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Frequently Asked Questions About PAX Gold (PAXG)

What is PAX Gold?

If you hold one PAX Gold (PAXG) token, you own one fine troy ounce of a London Good Delivery gold bar in the Brink’s safe.

The Paxos Trust Company issues it, and each PAXG token is backed by a corresponding amount of physical gold, which is audited daily to ensure that it is fully reserved.

PAXG can be bought, sold, and traded on several digital asset exchanges and can also be used as a form of digital collateral for various financial transactions.If you hold one PAX Gold (PAXG) token, you own one fine troy ounce of a London Good Delivery gold bar in the Brink’s safe.

How does PAX Gold (PAXG) work?

As established earlier, PAX Gold (PAXG) is a crypto asset built on the Ethereum blockchain.

It is designed to be a more convenient and cost-effective way to own and trade physical gold.

One fine troy ounce of a London Good Delivery gold bar, kept in safe deposit boxes by the Brink’s Company, is what each PAXG token is equal to.

The underlying gold is audited regularly to ensure that it is fully reserved and can be redeemed for physical gold upon request.

Who Is Behind PAX Gold?

PAX Gold (PAXG) is issued by the Paxos Trust Company, a financial technology company specializing in creating digital assets and providing infrastructure for financial institutions.

Paxos was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York City. The NYSD of Financial Services regulates it.

Is PAX Gold (PAXG) safe?

AX Gold (PAXG) is backed by physical gold and is issued by the Paxos Trust Company, a regulated financial institution.

This means that PAXG is a safer and more secure way to own and trade gold than many other digital assets.

However, like any other digital asset, PAXG is not risk-free, and the value of your investment can go up or down.

Do your own research, DYOR, and get professional advice before making investment decisions.

Is Pax Gold real gold?

Yes, PAX Gold (PAXG) represents real, physical gold ownership. Each PAXG token represents one fine troy ounce of a London Good Delivery gold bar, stored in secure vaults by the Brink’s Company.

The underlying gold is audited regularly to ensure that it is fully reserved and can be redeemed for physical gold upon request.

However, PAXG itself is a digital asset, not physical gold, so that it can be bought, sold, and traded on digital asset exchanges, and it is not subject to the same storage and security challenges as physical gold.

What’s the difference between PAXG and gold ETFs?

There are a few key differences between PAX Gold (PAXG) and gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

One of the main differences is that PAXG is backed by physical gold, while most gold ETFs are not.

This means that when you hold PAXG, you have direct ownership of the underlying gold and can redeem your tokens for physical gold if you choose to do so.

In contrast, most gold ETFs are financial products that track the price of gold and do not give you direct ownership of the underlying metal.

Another important difference is that PAXG is a digital asset built on the Ethereum blockchain.

At the same time, gold ETFs are traditional financial instruments traded on stock exchanges.

This means that PAXG can be bought, sold, and traded more efficiently and cost-effectively than gold ETFs and can also be used as collateral for other financial transactions.

Overall, PAXG offers many of the same benefits as gold ETFs but with the added advantages of being backed by physical gold and built on blockchain technology.

Can you stake PAXG?

You can earn interest by lending your PAXG to a custodian, albeit the rate you get varies from one lender to the next.

You can earn interest on your PAXG by staking them; however, doing so will require you to keep your tokens offline for a certain time.

How to buy PAXG?

You can buy PAX Gold (PAXG) on several digital asset exchanges that support the trade of PAXG. To buy PAXG, here are a few points:

Find a digital asset exchange that supports PAXG. Some popular exchanges that support PAXG include Binance, Bitfinex, Kraken, and Bitstamp.

Create an account on the exchange. You will typically need to provide some personal information and go through a verification process to create an account.

Deposit funds into your account. You will need to transfer funds from your bank account or another source into your exchange account to buy PAXG.

Buy PAXG. Once you have funds in your account, you can place an order to buy PAXG using the exchange’s trading platform. The exact process for buying PAXG will vary depending on the exchange you are using.

It is important to note that buying PAXG, or any other digital asset, involves some risk. The value of your investment can go up or down, and you can lose your money.

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