World Gold Council Exec Believes Blockchain Technology Will Bolster Trust in ...

World Gold Council Exec Believes Blockchain Technology Will Bolster Trust in ...

The World Gold Council’s (WGC) head of global sales and regional CEO, Joe Cavatoni, explained on Friday that he believes the gold industry will integrate with blockchain technology in order to “help the industry standardize reporting.” Cavatoni spoke about the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) and WGC’s Gold Bar Integrity Programme (GBI) which aims to methodize “an international system of gold bar integrity, chain of custody and provenance.” Gold Bar Integrity Initiative Will Help Investors Feel ‘Comfortable Knowing....


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