DeFi· ★★★· bullish·

WGC and BCG see digital gold market reaching $170B by 2031

  • —Base case projects $160–170B by 2031, roughly 27% annual growth
  • —Faster-growth scenario puts the market at $270–280B by 2031
  • —Tokenized gold spot trading exceeded $90B in Q1 2026
  • —Tokenized gold is valued at about $6B, five times its late-2024 level
Why it matters: Tokenized gold is becoming a major RWA segment, boosting demand for blockchain infrastructure and collateral use cases in DeFi.
Source: crypto.news