Kinesis gold (KAU)

The digital currency backed by physical gold.

KVT Silver

A gold-backed currency – not just a token.

Kinesis gold (KAU) is a digital currency. Each KAU is backed by one gram of fine gold stored in fully insured and audited vaults, in your name. KAU lets you spend, trade, send and earn physical gold, anywhere in the world.

Kinesis gold

Kinesis gold

KAU

Circulating supply

$121.15m

1.44m grams

We are not a bank. We’re better.

An independent monetary system for people who choose physical gold and silver, not paper money.

Utility & yields

Use KAU as money with the Kinesis Virtual Card, anywhere MasterCard is accepted. Earn a return on your KAU spending, holding or trading – with yields paid monthly in physical gold.

Institutional heritage

All gold bullion is managed by our strategic partner, Allocated Bullion Exchange (ABX) – a leading global institutional exchange with over 10 years’ experience in the precious metals industry.

Fully allocated ownership

All gold bullion underpinning KAU is fully allocated, held in your name, at all times. If you hold KAU, you own the underlying physical gold held in independent, fully insured vaults, across the globe.

Redemption

All underlying gold bars meet LBMA-approved good delivery standards and can be redeemed at any time. Take delivery of as little as 100g of your fine gold from localised redemption hubs across 6 continents.

Audited

All of the investment-grade gold behind KAU undergoes independent biannual audits by a leading commodity audit specialist, confirming the 1:1 allocation, stated quantity and quality (9999 fineness) of all gold bars.

Value

Through ABX’s global vaulting network, Kinesis offers 0% storage fees and the lowest prices – and tightest spreads – aggregated across all major trading hubs globally.

Earn gold every  time you spend

Get access to our cashback plan for 6 months free from launch.

Gold bar specifications

100 gram bar

100 gram (3.215 fine troy ounces) gold cast bar, of minimum fineness 999.9, and bearing a serial number and identifying stamp of an Approved Refiner.

Contract Size: 100 grams (3.215 fine troy ounces)
Fineness: Min. 999.9
Price Quotation Currency: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, SGD, CHF, AED
Price Quotation Unit: 1 troy ounce
Tick Size: $0.01 USD, €0.01, £0.01
Minimum withdrawal requirement: 100 grams (3.215 fine troy ounces)
Minimum Deposit Quantity: 100 grams (3.215 fine troy ounces)

1 Kilogram

1 Kilogram (32.148 fine troy ounces) gold cast bar, of minimum fineness 999.9, and bearing a serial number and identifying stamp of an approved refiner.

Contract Size: 1 Kilo (32.148 fine troy ounces)
Fineness: Min. 999.9
Price Quotation Currency: USD, EUR, GBP, AUD, CAD, SGD, CHF, AED
Price Quotation Unit: 1 troy ounce
Tick Size: $0.01 USD, €0.01, £0.01
Minimum Withdrawal Quantity: 1 bar (1 lot)
Minimum Deposit Quantity: 1 bar (1 lot)

*Bar manufacturers include: Argor-Heraeus, Asahi, Metalor, Royal Canadian Mint, Suisse, Swiss, Valcambi. For full bar list see latest audit.

Trusted by Individuals. Trusted by Governments

Kinesis has partnered with Indonesian state-run national postal service, PTPos Indonesia, to introduce KAU as currency to the entire population of Indonesia.

Alongside the partnership with PTPOS – the third-largest postal service in the world – Kinesis has partnered with the only two government-regulated exchanges in Indonesia: Jakarta Futures Exchange (JFX) and ICDX – to bring instant physical gold trading to the country via KAU.

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How to buy digital gold?

At Kinesis, we made purchasing gold very straightforward. 

Simply go to the main dashboard of your Kinesis account and enter the amount of gold you would like to buy in the ‘Buy’ widget, to purchase the metal in seconds, at a market price.

How to invest in gold?

Simply sign up for a Kinesis account to purchase gold through our platform. 

You can either purchase gold through the easy-to-use widget on the main Kinesis dashboard or the Kinesis Exchange, a world-class precious metals trading platform.

Kinesis has made investing in fully allocated physical gold very simple, cost-effective and uniquely profitable. When you invest in precious metals with Kinesis, you receive a passive yield on physical gold bullion, securely stored in Kinesis’ global vaulting network, without charge.

How do I know I’m getting a good price for gold?

As we have vaults all over the world, Kinesis is able to offer you the best price selected from all the major trading hubs around the world.

For this reason, Kinesis is able to offer some of the lowest industry pricing on physical gold, globally.

How does Kinesis offer a yield on gold?

The Holder’s Yield is a passive yield earned on every single gram of gold (KAU) held with Kinesis. The yield will be paid monthly in gold for as long as you hold your precious metals with us.

The Holder’s Yield is calculated from a 15% share of Kinesis’ global transaction fee revenue, distributed among all KAU and KAG holders in the Kinesis system.

To find out how it all works, visit our yields page – here.

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