Quote from: TokenHodlr on September 19, 2019, 06:53:52 PM

Quote from: Monetran on September 18, 2019, 06:22:40 PM

Quote from: target on September 18, 2019, 05:55:22 PM

Quote from: Monetran on September 18, 2019, 05:41:41 PM

A brief explanation of the Gold Standard and why a currency backed by gold wouldn't work today:

www.monetran.com/currency-support/

XAUR is backed by gold https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xaurum/
There is also a project by the Populous Team which is named XAUP, I think its not yet on the market right now. This is the ANN thread of this project https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100378.0

I think there is also a gold backed project in the WAVES platform, I just can't remember the name of the project. If by real asset includes real properties then I guess there are more of the projects, you just have to search for it.

Yes, there are gold backed tokens issued by various companies. The point is, gold is a sometimes volatile commodity. This prevents any coin or token backed by gold (or any other precious metal) from achieving two important goals of any cryptocurrency which is striving for mass adoption: price stability and the ability to serve as a store of value.

Without price stability, a crypto can't be reliably used as a medium of exchange because its value will fluctuate, often significantly.

Without the ability to serve as a store of value, it can, and often will, lose value over time.

Backing by gold is not a guarantee of anything other than it is not backed by zero.

Agreed, with one caveat; 'price stability' should rest on a foundation of appreciating value. To me, this translates into a price discovered through authenticated net asset value and community-audited income from operations. What else can protect you from orchestrated inflation and the devaluation of whatever assets the so-called 'stable coin' is pegged to?

Thanks for your considered response.

Once its in the market, there isn't a guarantee that its price will keep as is. But if its just a store of value and pegged to certain fiat, what good does it give to its holder?

Cryptocurrency or any other type of token released by blockchain companies may dip to the bottom but will bounce up again.