Gold reserves

Kyrgyzstan promotes the legalization of gold-backed stablecoins, and auditing firms will conduct regular asset verification

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the stablecoin project USDKG supported by the Kyrgyzstan government announced the advancement of its fiatization process, which adopts a dual-anchor mechanism of gold reserves and the US dollar. William Campbell, the head of advisors, revealed to Cointelegraph that although this stablecoin is backed by physical gold, it chooses to anchor the exchange rate to the US dollar (1:1), aiming to meet the needs of daily payments and international trade. The gold reserves will be audited every six months by one of the Big Four accounting firms and publicly disclosed on-chain.The Kyrgyzstan government is actively laying out its Web3 strategy through legislative reforms and tax reductions, with 140 crypto enterprises already registered. As a key component of the national digital economy development, USDKG is supported by government-provided gold reserves, but its operational management is independently executed by private entities. The project team stated that in the future, it will integrate DeFi lending and yield farming functions to compete with traditional stablecoins like USDT through differentiated trust endorsements.USDKG plans to officially launch in the next quarter, allowing users to verify gold reserves through on-chain audit reports. Kyrgyzstan is gradually building a Central Asian digital asset hub by lowering tax rates for crypto enterprises and establishing a clear regulatory framework.

Bernstein: Possible sources of funding for crypto reserves include revaluing and reallocating gold reserves, issuing government bonds, etc

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, analysts from research and brokerage firm Bernstein pointed out that President Trump's statements regarding cryptocurrency reserves have evolved from "Bitcoin as a national reserve" during the campaign to "national digital asset reserves," and recently to "cryptocurrency strategic reserves." Analyst Gautam Chhugani stated in a client report released on Monday: "It is currently unclear whether a strategic reserve can be created solely through a presidential executive order. If it involves the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, specific legislation would be required from Congress."While there are views that the U.S. Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund could be used to purchase cryptocurrencies without the need for immediate congressional approval, the fund's primary responsibilities are managing foreign exchange and maintaining financial stability, and using it for crypto reserves may face legal and political challenges. If crypto reserves are approved by Congress, Bernstein analysts proposed several potential sources of funding, including re-evaluating and reallocating gold reserves, issuing government bonds, reallocating Federal Reserve balance sheet funds, or collaborating with U.S. institutional asset managers.Regarding asset allocation methods, analysts suggested a market-cap weighted distribution: 75% allocated to Bitcoin, 11% to Ethereum, 4% to Solana, and the remaining 10% to other assets. Bernstein analysts believe: "A realistic path may be for the U.S. government to persuade Congress to accept Bitcoin as a new form of digital gold/global store of value and to conduct a gold re-evaluation/gold reserve reallocation."

The audit of the U.S. gold reserves has sparked controversy, with the crypto community supporting BTC as a means of value storage

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Senator Rand Paul called yesterday for an audit of the Fort Knox gold reserves led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to verify whether it actually holds 147.3 million ounces (4,600 tons) of gold from the U.S. Treasury, sparking a debate about the transparency of Bitcoin compared to traditional assets and financial trust.The Fort Knox gold has not been audited for 50 years since 1974, primarily because the U.S. government has refused external audits on the grounds of national security, while its gold reserves are seen as a symbol of national credit, and public audits could trigger market volatility and a crisis of trust. Bitcoin supporters, including Senator Cynthia Lummis, stated: "Bitcoin solves this problem. Bitcoin reserves can be audited at any time through basic computers, year-round." Unlike physical gold, which requires external audits, Bitcoin allows anyone to verify ownership, supply, and transactions through the blockchain.Riot's research director Pierre Rochard said: "Gold requires trust in the auditor, while Bitcoin allows anyone to be an auditor." Bitcoin cannot be forged, whereas gold can. Although the U.S. has the largest gold reserves in the world, incidents of fake gold bars have occurred in recent years. In 2019, the CEO of Swiss refinery Valcambi admitted that counterfeiting technology has become increasingly sophisticated, suggesting that thousands of fake gold bars may go undetected. In contrast, Bitcoin cannot be forged, with a fixed total supply of 21 million coins, and its smallest unit, "satoshi," can be tracked on-chain. Bitcoin advocate Max Kaiser wrote in 2018: "Bitcoin is the most perfect hard currency humanity has ever known. Holding Bitcoin is a declaration of liberation from tyranny and government intervention, achieving individual sovereignty."
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