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August 28, 2025

How Kinesis is Leveraging Blockchain to Solve Trust Issues in the Financial System



Blockchain-based digital assets were created to address the lack of transparency and trust that have become hallmarks of traditional financial systems. But cryptocurrency and other digital assets, while providing unprecedented transparency, introduce a new problem in the form of extreme volatility. Kinesis solves that problem by providing a transparent monetary system built on true value.

Kinesis is an entirely new monetary system based on the proven physical value of precious metals. By leveraging blockchain to digitize gold and silver, Kinesis reintroduced the enduring value of precious metals to the masses through an accessible and easy-to-use platform. Its two flagship digital currencies, Kinesis Gold (KAU) and Kinesis Silver (KAG), allow users to spend, trade, send, and earn physical metals anywhere in the world.

“Kinesis empowers users to either digitize their existing gold and silver holdings or purchase fully backed digital gold and silver, each representing allocated, physical bullion held in fully audited vaults,” explains Jai Bifulco, CCO of Kinesis. “These assets deliver immediate liquidity, global utility, and yields, all while preserving full legal title and physical redemption rights. The blockchain layer ensures full transparency. Every gram is traceable with real-time public verification.”

Kinesis bridges the gap between value and utility

As the US economy entered the second half of 2025, the value of the dollar was on a steep decline. Statistics showed the dollar falling faster than it has since 1973, resulting in a three-year low.

Gold, on the other hand, experienced a sharp increase during the first half of 2025, with experts anticipating that it will continue climbing. But gold, while a wise investment, has traditionally not been a convenient medium of exchange. It has high storage and security costs, liquidity issues, and transaction fees to contend with.

Kinesis, however, gives investors all of the value of gold with unprecedented utility. It simplifies the process of purchasing and safeguarding gold and silver, using unmatched experience and innovative technology to unlock the power of gold as money. 

“Kinesis gives people sound money with 21st-century utility, providing a safe and usable alternative to paper money,” Bifulco says. “The value of fiat currencies is being eroded by inflation and excessive printing, leading to a decline in purchasing power and confidence. Kinesis protects people from the decline by unlocking the full monetary power of gold, which has never defaulted or suffered from devaluation.”

Kinesis ensures transparency and security by putting gold on the blockchain

Kinesis appreciates the uneasiness investors can feel as they consider placing gold and silver on the blockchain. Tangibility is one of the big draws of precious metals like gold and silver. To optimize utility, digitalization limits gold’s tangibility.

To help investors make the shift, Kinesis has taken several steps to prioritize security while also ensuring transparency. The first step is to leverage Stellar’s technology to deliver a robust, reliable infrastructure and interoperability that supports global transactions of KAU and KAG on the Kinesis Blockchain Network.

“At the core of the system’s integrity, the Kinesis blockchain maintains an immutable and transparent ledger of all KAU and KAG within the Kinesis system,” Bifulco shares. “The digital record, coupled with biannual independent audits, offers users total assurance in the secure ownership of their assets.”

Kinesis also provides its users with fully allocated ownership. Allocated Bullion Exchange, a strategic partner with over 10 years of experience in the precious metals industry, for the secure management and trading of Kinesis users’ bullion. Users who own KAU also own the underlying physical gold, which is held in independent, fully insured vaults, and can take delivery of their gold at any time from localized redemption hubs located across six continents.

Kinesis rewards its users with unprecedented yields

The Kinesis debt-free yields program is the only one of its kind, allowing those holding gold and silver on the platform or using gold and silver as money with their Kinesis account to share directly in the revenue generated across the system. Each month, 15 per cent of the fees collected from transactions across the Kinesis platform are allocated to the Holder’s Yield, which is shared among those holding gold and silver in the Kinesis Monetary System.

“The yields are the Kinesis feature I’m most proud of,” says Bifulco. “Kinesis pays users monthly in gold and silver, just for holding, spending, or inviting others. No staking. No lockups. Just reward for real usage.”

From January to July 2025, Kinesis holders who stored their gold fee-free in their account earned a 6.24%* aggregated annual yield (compounding). In July 2025, Kinesis’s monthly yield payout equated to more than $5.28 million in gold and silver. Users become eligible for the Holder’s Yield as soon as they purchase gold with Kinesis.

*The aggregated yield for 2025 (compounded) is calculated retrospectively using historical data. It reflects the past performance of the asset over 2025 and the total return achieved during that period. This yield represents historical results and should not be considered an estimate or forecast of future performance. The Holder’s Yield is derived from a 15% share of global transaction fee revenue, shared proportionally among holders, and may vary month to month depending on transaction volumes. Kinesis does not provide financial advice. Subject to T&Cs.

Technological innovations are bringing about profound transformation in global financial systems, inspiring visions of a future in which money is more stable, reliable, and useful. Kinesis makes that future a reality today, providing users with a new form of money that can withstand the test of time and overcome the pitfalls of traditional currencies.

“Kinesis offers a stable, inflation-resistant alternative to fiat currency, while giving the crypto space a value-backed asset with real utility that can be trusted,” says Bifulco. “It introduces a practical form of money to both sectors.”



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