Chainlink Powers Tokenized Gold on BNB Chain Through Venus Protocol

• XAUm is now powered by Chainlink on Venus to make tokenized gold a collateral asset in $BNB Chain lending markets.
• XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA collateral asset, backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA-standard gold issued by Matrixdock.

Chainlink has enabled the pricing layer for tokenized gold on $BNB Chain by way of a brand new XAUm collateral itemizing on Venus Protocol. The transfer brings gold-backed real-world belongings into Venus lending markets and provides customers a strategy to entry liquidity with out promoting their gold. XAUm is the primary real-world asset collateral listed on Venus.

XAUm is issued by Matrixdock, the real-world asset platform of Matrixport. Every token accommodates 1 troy ounce of 99.99% pure gold, assembly the factors of the London Bullion Market Affiliation.

Tokenized gold on @BNBCHAIN’s largest lending market @VenusProtocol is now powered by Chainlink.

Issued by @matrixdock, XAUm is bringing the $35 trillion gold market onchain by way of Chainlink SmartData.

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— Chainlink (@chainlink) March 9, 2026

Venus customers can now provide XAUm as collateral and borrow different belongings in opposition to it on $BNB Chain. This expands the vary of collateral out there on the protocol and provides a commodity-backed asset to its lending markets. Gold holders can keep energetic in decentralized finance whereas staying uncovered to the valuable steel.

This week, we reported that Chainlink added 11 new integrations throughout two companies and 11 blockchain networks, together with Base and Injective EVM. The growth additionally included ADI Chain, Arc, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, Seismic, and Steady.

Chainlink-Powered Collateral Enlargement

XAUm token holders can confirm the underlying gold by way of bar information, whereas bodily redemption is offered in Singapore and Hong Kong from 1-kilogram bars. Bureau Veritas conducts biannual audits, and month-to-month vault statements add one other layer of transparency.

The XAUm itemizing gives Venus with a collateral asset that’s in contrast to crypto-native tokens. Gold follows the cycle of inflation, rate of interest hypothesis, and safe-haven demand, slightly than the identical market forces that drive digital belongings. That distinction provides one other collateral profile to the protocol and broadens its market construction.

The itemizing additionally marks a brand new step for real-world belongings on $BNB Chain. Venus gives the lending infrastructure, Matrixdock provides the tokenized gold product, and Chainlink secures the pricing mechanism wanted for on-chain lending. The three-part construction creates a transparent mannequin for bringing regulated and verifiable belongings into DeFi markets.

Venus plans to diversify past gold, singling out tokenized treasuries and personal credit score because the potential new itemizing classes.

Early this month, $BNB Chain enabled AI brokers to execute onchain actions by way of messaging apps after Pieverse launched Purr-Fect for tasks constructing on the community. CNF reported that the service connects AI brokers to platforms corresponding to WhatsApp, LINE, and Kakao, permitting customers to set off swaps, portfolio rebalancing, and contract calls by way of chat.