Introducing Gold Units: The Limited Genesis Collection Is Live

Gold Units connect holders to licensed gold mining activity through Minerales San Hilario in Peru.

The operation has delivered over $2M in gold output, generated by physical production. More than 43 fine troy ounces of gold have already been distributed to Ayni Gold users in PAXG, a tokenized gold asset.

The Genesis collection of Gold Units is now live in our app, with limited allocation across each tier.

Why we built this

Gold is one of the most trusted assets in the world. It is widely seen as a safe haven and a store of value, but for most holders, access is limited to price exposure.

Gold itself sits still. It does not generate rewards for its holders.

The productive side of gold has historically been where much of the real economic activity happens, but access to it has remained remarkably hard.

Gold Units are built to open that layer through digital infrastructure, connecting holders to gold that is being produced and to reward distributions handled on-chain.

What Gold Units are

A Gold Unit is a digital participation unit within the Ayni Gold ecosystem. Each unit is linked to a defined mining capacity, a tier profile, reward eligibility, and marketplace functionality.

The Limited Genesis collection is now live in the app, with marketplace functionality available from day one.

Gold Units turn mining-linked participation into a simple, tiered digital product. You pick a tier, it carries a defined amount of mining capacity, and the platform handles everything behind it: production tracking, reward calculations, distributions, and marketplace liquidity.

Underneath the tier system, Gold Units use one base capacity unit:

1 base capacity unit = 4 cm³/hour of mining-linked capacity.

Every tier is a multiple of that number. Higher tiers carry more capacity and a larger reward allocation under the model.

Ownership records, reward status, and transfer history live in your dashboard. Distributions are settled through blockchain infrastructure.

The Genesis Collection

The Genesis collection introduces six tiers, named after the tools of a working mine. It is the first Gold Units release, with a total allocation of 1,000 units across multiple rarity tiers, each with its own visual identity and positioning.

Each tier packages a defined level of mining-linked capacity into a single digital unit. Higher tiers carry larger capacity and a larger reward allocation under the model. Full calculation details will be published in the Gold Units whitepaper.

The marketplace

The marketplace is a core part of Gold Units. Through the in-app marketplace, holders can access, list, transfer, and acquire units, monitor marketplace activity, and build their participation over time.

This gives holders flexibility after the initial acquisition. You can start with a Pickaxe, build up to an Excavator, restructure your position, or transfer your unit to another participant through the marketplace.

Ownership records, listings, offers, transfer history, and marketplace activity all live in one place.

How rewards work

The reward model is linked to productive mining activity. Each Gold Unit carries a defined capacity, and that capacity is used to calculate its reward allocation under the model.

The calculation follows a clear chain: capacity converts into processed volume, processed volume connects to modelled gold output, operating costs and tier-level terms are applied, and the resulting allocation is distributed through the app.

Rewards are calculated daily, allocated quarterly, and claimed through the app. Settlement happens in PAXG, a tokenized gold asset backed by physical metal, so distributions stay denominated in gold itself.

The key model inputs, including base capacity, gold content, operating schedule, cost inputs, and fee tiers, will be published in the Gold Units whitepaper. Rewards depend on real production conditions and follow the platform’s reward terms.

The foundation underneath

This is the infrastructure Gold Units are built around.

Ayni Gold is connected to licensed gold mining activity through Minerales San Hilario in Peru. The operation has delivered over $2M in gold output in its first year, real cash flow generated by physical production.
More than 43 fine troy ounces of gold have already been distributed to Ayni Gold users in PAXG.

Production data, settlement records, and operating updates flow into the platform’s reporting layer, so the connection between mine-side activity and the user dashboard stays visible.

Watch: Inside a Real Gold Mine in Peru

Ayni Gold ecosystem

Gold Units are the first product layer of the Ayni Gold ecosystem.

Future releases, marketplace activity, and reporting will build around the same infrastructure: digital units connected to productive gold activity, visible ownership records, and on-chain settlement.

Our goal is to make each new layer easier to access, easier to track, and easier to use inside the Ayni Gold app.

For $AYNI stakers

If you are already staking $AYNI, everything stays as is. Your staking remains active on the same terms.

Going forward, Gold Units become the entry point to the ecosystem.

Available today

The Genesis collection is live now: 1,000 Gold Units across Pickaxe, Wheelbarrow, Excavator, Truck, Trommel, and Scale, with the marketplace open in the app.