- XAUm is now powered by Chainlink on Venus to make tokenized gold a collateral asset in $BNB Chain lending markets.
- XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA collateral asset, backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA-standard gold issued by Matrixdock.
Chainlink has enabled the pricing layer for tokenized gold on $BNB Chain via a brand new XAUm collateral itemizing on Venus Protocol. The transfer brings gold-backed real-world property into Venus lending markets and affords customers a method to entry liquidity with out promoting their gold. XAUm is the primary real-world asset collateral listed on Venus.
XAUm is issued by Matrixdock, the real-world asset platform of Matrixport. Every token accommodates 1 troy ounce of 99.99% pure gold, assembly the standards of the London Bullion Market Affiliation.
Tokenized gold on @BNBCHAIN’s largest lending market @VenusProtocol is now powered by Chainlink.
Issued by @matrixdock, XAUm is bringing the $35 trillion gold market onchain via Chainlink SmartData.
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— Chainlink (@chainlink) March 9, 2026
Venus customers can now provide XAUm as collateral and borrow different property towards it on $BNB Chain. This expands the vary of collateral accessible on the protocol and provides a commodity-backed asset to its lending markets. Gold holders can keep energetic in decentralized finance whereas staying uncovered to the dear steel.
This week, we reported that Chainlink added 11 new integrations throughout two providers and 11 blockchain networks, together with Base and Injective EVM. The growth additionally included ADI Chain, Arc, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, Seismic, and Secure.
Chainlink-Powered Collateral Growth
XAUm token holders can confirm the underlying gold via bar information, whereas bodily redemption is accessible in Singapore and Hong Kong from 1-kilogram bars. Bureau Veritas conducts biannual audits, and month-to-month vault statements add one other layer of transparency.
The XAUm itemizing gives Venus with a collateral asset that’s in contrast to crypto-native tokens. Gold follows the cycle of inflation, rate of interest hypothesis, and safe-haven demand, relatively than the identical market forces that drive digital property. That distinction provides one other collateral profile to the protocol and broadens its market construction.
The itemizing additionally marks a brand new step for real-world property on $BNB Chain. Venus gives the lending infrastructure, Matrixdock provides the tokenized gold product, and Chainlink secures the pricing mechanism wanted for on-chain lending. The three-part construction creates a transparent mannequin for bringing regulated and verifiable property into DeFi markets.
Venus plans to diversify past gold, singling out tokenized treasuries and personal credit score because the doable new itemizing classes.
Early this month, $BNB Chain enabled AI brokers to execute onchain actions via messaging apps after Pieverse launched Purr-Fect for initiatives constructing on the community. CNF reported that the service connects AI brokers to platforms comparable to WhatsApp, LINE, and Kakao, permitting customers to set off swaps, portfolio rebalancing, and contract calls via chat.
