ONTORIUM to Launch OXAU On-Chain Gold and RWA Infrastructure on April 21

Real-world asset (RWA) on-chain finance platform ONTORIUM announced that it will officially launch its services on April 21 with the debut of OXAU, a fully backed on-chain gold asset. On the same day, AQUA, a specialized lending market for real-world assets, will also go live, completing a full-stack RWA financial infrastructure that goes beyond simple tokenization to deliver liquidity and real-world usability.

The existing tokenized gold market has largely been limited to storage and basic trading, offering little practical financial utility. ONTORIUM overcomes these limitations by building a true full-stack RWA financial infrastructure that seamlessly connects issuance, tokenization, liquidity, and on-chain real-world usage of real assets.

ONTORIUM is a project supported by Hancom With, with development and operations led by ABLabs. Hancom With brings deep expertise through its subsidiary, Hancom Gold Exchange, which has operated a large-scale gold and precious metals trading infrastructure for many years. 

The project combines this traditional real asset expertise with blockchain technology to deliver high credibility and operational stability. In addition, ONTORIUM is strengthening its technical capabilities and asset protection through global partnerships with Arbitrum (Layer 2 technology), Certik (security audit), UTGL, Uniprecious, and Danal (payment infrastructure).

OXAU is a fully collateralized on-chain gold asset backed 100% by physical gold. It features transparent reserve management and a redemption mechanism that allows holders to convert their tokens into physical gold at any time.

Beyond being a simple tokenized gold product, OXAU serves as the foundational infrastructure for ONTORIUM’s Asset Layer, designed to support the issuance, financialization, and utilization of various real-world assets, including bonds, real estate, and private credit.

AQUA is a capital-efficient lending market where users can utilize real-world assets such as OXAU as collateral. Asset holders can unlock immediate liquidity and generate stable yields without selling their underlying assets, significantly enhancing the financial utility of real-world assets.

ONTORIUM operates on a modular three-layer architecture consisting of the Asset Layer (OXAU), Financial Layer (AQUA), and Application Layer (AQUA APP). 

This structure transforms real-world assets into programmable financial primitives. AQUA APP is a user-friendly Web3 fintech application that enables general users to intuitively access and use the full-stack system.

As the RWA market continues its rapid growth in 2026, with tokenized gold accounting for approximately 25% of recent market expansion and the overall on-chain RWA value surpassing $23 billion, ONTORIUM aims to build a comprehensive full-stack RWA financial infrastructure. 

Starting with gold, the project plans to expand into bonds, real estate, and other real-world assets, creating a new paradigm in which these assets function as active financial tools on-chain.

An ONTORIUM representative stated, “By combining Hancom With’s expertise in precious metals trading with the collaboration of global partners, we aim to usher in a new era where real-world assets on-chain evolve from mere stores of value into productive financial tools for lending, payments, and yield generation.”

For more details and the full whitepaper, please visit the official ONTORIUM website.