By 2026, gold and precious metals RWA have become the true "safe haven" in the entire RWA track. With the global economy teetering and geopolitical conflicts occurring one after another, investors increasingly need assets that offer "inflation hedge + principal preservation + genuine safety." Gold has thus become the cornerstone of many people's asset allocation.

The problem is, traditional gold investment is fraught with complications. Buying physical gold requires a large sum of money, storage costs are prohibitively high, and professional institutions are needed for safekeeping; while options like gold ETFs and futures exist, the entry barriers are still significant, making retail investors cautious about participation; most painfully, liquidity is an issue—selling quickly is not that easy.

USD1 and ListaDAO recently launched a gold and precious metals RWA financial plan, which essentially uses blockchain technology to solve these longstanding problems. By tokenizing ownership and income rights of physical gold, silver, and other precious metals, it sounds complex but actually allows ordinary people to participate—starting with just 100 USD1, eliminating the awkwardness of having to save up a large sum.

Trade can happen 24/7, and cross-border circulation is no longer a dream. Even better, you can earn not only from the appreciation of gold itself but also from the returns of the financial plan, resulting in dual value appreciation. Ordinary investors can finally allocate global precious metal assets into their portfolios at low cost and high efficiency, building a truly robust safe-haven financial system. The characteristics of gold—"value stability, inflation resistance, and global circulation"—often appreciate during economic crises, geopolitical conflicts, and currency devaluations. That’s why it should be part of everyone’s asset allocation.