Gold is one of the oldest stores of value and a hedge against inflation. History has shown that when investors are skeptical about popular financial instruments, they run to gold to shield their investments and diversify their portfolio.
However, not everyone can afford to buy into gold bullion, so they seek alternative forms of gold investment such as gold funds, gold derivatives, and gold mining stocks. These alternatives offer indirect access to physical gold. And Ayni Gold is borrowing a leaf from them.
Ayni Gold is a Web3 project that offers an opportunity for retail investors to earn real income from gold mining – without stepping into a mine or dealing with middlemen. It is a radical and refreshing way to leverage blockchain strategies to enter a gold market – once reserved for institutions like central banks and big funds – where measurable, operational mining capacity is already in use.
Call Ayni Gold ($AYNI) a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) and you will be right. Call it a form of stablecoin and you may also be correct. This is because at its core, $AYNI behaves like these two blockchain asset classes.
RWAs represent both tangible and intangible assets as digital tokens; Stablecoins are pegged to fiat currencies or physical commodities. Ayni Gold tokenizes gold mining capacity and anchors its value to this concrete and measurable function. Generally, it offers traditional investors a familiar playing field – in this case, a chance to participate in the value generated by gold mining – through blockchain rails.
The model also draws loose comparisons to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or royalty companies, all of which provide indirect access to physical assets. For Ayni Gold, however, it does not offer passive price exposure but a stake in actual mining – down to the volume of rock being processed.
In technical terms, each $AYNI token is backed by 0.000004 m³/hour of gold mining capacity (the mine’s extraction ability, not a vague projection of future output), sourced from an operational mine in Peru with verified reserves exceeding nine tons. Ownership and operations are also tightly integrated. The mine is run by Minerales San Hilario, which shares ownership with Ainy Gold, creating alignment between token holders and the team doing the work.
$AYNI operates on the Ethereum network and has a fixed supply of 806,451,613 tokens. To enhance scarcity, the team also conducts quarterly burns of $AYNI bought back from the market using “Success fees” – commissions charged by the Ayni platform for providing staking services.
Web2 investors typically access gold through:
ETFs like SPDR Gold Shares, which track the spot price but offer no earnings.
Mining stocks, which offer upside but come with company-specific risk.
Royalty companies, which are less risky but often out of reach for small investors.
Ayni proposes a fourth path: earn actual gold mining revenue without owning a mine, trading equities, or depending on speculative token prices. This structure blends the accessibility of digital assets with the income logic of royalty investing – only now, it is blockchain-enabled and available to the average user.
One of Ayni’s standout strengths is its focus on simplicity and transparency, particularly for Web2 investors who may be crypto-curious but not crypto-native. Here’s what it offers:
Revenue is paid in Paxos’ gold-backed $PAXG, not in native tokens, which keeps rewards tied to gold performance and helps shield users from the volatility typical of crypto markets.
In addition to auditing $AYNI and staking smart contracts (coming soon), the mining operation’s business data, including production reports and cost breakdowns, will be made publicly available to the project’s community.
Ownership of the mining company and the Ayni platform are unified, eliminating the usual gaps between token projects and their partners.
Full KYC/AML compliance and real-time investor dashboards make participation accessible and familiar to traditional investors.
On July 18, Ayni opened its doors to the world with its OTC token sale, the first phase of fundraising and user onboarding. While no full public listing has been confirmed yet, this sale allows early adopters to acquire $AYNI and start exploring staking options once contracts go live.
Most tokens, including Proof-of-Stake ones, sit passively in user wallets. But with $AYNI, it is different. Users need to stake their tokens to become eligible for quarterly earnings.
These earnings are not paid in more $AYNI which can fluctuate in value, but rather in $PAXG, a globally recognized stablecoin issued by Paxos and backed by real gold. This means that AYNI runs on a “dual-edged gold-backed” earning strategy where potential profit is tied to actual mining revenue and delivered in an asset that tracks the price of gold, hence offering both stability and real-world value.
$AYNI’s staking terms are flexible, with options ranging from 1 to 48 months and returns varying based on staking period and capital committed. For example, with a gold price assumption of $3,300 per ounce, a $10,000 stake over 12 months could yield a 27% ROI, paid in $PAXG, while $100,000 staked over 24 months could return over 31% ROI, after fees and costs.
Investors can plug their numbers into the project’s mining calculator on their website to estimate expected returns.
Ayni clearly notes that these projections are subject to fluctuations based on the current market value of gold. For transparency, the team also outlines the break-even price at $1,842/oz, giving investors a realistic sense of what it takes for the model to be profitable.
Ayni Gold is a young project. However, it is taking the right steps early: offering gold-backed payouts, tying tokens to actual capacity rather than promises, integrating ownership structures, and opening with an OTC round instead of an aggressive public sale.
$AYNI is offering a blend of tangibility and transparency through a simple staking model designed to mirror traditional income assets. Its grounded approach is a welcome experiment in making gold mining accessible to anyone with a wallet and a little patience.
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