Sell the metal, wrap it as a token and borrow on-chain, or pledge the bars and keep them. Move the sliders and watch what each road costs, and where each one breaks if gold drops.
Spot default of $4,150/oz is rounded from public quotes of $4,160 to $4,216 in early October 2026; set it to today's price. Dealer spread, token fees, on-chain APR, token LTV limits and loan terms below are modeling assumptions, not quotes from any lender or protocol. Tokenized gold market size figures from public sources conflict ($2.8B+$2.5B vs. over $6B), so the model doesn't depend on them. Interest is simple, tax is a flat rate on realized gain, and we ignore gas and storage fees. This is a thinking tool, not tax or lending advice.
