Unearthed: Wholesale Digital Gold ft. Allan Guild, Hilltop Walk Consulting

About this episode

The episode discusses the innovation of Wholesale Digital Gold and its implications for the gold market with guest Allan Guild.

In this episode of Unearthed, hosts Joe Cavatoni and John Reade, Senior Market Strategists at the World Gold Council, are joined by Allan Guild, Director at Hilltop Walk Consulting and long-time partner to the World Gold Council. Together, they explore a major innovation poised to reshape how gold is traded, owned, and integrated into global financial infrastructure: Wholesale Digital Gold and the introduction of Pooled Gold Interests (PGIs). Joe and John walk through the implications for market participants, from clearing banks and exchanges to ETF issuers and digital asset innovators. Allan also shares an update on the project's development, the upcoming pilot program in the London OTC market, and key milestones that will signal progress as PGIs move from concept to operational reality. Subscribe to Unearthed wherever you get your podcasts, and visit Goldhub.com for more insights on gold markets, innovation, and investment trends. Notable Quotes “When we hear a lot about crypto and technology and digitization, there’s not a lot being said about the gold market that’s actually really changing. Maybe wholesale digital gold can fill that opportunity gap and bring us into a more…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joe Cavatoni, John Reade

Guest: Allan Guild

Topics covered

• Wholesale Digital Gold
• Pooled Gold Interests
• Gold trading innovation
• Financial infrastructure
• Market implications

Keywords

• Wholesale Digital Gold
• Pooled Gold Interests
• gold market
• financial infrastructure
• ETF issuers
• digital assets
• London OTC market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Gold Council, Hilltop Walk Consulting, Goldhub.com

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