Gold is a $50+ trillion market when accounting for physical holdings, derivatives, and OTC settlement. It functions simultaneously as:
A reserve asset for central banks
A hedge against monetary instability
A settlement asset for sovereign and institutional actors
A global store of value across cultures and regimes
Daily trading volume routinely exceeds that of most fiat currencies and all digital assets combined.
Yet despite its scale, gold’s infrastructure remains largely unchanged for decades.
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