GEMtrust DAO’s newly launched digital commodity, GEM DiCom, is making a bold case for tokenized gemstones as an alternative to traditional hard assets.

Speaking with Benzinga, Helmut Bauer, chief marketing officer of GEMtrust, explained why the team chose gemstones, often criticized for lacking liquidity and transparency, over widely trusted assets like gold.

“Gold has been integrated into financial systems for decades, but gemstones were left behind due to transparency issues,” Bauer said. “With blockchain and our data-first approach, we’ve solved the problem that excluded gemstones from serious investment portfolios for so long.”

GEM DiCom is not a stablecoin.

It’s a market-driven digital asset, transparently tied to certified gemstone reserves stored in Swiss vaults.

Unlike traditional tokenized commodities, …

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