# Gold DAO > Reinventing the future of gold ownership and trading Gold DAO enables users to own and trade physical gold through blockchain technology with transparent storage and governance. Gold DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that enables direct ownership and trading of physical gold using blockchain technology. Users can own physical gold through GLD NFTs stored in Swiss vaults, trade GLDT tokens for liquidity, and participate in governance through GOLDAO tokens. - Type: Protocol - Sector: Finance - Status: Active - Founded: 2025-01-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/gold_dao ## Products - [Gold DAO Platform](https://thegrid.id/profiles/gold_dao): Gold DAO Platform enables direct ownership of physical gold through GLD NFTs, provides liquidity via GLDT tokens, and facilitates decentralized governance through GOLDAO tokens. The platform operates on the Internet Computer Protocol using ORIGYN technology to create a transparent, secure ecosystem for gold-backed digital assets. (RWA Tokenisation Platform, Live, Main Product) ## Assets - [GOLDAO (GOLDAO)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/gold_dao): GOLDAO is the governance token of Gold DAO. It is used to vote on proposals and participate in decision-making to direct the project's future, with holders receiving rewards in GOLDAO, ICP, and OGY for voting. Holders can stake their tokens for more than 90 days to gain voting power, a mechanism that incentivizes long-term participation in governing a platform that tokenizes physical gold bars stored in Swiss vaults into blockchain-based assets. (Governance) - [GLD NFT (GLD)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/gold_dao): GLD is an NFT representing direct ownership of physical 999.9‰ gold bars stored in Swiss vaults. It is used to prove ownership, trade gold digitally, redeem physical gold at any time, and swap into GLDT tokens for fractional liquidity. Each NFT is minted with a unique identifier that immutably links it to a specific physical gold bar held in escrow, ensuring the token cannot be separated from its underlying asset. (NFT) - [GLDT (GLDT)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/gold_dao): GLDT is a fungible gold-backed token issued by Gold DAO on the Internet Computer Protocol. It represents 0.01 grams of physical gold and is used for wealth storage, payments, and as collateral in DeFi applications. The token is minted by locking GLD NFTs in a smart contract at a ratio of 1 gram for 100 GLDT, allowing users to fractionalize their gold ownership and convert between fungible tokens and NFTs representing specific physical gold bars stored in Swiss vaults. (Utility) - [USDG (USDG)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/gold_dao): USDG is a USD-pegged stablecoin backed by GLDT, a token representing physical gold stored in Swiss vaults. It is minted by users who deposit GLDT as collateral into debt positions with a minimum collateral ratio. The system maintains the peg through a stability pool that liquidates undercollateralized positions and allows USDG holders to redeem tokens for the underlying gold collateral, anchoring its value to physical gold rather than fiat currency reserves. 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