Popular Examples of Asset-Based Stablecoins

Gold-Backed Stablecoins

  • PAX Gold (PAXG) – regulated by Paxos, each token = 1 ounce of London Good Delivery gold.

  • Tether Gold (XAUT) – issued by Tether, backed by gold stored in Swiss vaults.

  • Digix Gold (DGX) – older project, with gold-backed tokens.

2. Silver-Backed Stablecoins

  • Silverlink (SLVT) and other emerging projects allow fractional digital ownership of silver.

3. Oil-Backed Stablecoins

  • Projects like Petro (Venezuela’s oil-backed token) attempted to link national oil reserves to crypto.

4. Real Estate-Backed Stablecoins

  • Still emerging — platforms are exploring fractional ownership of property via blockchain.