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GDX vs GLD vs Physical Gold: What Hedging Reveals About Real Exposure
GDX doubles gold in a good year and drops 80% in a bad one. Miners refuse to hedge, jewellers hedge it away — here is what each wrapper really owns.
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The market, at a glance
Snapshot · Updated · Source: gold-api.com
- Gold USD / troy oz $4,016.00 +0.15% 24h
- Silver USD / troy oz $53.84 −0.97% 24h
- Gold / silver ratio 74.6
- US dollar index DXY 101.94
DXY computed from ECB reference rates
Hard assets. Clear decisions.
Know what you stack.
Make sense of gold, silver and Bitcoin. Explore the prices, costs and trade-offs behind every way to own.
Physical assets. Traditional markets. On-chain.
The ownership question
Same gold. Different paths.
Metal you can hold
Coins and bars, held directly
What it offers
- Direct possession
- No fund intermediary
What to consider
- Storage and insurance
- Dealer premiums
Gold through your broker
Shares in a gold fund or trust
What it offers
- Brokerage access
- Portfolio integration
What to consider
- Fund expenses
- Trading hours and custody
Gold on your own rails
Tokens backed by vaulted metal
What it offers
- Wallet portability
- On-chain transfers
What to consider
- Issuer and custody
- Redemption conditions
Practical tools
A little clarity goes a long way.
Gold, on-chain
Holding gold as a token
XAUT price today
Tether Gold against spot right now: -0.12%.
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Three routes, the contract to check, and what each one costs.
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What the reserve reports show, and what they do not.
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Silver
How to Invest in Silver: 5 Methods Compared (2026)
Learn how to invest in silver with this practical guide covering physical silver, ETFs, mining stocks, futures, and tokenized silver — with real tradeoffs.
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Tokenized
How to Buy XAUT (Tether Gold) With USDT, Step by Step
Buy Tether Gold (XAUT) with USDT on an exchange, a DEX or inside a wallet. The official contract to check, what each route really costs, and why Ethereum gas matters on small orders.
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A practical starting point
Explore the Gold Playbook
A free ten-chapter PDF on how gold ownership works, from central-bank buying to gold on-chain.