Full Exit
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Sell It
Convert to cash at today's spot price. You're out of gold permanently.
$43,580
$4,358/oz
Liquidity
100% of spot
Keep your gold?
No
Upside exposure
Gone
Tax event?
Yes โ CGT
Time to cash
1โ2 days
Discount
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Tokenize It
Swap to PAXG or XAUT on-chain. Slightly less than spot โ with added custody complexity.
$43,303
$4,330/oz via PAXG
vs Spot price
โ0.6% discount
Keep your gold?
Different form
Upside exposure
On-chain yes
Tax event?
Possible
Counterparty risk
Custodian + smart contract
Smart Move
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Borrow Against It
Get cash in 48 hours. Your gold stays safe in vault. Pay it back anytime.
$30,506
70% LTV ยท $4,358 spot
Liquidity
60โ70% of spot
Keep your gold?
Yes โ in secure vault
Upside exposure
Fully retained
Tax event?
None โ it's a loan
Time to cash
24โ48 hours
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With 10 oz of gold, borrowing gives you $30,506 in cash โ while retaining $43,580 in long-term value. If gold reaches JP Morgan's year-end target of $5,000/oz, that's an additional $6,420 upside you'd have lost by selling.
Liquidity comparison โ 10 oz at today's prices
Borrow (RealWorld)
$30,506
* Selling and tokenizing both give up your gold. Borrowing gives you cash + gold. The borrow bar understates the real value โ you keep the asset.
What $30,506 in gold-backed liquidity buys you