Matrixdock's Tokenized Gold XAUm Expands on BNB Chain with Venus Protocol Integration
Matrixdock's Tokenized Gold XAUm Expands on BNB Chain with Venus Protocol Integration
🪙 Gold goes DeFi
Matrixdock's tokenized gold product receives major upgrade on BNB Chain
- XAUm, a tokenized gold asset, is now listed on Venus Protocol, BNB Chain's largest lending market
- The integration is secured by Chainlink's oracle infrastructure
- This move brings part of the $35 trillion gold market onchain through tokenization
Key Details:
- XAUm represents physical gold holdings in digital token form
- Venus Protocol users can now access gold-backed assets for lending and borrowing
- Chainlink SmartData provides price feeds and security for the integration
The listing expands DeFi access to traditional gold markets, allowing users to leverage tokenized precious metals within BNB Chain's ecosystem. This represents a growing trend of bringing real-world assets onchain through tokenization.
5️⃣ @matrixdock's tokenized gold recently got an upgrade on BNB Chain. XAUm is now listed on the largest lending market, @VenusProtocol and secured by @chainlink.
Gold just entered @BNBChain’s largest lending market. Matrixdock XAUm is now secured by the dedicated @chainlink data standard to become the first RWA listed on @VenusProtocol. @VenusProtocol is @BNBChain ‘s largest lending market with ~$2B in TVL. Fully allocated, LBMA gold
All that glitters is gold on BNB Chain 🏅 Tokenized gold, XAUm issued by @matrixdock, is now listed on @VenusProtocol & secured by @chainlink.
The wall between TradFi and DeFi is coming down on @BNBCHAIN… And Venus is proud to stand at the center of it – listing XAUm, the first RWA collateral asset on Venus, in partnership with @matrixdock and secured by @chainlink. This is gold on-chain. 👇
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