Digital gold could generate $700 billion
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Businessday
The digital gold market, currently valued at between $45 billion and $55 billion, could generate up to $700 billion in additional demand. Trust, access, utility and costs remain the main obstacles to this expansion, according to the World Gold Council and Boston Consulting Group, cited by Business Day.
The digital gold market, valued at between $45 billion and $55 billion, could generate up to $700 billion in additional demand, according to a study by the World Gold Council and Boston Consulting Group cited by Business Day TV. Juan Carlos Artigas, the World Gold Council’s global head of research, presented the estimate in an interview broadcast on 20 October 2026.
Realising this potential will depend on the sector’s ability to address issues of trust, access, utility and cost, Juan Carlos Artigas explained. The study examines the conditions needed to expand the use of digital gold-related products beyond the current market, Business Day TV reports.
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