Investing in physical precious metals, such as gold and silver, has been a tradition of diversifying one's portfolio for centuries. However, physical ownership and possession of these assets has its own set of challenges. For example, navigating and selecting the available options, interacting with high-pressure commission salesmen, added storage fees, and more are all potential challenges.
Today we’re in a realm where blockchain technology can help mitigate these challenges.
In this article, we’ll explore the ways in which blockchain interacts with physical precious metals, and how it has already begun to revolutionize the industry.
Traditional Storage and its Challenges:
Investing in physical precious metals like gold and silver offers limited and often risky storage options.
Keeping these assets in a personal safe is virtually an invitation for burglary or theft, compromising the safety of your investment.
Storing them in a bank safety deposit box presents a precarious scenario. If the bank closes, you could find yourself abruptly cut off from your own assets.
Opting for a third-party depository exposes your valuables to additional hazards. Your assets are pooled with others, which presents its own set of risks, and you're faced with steep annual storage fees. Retrieving your metals? Prepare for exorbitant shipping charges.
Blockchain as a Solution:
Blockchain technology offers an innovative solution to traditional challenges in the precious metal investment sector by enabling real-time tracking, secure transactions, and cost efficiencies.
Storage and Accessibility
Entities like Kitco utilize VaultChain which allows you to buy & sell physical precious metals digitally 24/7 with no storage fees. It represents fine gold held physically at the Royal Canadian Mint and uses a blockchain-distributed ledger for data accuracy, real-time tracking, and transparent auditability.
Secure Monitoring
Blockchain also simplifies transactions and settlements in the precious metals sector. Companies like iTrustCapital offer dashboard features, allowing investors to monitor their assets' real-time performance and value 24/7.
Low-Cost Investing
Blockchain-based platforms are generally more automated, which lowers the platform’s operational costs and eliminates any need for commission-driven sales representatives. Another benefit is that someone can invest physical precious metals in fractional amounts which opens the door for more people to accumulate these assets over time.
Precious Metals at iTrustCapital
Blockchain technology combined with precious metals is an example of how revolutionary technology can improve older systems. Not only does blockchain tech eliminate the need to take physical possession and potentially lower investors’ fees, but the technology also enables ownership of physical gold in any amount, even fractional amounts!
It is a game-changer for the precious metals industry, making owning physical gold more accessible to more investors.
At iTrustCapital, we've teamed up with Kitco to offer you the opportunity to buy and sell gold and silver directly in your IRA, all of which is tracked on the blockchain.
What's more, clients can buy and sell 24/7 from their personal dashboard all other assets offered on the iTrustCapital platform. These precious metals are fully backed by physical gold and silver, not structured as a security, derivative, future, or any other financial contract.
We offer low fees, no commissioned sales reps, and no overpriced coins. Best of all, there are no storage or management fees.
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