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Kinesis to produce physical gold bills in partnership with Valaurum

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Kinesis has established a global collaborative partnership with Valaurum, the manufacturer of the patented Aurum® gold bill, to produce a series of Kinesis gold bills containing small, practical amounts of physical gold for investment and global spending.

The launch of Kinesis Aurum® gold bills is set to provide the Kinesis community — as well as gold investors, collectors and enthusiasts across the globe — with a new way to spend and store physical gold.

What are Kinesis Aurum® bills?​

Central to the partnership, Kinesis and Valaurum will be releasing a series of co-branded bills, titled “Kinesis Aurum®”, featuring unique custom designs and beginning with two bills containing one-tenth of a gram (100mg) and one gram of gold, respectively. The precise, micro-layer of gold enshrined within the Kinesis Aurum® will be visible from edge to edge throughout each bill.

Outside of the digital solution of Kinesis, the weight and indivisibility of gold has made the metal impractical as everyday money. Through encasing smaller denominations of gold within banknotes, Kinesis Aurum® is reintroducing physical gold as a circulating currency.

In the same way as physical gold bullion and Kinesis gold (KAU), Kinesis Aurum® can be vaulted, minted, and redeemed through the Kinesis platform. Additionally, the bills will be fully accepted for deposit and minting in exchange for whole or fractional amounts of Kinesis gold (KAU) – driving further utility and real-world adoption of Kinesis’ flagship gold asset.​

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As Kinesis Aurum® flow in and out of the Kinesis Monetary System, the bank notes are set to increase volume and serve as another driver stimulating yields for Kinesis users.

In addition, the series of Kinesis Aurum® bills are set to bring increased interest and exposure to the Kinesis Bullion store. The bills will be independently marketed and sold through the store alongside a wide range of Kinesis gold and silver bullion products.

The partnership is set to revolutionise asset-backed digital currency by fully integrating Kinesis gold (KAU) with its physical embodiment in the form of Aurum® gold bills, and reaffirm Kinesis’ position at the forefront of precious metals spending.

Kinesis now offers global, digital spending of physical gold using the Kinesis Virtual Card, and physical gold spending via Kinesis Aurum® – with over 1,000 merchants in the US already accepting the gold-encased notes.


Through the partnership, Kinesis and Valaurum aim to bring awareness of comprehensive digital and physical gold-based monetary systems to governments worldwide and elevate the global positioning of gold as an alternative currency over fiat assets.

Kinesis Aurum® brings traditional utility to physical gold, while seamlessly integrating with the digital utility of the Kinesis Monetary System. As Kinesis drives forward, our partnership with Valaurum advances our mission to reintroduce physical gold and silver as money to the global community.​
 
There was an interesting interview by Jim of Adam Trexler, President of Valaurum here:
 
How Will the Premium Work? ... Obviously, (10) "0.1 KAU Sheets" are More Valuable than (1) KAU on the Blockchain. Why Would I "Deposit" Them?

If There Could be a Fixed Premium Whereby it Will Cost 1.2 KAU to "Withdraw" to Physical Sheets & I Get 1.1 KAU per 1 KAU of Sheets "Deposited" it Seems the Mostly Cash Economy of Indonesia Might be Able to Adopt the System More Readily.
*(Just Using Simple Numbers Here)

Just Some Thoughts, I am Happy to See this Development.
 
How Will the Premium Work? ... Obviously, (10) "0.1 KAU Sheets" are More Valuable than (1) KAU on the Blockchain.
We'll have to see what the premium is for the Kinesis branded bills, but you can get an idea of premiums on other manufactured notes at https://valaurum.com/shop/

This post from Jim gives some indication on the buy/sell spread:
The nice thing about Goldbacks is that premium is pretty sticky. Ie it’s a manufacturing cost for the most part and therefore does not fluctuate much. Ie the buy/sell spread is lower.

The main thrust of the Indonesia projects seems to be getting banking/electronic transfers for remote payments into the hands of the unbanked which is supported by high ownership of smart phones.
KAU also supports more divisibility and transacting in smaller units such as 0.01g.

Europe/UK is potentially problematic due to VAT issues, unless they could be classified as investment gold.

North America may be an initial focus, but it will be interesting to see how these bills start to be used in different parts of the world.

Why Would I "Deposit" Them?
Could be that you wanted to own a stack of them, but there weren't currently any merchants accepting them in your area. Minting them would allow you to realise their liquidity as KAU, get yields and vaulting until you were ready to redeem them - perhaps in a similar way to a collection of physical coins.
 
Could EPD make sense for a current stacker looking to join?
Would have to be Segregated I suppose..
 
Could EPD make sense for a current stacker looking to join?
Would have to be Segregated I suppose..
What would make sense is to sell the bills on the Exchange which would stop all the messing around depositing them in the KMS.
If you buy bills on the Exchange i think you should be able to choose the design and you would expect new bills if you were to redeem them in the future and you have bought them on the Exchange as new - if this could be assured then segregated bills wouldn't be necessary.
 
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Very interesting and hopeful development. Does anyone know how Valaurum products have been received as mediums of exchange? Do any merchants anywhere accept them as payment?
 
I hope that the Kinesis designs will not be more pagan gods and goddesses, like on our coins and bars. Let it be something beautiful and maybe symbolic, but not religious.
 
Will be very Cool when Kinesis has another page in addition to the cash back page like this one. Probably won't be necessary though as EVERYONE should want to trade on the Kinesis Money System when it is fully functional.

 
Will be very Cool when Kinesis has another page in addition to the cash back page like this one. Probably won't be necessary though as EVERYONE should want to trade on the Kinesis Money System when it is fully functional.

Indeed.

From Vaultside episode 1:
We have a plan for a global registry with a map where our users will be able to zoom in and browse, peruse different merchants across the world that are accepting Kinesis Pay.
 
I received an email from Kinesis today about release of the Gold Bill Series for purchase (US only) in January.
You can see pricing at Kinesis Bullion and there is a 100% premium. Perhaps this is just a filler as the bills are not yet available? Unless this changes prior to actual release in January I do not see there being much demand. A quick look at the Valaurum store shows a nice 1000mg Bill (https://www.thegolddomain.com/products/american-bison-aurum-1000mg-24k-gold-bill) for $124 vs. $168 for the analogous Kinesis bill. The cost for 10 Valaurum bills is $111 each (32% premium over KAU).
 

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