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<p>Gold enters the 24/7 era. Driven by the record rally of the yellow metal, tokens backed by gold have just exceeded 1 billion dollars in daily volume. This milestone establishes tokenized gold as a trading and hedging tool, more agile than traditional ETFs.</p>
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  <h2 class="in-brief--title" id="in-brief">In brief</h2>
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   <li>Tokenized gold exceeds 1 billion$ in daily volume, driven by the record rally of the yellow metal and a liquid 24/7 market</li>
   <li>Since October 1, cumulative volumes have exceeded 10 billion$</li>
   <li>Digital gold establishes itself as a more agile trading and hedging tool than traditional instruments</li>
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<h2 id="h-a-new-age-for-digital-gold">A new age for digital gold</h2>
<p>Gold has never ceased to fascinate investors, but today it enters an unexpected era: that of blockchain. According to a report published by CEX.IO, tokens backed by gold have exceeded one billion dollars in daily volume for the first time, a symbolic record driven by the surge in the yellow metal.</p>
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<p>After crossing <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/tokenized-gold-xaut-paxg-market-cap-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2.7 billion in capitalization in September</a>, the cumulative volume of tokenized gold products has exceeded 10 billion dollars, a historic rise since October 1. This level now surpasses the iShares Gold Trust (IAU) from BlackRock, the world’s second largest gold ETF. This shift illustrates a structural transformation: gold, a millennial safe haven, becomes a liquid digital asset, tradable 24/7 on crypto platforms.</p>
<p>At the same time, the price of physical gold jumped more than 10% in October, crossing 4,300 dollars an ounce. <a href="https://www.cointribune.com/en/trump-confirms-economic-war-with-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Rising trade tensions</a> between the United States and China, combined with the paralysis of the American government and signs of stress on global liquidity, have revived the appetite for safe haven assets.</p>
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<h2 id="h-tokens-more-agile-than-traditional-gold">Tokens more agile than traditional gold</h2>
<p>Among these new instruments, a crypto-token backed by physical gold has stood out, representing 37% of total volume this month, compared to 27% last quarter. The number of holders has increased by 12%, outpacing growth rates of rivals like Paxos Gold (PAXG).</p>
<p>But beyond volumes, it is the velocity that intrigues analysts. The volume/market capitalization ratio of tokenized gold reaches 34%, versus 5.6% for the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and 1.5% for the IAU. In other words, every dollar invested in tokenized gold circulates seven times faster than in traditional ETFs.</p>
<p>This hyperactivity reflects a new usage, no longer only as a store of value, but as a tactical tool for hedging and trading. In a market open continuously, without closing or borders, investors now use the digital version of this asset to react in real time to macroeconomic shocks.</p>
<h2 id="h-an-ancestral-pillar-of-finance-3-0">An ancestral pillar of finance 3.0</h2>
<p>Despite a colossal gap between market sizes, 3.3 billion dollars for tokenized gold against 141 billion for GLD, the dynamic is clear: the flow is shifting. Accessibility, speed, and transparency offered by blockchain are transforming how investors interact with the precious metal.</p>
<p>As analyst Illya Otychenko highlights in <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/17/gold-s-record-frenzy-spurs-tokenized-gold-s-usd1b-daily-volume" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">the report</a>, <em>“tokenized gold is used not only as a store of value but as an active utility asset within the crypto ecosystem.” </em>A phrase that sums up the turning point: gold is no longer locked in vaults, it flows at network speed.</p>
<p>In a context where confidence in fiat currencies is eroding and geopolitics shakes markets, gold regains its throne, but this time, on the blockchain.</p>
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