Introduction to XRB Gold
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A paradox exists in today's gold market: no investment-grade physical gold product is both easily owned and traded. Investors can hold large quantities of physical gold, but it's costly to store, difficult to divide, and cumbersome to move—hindering trade and other uses. On the other hand, trading in unallocated gold, gold ETFs, or gold futures offers liquidity and fungibility but lacks ownership of the underlying physical gold, providing only synthetic gold value.
XRB DAO offers a solution with XRB Gold (XRBG), a digital, tokenized version of 0.999 fine London Good Delivery gold bars. These bars, stored in secure facilities, weigh between 1kg and 12.5kg, each valued at approximately US$1,125,000 (as of February 2025). By tokenizing this gold on a blockchain, XRB DAO allows anyone to own fractions of this highly desirable gold, breaking the barriers of institutional access.
Each XRBG token is proof-of-ownership of one gram of 0.999 fine physical gold held in storage. For physical gold redemptions, there is a minimum requirement of 1,000 XRBG, equivalent to 1kg of gold. Investors holding a sufficient amount of XRBG to equal a full institutional gold bar (approximately 12,500 XRBG) have the option to redeem their tokens for a complete 12.5kg gold bar. Ownership can also be divided into units as small as 18 decimal places, enabling access to small amounts of gold. As an Ethereum and Polygon-based ERC-20 token, XRBG benefits from the Ethereum and Polygon blockchain's extensive network of wallets, exchanges, lenders, and platforms.
XRB DAO uniquely offers a gold token with the following key attributes:
Regulated Compliance: We operate under strict Kingdom of the Netherlands financial regulations, with Legacy Vault Services STC B.V. safeguarding the gold. The Assets Digitization Trust Agreement (ADTA), governed by smart contracts between XRB DAO and Legacy Vault Services STC B.V., oversees the minting, management, redemption, and burning of XRBG tokens, protecting ownership rights under Kingdom of the Netherlands law.
Integrated Supply Chain: XRB DAO's partnerships with mining consortiums, refineries, and gold providers give us control over the entire gold supply chain—from ethical mining to refining—without relying on external suppliers. This approach:
Minimizes adulteration risk
Ensures authenticity, quality, and purity
Guarantees ethical mining practices
Reduces procurement costs by eliminating intermediaries
Enables better price negotiations with miners
Accelerates time-to-market for blockchain gold minting
Provides flexibility to adapt to market changes
Offers transparent provenance and origin information to token holders
This structure also ensures accountability for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices throughout the supply chain, aligning with our mission to lead in ethical gold production.
XRB Gold seamlessly combines the benefits of physical gold ownership with the flexibility of digital assets, addressing the challenges in today's gold market.
Decentralized Governance: XRB Gold is governed by XRB DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization. Decisions are made through proposals and voting, ensuring that changes benefit stakeholders before implementation. Multisignature wallets and account abstraction technology enhance security, separating smart contract execution from asset control. This structure ensures no single person or entity controls XRBG or the XRB DAO treasury. This approach sets a new standard for security and transparency in gold digitalization via decentralized governance. XRB DAO uses accounts in our technology stack for our XRB Gold app to secure custodied XRBG wallets for our holders, Safe is battle-tested and secures $100B+ in digital assets.
