Tokenized Gold Now Live on Sui Amid Institutional Surge

In a major step for onchain innovation in real-world assets (RWAs), Matrixdock, Asia’s leading RWA tokenization platform under Matrixport Group, today deployed XAUm on Sui, marking the first time XAUm will be issued on a non-EVM chain. With over $2 billion in TVL, Sui is fast becoming the destination for institutional DeFi activity and RWA deployment.

The physically redeemable gold token can now be issued natively on Sui, reinforcing Sui’s position as the blockchain infrastructure best suited to power asset-backed tokenization and DeFi integration at scale.

XAUm is backed 1:1 by London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)-accredited gold of 99.99% purity, and undergoes full audits by Bureau Veritas. Its H1 2025 physical gold reserve audit report is publicly available, underscoring XAUm’s commitment to transparency. XAUm enables users to hold, trade, lend, and redeem institutional-grade physical gold, combining the stability of a time-tested asset with the speed, transparency, and utility of blockchain technology. Matrixdock’s integration with Sui brings XAUm into a composable DeFi environment that supports seamless utility across lending, trading, and collateralization.

"By bringing gold onchain, XAUm–transforms a traditionally static asset into one with expanded digital utility," said Eva Meng, Head of Matrixdock. “We’re excited to expand XAUm to Sui, a blockchain purpose-built for scalability. XAUm is transparent, redeemable, and usable within DeFi, and it’s now available on one of the fastest-growing and most vibrant ecosystems in the industry. We’re confident this integration will accelerate the next wave of RWA development, broaden access to tokenized gold across the global onchain economy."

Gold meets internet-scale finance

XAUm is accessible across the Sui ecosystem as both a store of value and a source of liquidity. DeFi protocols on Sui, which are expected to integrate XAUm for a variety of features including trading, lending, wallet support, and more. Matrixdock also offers physical redemption options for XAUm through Brinks and Malca-Amit in Singapore and Hong Kong, with plans to expand redemption to additional global markets.

Matrixdock chose to prioritize Sui for XAUm issuance due to Sui’s technical architecture and userbase. Sui enables parallel execution, sub-second finality, and horizontally scalable infrastructure, which is essential for tokenized assets to move fast and cost-effectively and at high speeds. 

From tokenized gold to a diversified onchain commodities suite

XAUm reflects a growing demand for real assets that can serve as a hedge, store of value, and medium of exchange. The token brings risk-adjusted diversification to DeFi portfolios and introduces new ways for crypto-native and traditional investors alike to engage with gold markets.

“Tokenized assets are rewiring global finance, and XAUm on Sui is a powerful example of Sui being at the forefront of this wave of innovation,” said Christian Thompson, Managing Director of the Sui Foundation. “Gold is a $22 trillion asset with a similarly passionate community, much like ours for crypto. It’s the right time and place to bring gold to Web3, and I’m excited Sui is bringing these two forces together.”

To learn more about XAUm on Sui, visit Matrixdock’s website and follow updates via Matrixdock and Sui channels.

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