RAAC Adds $200M of Gold to DeFi with Listed Tokenizer I-ON

Core Insights - RAAC has partnered with I-ON Digital Corp to make $200 million of tokenized gold available for investment, positioning RAAC among the top 15 RWA protocols in DeFi by total value locked (TVL) [1][2]. Company Overview - RAAC is a decentralized Real World Asset (RWA) lending and borrowing ecosystem that aims to modernize access to stable assets like gold and real estate, allowing users to borrow against their holdings at competitive rates [6]. - I-ON Digital Corp specializes in transforming real-world assets, particularly gold, into blockchain-secured financial instruments, with its flagship asset ION.au backed by verified gold reserves [7]. Investment Opportunities - The partnership will introduce pmUSD, a stablecoin partially collateralized by ION.au, and will offer structured yield opportunities across tokenized assets, including gold and real estate [2][3]. - RAAC will provide mechanisms such as auto-compounding DeFi vaults and gold-backed lending markets to enhance investment strategies [3]. Strategic Alliances - RAAC is backed by Chainlink proof-of-reserves and attested by Instruxi, ensuring trustless validation for institutional partners [4]. - I-ON Digital will invest up to $1 million in RAAC as a founding partner of the newly formed RWA Federation, which will guide the development of RAAC's ecosystem [5]. Market Position - The announcement follows the successful launch of RAAC's genesis NFT collection, which was minted in under 10 seconds and has attracted a community holding over $30 million in on-chain capital [5].