Gold’s Resurgence as a Monetary Anchor and the Rise of Tokenization
Central banks are accelerating Gold acquisitions at a pace unseen since the 1970s, with 3,255 tonnes added to reserves between 2022 and 2024. China, Turkey, and Poland lead this sovereign charge, repatriating bullion as confidence in traditional financial plumbing erodes. Mine production stagnates at 3,661 tonnes annually while refining bottlenecks and African smuggling (435 tonnes in 2022) exacerbate physical shortages.
Tokenized gold emerges as a structural solution, with $1.5 billion in digitized metal bridging transparency gaps. This programmable hard money combines the auditability of blockchain with gold's inherent stability—a hedge against paper market fragility. The Ubuntu Tribe report frames this as a tripartite remonetization: policy-driven accumulation, supply constraints, and shadow market diversion reshaping global liquidity hierarchies.
