Silver – it’s the name of the illustrious and beautiful white metal that has delighted and awed millions for generations. Today, it is considered by some as a poor man’s gold, a popular yet untrue classification that has resulted in the undervaluing of one of the most useful metals known to man. Objectively, silver should not play second fiddle to gold with each being distinct metals in its own rights. Silver is reputable for its ornamental use. As a rare and valuable precious metal, for millennials, it was used as money alongside gold due to its intrinsic value. Some central banks also have large reserves of it as a hedge against inflation and others use it as an affordable safety net against rapidly declining government-controlled fiat currencies. Impressively, silver has far more industrial applications than gold with conservative estimates identifying over 10,000 uses of silver in a wide range of industries from medicine to consumer products due to its antimicrobial, reflective, thermal, and electrical features. One thing is certain: silver will continue to be an investment of choice till the end of time.
But investing in silver hasn’t always been straightforward. For one thing, it’s typically (70%) mined as a by-product of copper, lead, and zinc, and the production of these elements has a direct impact on silver prices. Many miners find mining silver as a standalone unprofitable because while overhead mining costs are similar to gold, the disparity in selling price is huge. Decades of price manipulations by the government and banks have impacted the price of silver and it remains a perpetually volatile commodity. Transportation and storage logistics are also huge sticking points considering silver is bulkier than gold and takes up more space than gold of the same dollar value. Its quicker susceptibility to the elements means professional storage services which attract costlier fees is a necessity. Even if affordable, there’s no guarantee that all of its value can be extracted by just storing it away. Without the ease of transfer, liquidation, and tradability in smaller chunks, its value plummets. Add all these to the accompanying taxation issues and investing in silver is starting to look like a tall order for the average investor. Attempts to simplify silver investment through ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), silver futures contracts, silver mining stocks, and similar inventions have proven to be band-aid solutions because they are not equivalent to actual ownership of the silver with other niggling issues including poor liquidity, tracking error, and counterparty risk.
There’s an easier way to invest in silver now. With the success of AurusGOLD, Aurus has introduced a tokenized silver counterpart, AurusSILVER. Tokenization refers to a process of converting physical assets into cryptocurrency which is based on a revolutionary technology called blockchain. It is used to record transactions in a digital, permanent, secure, and transparent way. AurusSILVER has represented traditional silver markets on the blockchain allowing anyone anywhere to spend, own, transfer, and trade silver conveniently and effectively as a digital asset without incurring costs due to tax, middlemen, storage, and security thus unlocking the true value of silver. AurusSILVER is backed by physical silver and represents 100% ownership of silver stored in audited vaults around the world. Anyone can redeem their AurusSILVER tokens for physical silver that is authenticated by LBMA (London Bullion Market Association), a leading authority in the precious metal industry.
There are more benefits. Unlike the traditional silver market, AurusSILVER supports fractional buying of silver and offers unprecedented liquidity. There are no restrictions on how little or much quantities can be acquired.
The time is right too. There is a growing appetite for digital assets, an observation supported by the exponential growth of the cryptocurrency market now valued at 2 trillion dollars. But the market remains famous for its volatility. AurusSILVER will help stem the tide of high volatility in the crypto market as a valuable stablecoin for crypto investors and traders to hold profits in commodity-backed assets whose valuation can increase without risk of depreciation or reduction in purchasing power as in the case of fiat-backed stablecoins. AurusSILVER has the special distinction of being the first silver-backed token tradable on exchanges. The existence of AurusGOLD and AurusSILVER creates a perfect opportunity for arbitrage for gold and silver commodities. AurusSILVER investors will soon be able to stake their holdings to earn interest.
Further incentives provided by the Aurus company include its AurusDeFi tokens (AWX) set to launch on August 1 2021 and will distribute Aurus revenues (generated through minting, storage, and transaction fees) amongst its 30 million token holders.
All is set as Aurus takes its place as a crypto/precious metal industry juggernaut with its vision of unlocking the true potential of assets through tokenization on the blockchain. Investing in silver is looking attractive again thanks to Aurus. AurusSILVER can be acquired from a variety of established precious metals dealers and exchanges, including GoldDirect and CEX.IO.
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