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Solana’s Digital Gold Revolution | Usman Saleem on ORO, Yield-Bearing Gold & The Future of DeFi
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Is gold about to become the most important asset on Solana?
In this episode of The Index Podcast, host Nicky Scannella sits down with Usman Saleem, Founder of ORO, to explore how tokenized gold is evolving from a passive store of value into a productive, yield-bearing on-chain asset.
With 100+ years of family history in the gold business, Usman brings a rare perspective to crypto bridging traditional gold markets with DeFi infrastructure. ORO isn’t just “tokenizing gold.” It’s building digital gold rails for the internet on Solana.
We cover:
- Why simply mirroring spot price isn’t enough for tokenized gold
- How ORO generates real yield (including gold leasing)
- Why gold may outperform stablecoins as a savings asset
- Borrowing against gold at 10% instead of 30–40%
- The institutional unlock for $6–7 trillion in vaulted gold
- Why Solana was the ideal ecosystem to launch ORO
- What a mature tokenized gold DeFi ecosystem looks like in 5 years
As inflation erodes fiat and global markets shift, major institutions are increasing gold allocations. The question is no longer “Should gold be on-chain?” it’s “Why isn’t all gold digital yet?”
If you care about DeFi, RWAs, stablecoins, or the future of capital markets on Solana, this episode is a must-watch.
🔎 For more information:
- ORO
X: https://x.com/orogoldapp
Website:https://www.oro.finance/ - Usman Saleem
X: https://x.com/theusmansal/media