Ep. 739 nGRND | Tokenizing Unmined Gold (feat. David Lucatch)

About this episode

In this episode, Brandon Zemp interviews David Lucatch about tokenizing unmined gold through the nGRND Gold Protocol.

For episode 739 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by David Lucatch, the Chair of nGRND, the Gold Protocol that converts stranded in-ground gold into liquid, reward-bearing digital assets, without extraction or environmental cost.   David brings 40+ years of global entrepreneurial experience to this moment. He was an early architect of eCommerce payment infrastructure in Canada during Web1, built an AI/ML-powered engagement platform used by over 200 million people in Web2, and has spent Web3 at the intersection of blockchain, digital identity, and real-world asset tokenisation. He's a Forbes Business Council member, Rolling Stone Culture Council member, NY Emmy-nominated Executive Producer, and part of a team that holds a Guinness World Record in the online space.   📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub.   Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Zemp

Guest: David Lucatch

Topics covered

• tokenization
• gold
• blockchain
• digital assets
• entrepreneurship
• environmental impact

Keywords

• tokenization
• gold
• blockchain
• digital assets
• environmental cost
• entrepreneurship
• Web3

Sponsors

Sumsub

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: nGRND, Forbes Business Council, Rolling Stone Culture Council, Guinness World Record

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