Gold is going on-chain. Paxos and Tether lead today, but new platforms are building the rails that could turn commodities into the next generation of DeFi collateral.
Commodities onchain: gold and beyond
C
Gold is going on-chain. Paxos and Tether lead today, but new platforms are building the rails that could turn commodities into the next generation of DeFi collateral.
Tokenization promises “stocks on-chain,” but the legal wrapper decides what you actually hold. This post compares Robinhood, Securitize, and Backed to show how different wrappers translate into very different rights for investors.
This post outlines the core components of a tokenization engine and highlights the legal and ecosystem factors that will shape its real-world viability, especially as traditional assets like US equities begin to move onchain.