Events

A bogus Christmas Eve press release claimed Circle had launched USDC-backed tokenized gold and silver products on a purported 'CircleMetals' platform. Circle denied the report, saying the announcement was fake and that it has no metals-trading or tokenized-metals offering.

At Binance Blockchain Week Dubai 2025, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and gold advocate Peter Schiff engaged in a fiery, anticipated onstage debate comparing Bitcoin, gold and tokenized gold as contenders for the future of money.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) criticizes economist Peter Schiff's tokenized gold product, arguing it's not equivalent to on-chain gold. Despite Schiff's aim to combine gold's stability with blockchain convenience, CZ remains skeptical of the concept.