- XAUm is currently leveraging Venus Chainlink to make tokenized gold its collateral asset. $BNB Chain financing market.
- XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA-backed asset and is backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA standard gold issued by Matrixdock.
Chainlink has enabled a pricing layer for tokenized gold $BNB Chain Venus Protocol’s new XAUm collateral listing. movement bring It brings real-world gold-backed assets to the Venus Lending market, giving users a way to access liquidity without selling their gold. XAUm is the first real-world asset-backed asset listed on Venus.
XAUm is published by Matrixport’s real-world asset platform, Matrixdock. Each token contains one troy ounce of 99.99% pure gold and meets the standards of the London Bullion Market Association.
@BNBCHAIN’s largest lending marketplace @VenusProtocol tokenized gold is now powered by Chainlink.
XAUm, published by @matrixdock, is bringing the $35 trillion gold market on-chain through Chainlink SmartData.
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— Chainlink (@chainlink) March 9, 2026
Venus users can now offer their XAUm as collateral and borrow other assets against it. $BNB chain. This expands the range of collateral available to the protocol and adds commodity-backed assets to its lending market. Gold holders can remain active in decentralized finance while remaining exposed to precious metals.
This week we reported Chainlink has added 11 new integrations across two services and 11 blockchain networks, including Base and Injective EVM. This extension also includes ADI Chain, Arc, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, seismic, and Stable.
Expanding collateral with Chainlink
XAUm token holders can verify the underlying gold through bar records, with physical redemption available from 1kg bars in Singapore and Hong Kong. Bureau Veritas conducts audits twice a year, and monthly storage statements provide further transparency.
The XAUm listing provides Venus with a different collateral asset than the crypto-native token. Gold follows cycles of inflation, interest rate speculation, and safe-haven demand rather than the same market forces that drive digital assets. This difference adds another collateral profile to the protocol and expands its market structure.
The listing also marks a new step for real-world assets. $BNB chain. Venus will provide the lending infrastructure, Matrixdock will provide the tokenized gold product, and Chainlink will ensure the necessary pricing mechanism for on-chain lending. The three-part structure creates a clear model for introducing regulated and verifiable assets into the DeFi market.
Venus plans to diversify beyond gold, selecting tokenized government bonds and private credit as candidates for new listing categories.
Early this month, $BNB After Pieverse launched Purr-Fect for projects built on the network, Chain now enables AI agents to perform on-chain actions through messaging apps. CNF reported The service connects AI agents to platforms such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Kakao, allowing users to trigger swaps, portfolio rebalances, and contract calls through chat.
