OCBC launches a tokenized gold fund on Ethereum and Solana 🏦

Singapore’s OCBC is betting on the tokenization of real-world assets and bringing gold to a public blockchain. Together with Lion Global Investors and DigiFT, the bank launched GOLDX – a tokenized physical gold fund that operates on Ethereum and Solana. For the region, this is being presented as the first tokenized physical gold fund on a public blockchain in Southeast Asia.

What exactly was launched

GOLDX provides onchain access to the LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold Fund. Subscription takes place through the DigiFT platform, and the token can be purchased with either fiat or stablecoins. After that, the tokens go directly to investors’ blockchain wallets and, if needed, can be redeemed back into fiat or stablecoins.

Why this matters

This launch shows that large banks already view blockchain not only as an experimental environment for crypto, but as infrastructure for traditional assets. In the case of OCBC, this is not about abstract tokenization, but about a specific fund that already had a significant volume of assets under management.

• GOLDX was issued on both Ethereum and Solana at once
• the product is aimed at institutional and corporate accredited investors
• the bank is trying to combine traditional assets with DeFi infrastructure without losing the regulatory framework

What this means for the market

For the market, this is another signal that the tokenization of gold and other real-world assets is gradually moving from presentations into practical products. Cases like this are important not only for banks, but also for the entire RWA segment, because they show how traditional financial institutions are trying to transfer familiar instruments into a blockchain format with greater flexibility of access and faster settlement infrastructure.

Conclusion

OCBC did not simply add another digital product, but showed how a bank can package a classic asset such as gold into an onchain format. If solutions like this gain demand, the tokenization of real-world assets will stop looking like a separate trend and will become a normal part of the financial market.