The British Royal Mint Will Launch Blockchain Gold Trading Platform
The Royal Mint, owned by Her Majesty’s Treasury, will soon begin a “digitized gold offering” made possible by blockchain technology, bitcoin’s underlying innovation. Announced today, The Royal Mint revealed its partnership with CME Group, a derivatives marketplace to develop the digital gold product called Royal Mint Gold (RMG). For a 100-year-old institution, the announcement represents a significant endorsement of the technology. “RMG will change the way traders and investors trade, execute and settle gold,” The Royal Mint stated. Initially, up to $ 1 billion worth of gold in RMG will be....
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The Royal Mint, the body responsible for producing physical coins for circulation in the United Kingdom, and derivatives exchange CME Group have announced the launch of Royal Mint Gold (RMG), a digitized gold offering to be recorded on Blockchain technology. Launching in 2017, RMG will offer a digital record of ownership of up to £1 bln worth of gold held at The Royal Mint’s bullion vault. The aim is to provide an easier and more affordable way to hold the precious metal rather than spot trading, with the added bonus of cryptographic security. David Janczewski, director of new business at....
At over 1,000-years-old, The Royal Mint – the only institution licensed to provide coins in the UK – isn't the type of business you might expect to be launching a blockchain. However, in the face of new "technological and competitive" challenges, The Royal Mint is doing just that, announcing today that results of an investigation into how it could digitize its processes for the benefit for partners and customers. As part of this larger drive, The Royal Mint has teamed with derivatives marketplace provider CME Group to build and launch a digital gold offering, one that could find....
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