Asset types · Underlying

Precious metals

Gold, silver, platinum.

Announced 1Proof of concept 1Live (limited) 4Live (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

Assets

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

AssetIssuerLegal formBehaviourConfidence
AMINA Gold Token (AGT)AMINA BankCommodity titleMarket pricelow
DBS Physical Gold TokenDBSUndisclosedMarket pricelow
HSBC Gold TokenHSBCCommodity titleMarket pricemedium
HSBC tokenised gold (institutional)HSBCCommodity titleMarket pricemedium
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