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Digital Gold

Real gold, held in a vault, owned as a token you can move in seconds. Start here for every Streamex guide on how digital gold works, how it earns and how it compares with the ways people have owned gold before.

Updated 5 October 20263 minute read

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Digital gold is allocated bullion represented by a blockchain token.

One GLDY token represents one fine troy ounce of allocated, LBMA-standard gold. Since launching on 25 February 2026, GLDY has added 24/7 trading in a permissioned Orca pool on Solana (27 May), brokerage access through Siebert Financial (29 June) and instant T+0 settlement with Wintermute (23 July). It targets a yield of around 3.5% a year, paid monthly in more gold, and the distribution paid on 17 July 2026 worked out at an annualised 3.9%.

$90.7BTokenized gold spot volume, Q1 2026
$6B+Tokenized gold market value, February 2026
~3.5%GLDY target yield, paid in gold
Pillar guideDigital Gold: A Complete GuideHow a gold bar becomes a token, how it's verified and how GLDY works.
FolderYield-Bearing GoldWhy gold that pays in gold changes long-term holding, with calculators and comparisons.
ComparisonGLDY vs Gold ETFsFees that shrink your ounces against a yield that grows them.
GuideStacking Yield-Bearing GoldHow ounces compound when the yield is paid in metal.
DataTokenized Gold Statistics 2026Market size, volume, holders and DeFi use, with sources.

FAQs

What is digital gold?

A blockchain token that represents ownership of a set amount of physical gold held in a vault, usually one troy ounce per token.

Is digital gold the same as bitcoin?

No. Bitcoin is sometimes called digital gold as a metaphor. Tokenized gold is backed by real bullion.

Can digital gold pay a yield?

GLDY targets around 3.5% a year from gold leasing, paid monthly in more gold. Most gold tokens pay nothing.

Keep reading. New to the topic? Start with Digital Gold: A Complete Guide, then see how yield changes the picture in Yield-Bearing Gold. If you're comparing options, GLDY vs Gold ETFs puts the numbers side by side, and Tokenized Gold Statistics 2026 has the market data.

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This page is for education only and isn't financial, legal or tax advice. GLDY is available only to eligible, verified accredited investors. References to future products are forward-looking and subject to change. Yields are variable and not guaranteed, and gold leasing carries counterparty risk. See the full disclosures below.

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