Goldmoney and the Royal Canadian Mint Record Gold Transactions on Blockchain
Goldmoney, the gold-based savings and payments network, has launched a new platform which allows users to purchase gold held in the Royal Canadian Mint’s vault with the transaction recorded on a private Blockchain. Buyers pay a fee of 0.5% and as an added bonus enjoy free storage for up to 1,000 grams of the precious metal. Josh Crumb, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Goldmoney explains: “We were fairly early Blockchain enthusiasts and we have always been very interested in the principles of Blockchain technology. So what we did was build a platform covering what the gold industry....
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