Case Study

AURUS Lending Pools

Powered by Defactor's robust infrastructure, AURUS users can access loans against their tokens, unlocking additional value and democratizing financial services. This integration makes financial flexibility and wealth generation accessible to all, revolutionizing the landscape of decentralized finance.

Company Description

AURUS is a blockchain-powered platform that brings tokenized gold and silver to Web3, allowing investors to trade and hold precious metals seamlessly. By utilizing the ERC-20 token standard, AURUS’ tGOLD ($tXAU) represents fractional ownership of insured and audited gold reserves, making gold investment more accessible, liquid, and efficient within the digital economy.

Project Information

AURUS leverages Defactor’s decentralized finance infrastructure to expand the financial utility of tokenized gold. Through the integration of Defactor’s POOLS tool, $tXAU holders can now use their tokens as collateral to access loans in $USDC, unlocking capital without selling their assets. This partnership strengthens liquidity, facilitates broader adoption of tokenized commodities, and enhances financial flexibility for investors. With Defactor’s trusted smart contract infrastructure, AURUS ensures secure, transparent, and efficient asset management within the DeFi ecosystem.

Precious metals
Asset Class
POOLS
Tech Used
ERC-20
Token Standard

Reasons for Choosing Defactor

With tokenized gold bridging traditional commodities and blockchain finance, AURUS needed a solution that could provide secure lending infrastructure while ensuring liquidity for tGOLD ($tXAU) holders. Defactor’s POOLS tool was the ideal choice, allowing AURUS users to unlock the financial potential of their assets without selling, making it easier to integrate tokenized commodities into real-world use cases.

Access to specialized infrastructure

Trusted Collaboration for Growth

Expanded Market Reach through Joint Efforts

Assumed Security and Trust via Smart Contract Audits

Project Goals

  1. Enhance utility for tGOLD (TXAU) holders and buyers.
  2. Facilitate the purchase of tGOLD for long-term holding.
  3. Utilisation of liquidity: Unlocked capital can be used to pay for goods or services and enable investment in other ventures.
  4. Establishment of operations and awaiting the setup of additional pools prior to defining specific KPIs.

Implementation Phases

Phase 01

Workshop with the Defactor team

Phase 02

Technical feasibility & outline

Phase 03

Pool configuration

Phase 04

Launch and cross-marketing

Q&A AURUS

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