.

Tokenised vs traditional marketsTracked tokenised assets as a share of each market (log scale). Tokenised side is a floor: only assets we track with a known size.0.0001%0.001%0.01%0.1%1%10%100%Above-ground gold stockGlobal · $29tn (30 Jun 2026)0.02%$4.92bn tokenised · 1 in 5,891 dollarsGlobal gold ETF assetsGlobal · $574bn (Sep 2026)none trackedno tracked tokenised assets yetSource: Frontier Adoption, frontieradoption.com, data as of 8 Nov 2026. Market sizes from the sources listed there.
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What each market covers
  • Above-ground gold stock: Estimated value of all gold ever mined that still exists (about 222,600 tonnes), including jewellery, central bank reserves, bars, coins and ETF holdings. Covers gold only, not other commodities; most tokenised commodities are gold-backed. Tokenised side: 4 tracked assets. Method
  • Global gold ETF assets: Assets under management of physically backed gold ETFs and similar products worldwide (more than 100 products tracked by the World Gold Council) at month-end, about 4,256 tonnes. Covers gold only; synthetic gold products and other commodities are excluded. Tokenised side: 0 tracked assets. Method

Deployments

DeploymentStatusAssetsUse casesLast reviewed
HSBC Gold Token (Hong Kong retail)Updated 18 Oct 2026
HSBC Orion
Live (scaled)Reviewed 21d ago
Matrixdock Gold (XAUm)New
Matrixdock
Live (scaled)Reviewed 22d ago
PAX Gold (PAXG)Updated 28 Oct 2026
Paxos tokenisation platform
Live (scaled)Reviewed 22d ago
Tether Gold (XAUT)New
Tether
Live (scaled)Reviewed 22d ago
AMINA Gold Token (formerly SEBA Gold Token)New
AMINA Bank
Live (limited)Reviewed 21d ago
HSBC tokenised physical gold for institutional clientsNew
HSBC
Live (limited)Reviewed 17d ago
Justoken agricultural commodity tokens (soy, soybean oil, corn, cotton)New
Justoken
Live (limited)Reviewed 13d ago
Justoken Enertoken electricity tokens (JMWH) for YPF LuzNew
Justoken
Live (limited)Reviewed 13d ago
OCBC-LionGlobal Physical Gold Fund Token (GOLDX)New
DigiFT
Live (limited)Reviewed 22d ago
WisdomTree Gold Token (WTGOLD)
WisdomTree
Live (limited)Reviewed 22d ago
Billiton Diamond tokenised diamond inventory (Ctrl Alt, XRP Ledger)New
Ctrl Alt
PilotReviewed 13d ago
Euroclear and Digital Asset tokenised collateral on Canton
Digital Asset Canton applications
Proof of conceptReviewed 1d ago
DBS Physical Gold TokenNew
DBS
AnnouncedReviewed 13d ago
Bank of Taiwan multi-bank proof of concept on tokenised precious-metal servicesNew
Bank of Taiwan
InactiveReviewed 13d ago

Assets

15 assets. Classified from issuance terms, regulator registers and CFI codes under the classification rules.

AssetIssuerLegal formBehaviourConfidence
AMINA Gold Token (AGT)AMINA BankCommodity titleMarket pricelow
Ctrl Alt tokenised diamond collections (Billiton Diamond)Billiton DiamondUndisclosedUndisclosedlow
DBS Physical Gold TokenDBSUndisclosedMarket pricelow
HSBC Gold TokenHSBCCommodity titleMarket pricemedium
HSBC tokenised gold (institutional)HSBCCommodity titleMarket pricemedium
Justoken JCORN (corn) (JCORN)JustokenUndisclosedMarket pricelow
Justoken JCOT (cotton) (JCOT)JustokenUndisclosedMarket pricelow
Justoken JMWH (tokenised electricity) (JMWH)JustokenUndisclosedUndisclosedlow
Justoken JSOY (soybeans) (JSOY)JustokenUndisclosedMarket pricelow
Justoken JSOY_OIL (soybean oil) (JSOY_OIL)JustokenUndisclosedMarket pricelow
Matrixdock Gold (XAUm)MatrixdockCommodity titleMarket pricehigh
OCBC-LionGlobal Physical Gold Fund Token (GOLDX)Lion Global InvestorsFund interestNAVlow
PAX Gold (PAXG)PaxosCommodity titleMarket pricehigh
Tether Gold (XAUT)TetherCommodity titleMarket pricemedium
WisdomTree Gold Token (WTGOLD)WisdomTreeCommodity titleMarket pricemedium