The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the richest countries on Earth, with $24 trillion in mineral resources, vast tropical forests, and the majority of Africa’s freshwater reserves. Yet paradoxically, 75% of its people live in poverty.
The AXIS Program, led by the Fonds Social de la République Démocratique du Congo (FSRDC) in partnership with Phoenix Capital BV and Winstant Ltd, was created to change this reality.
WinstantGold is the official digital platform of AXIS, designed to transform Congo’s sovereign natural wealth into inclusive, sustainable finance.
Through blockchain innovation, WinstantGold tokenizes ethical artisanal gold and other community resources, ensuring that value flows directly back to the people, while creating a stable, secure, and globally tradable asset.
The Sovereign Gold Reserve Token (SGRT) is a decentralized digital monetary instrument, issued under presidential authority, and regulated by the Central Bank of Congo.
Hervé Lacorne is the driving force behind WinstantGold. With over 30 years of experience pioneering innovation in global payments and trade finance, Hervé is a recognized leader at the intersection of banking and decentralized finance.
The SGRT Roadshow introduces the world’s first sovereign gold-backed token to global financial hubs, governments, and communities.
Yes. Mines have signed agreements and are already extracting. In banking terms, underground reserves = raw material, active mining = WIP, refined gold = receivable. This is standard commodity finance practice (Appendix §3).
It is a monetary instrument, not just a token. This means it can be exchanged or traded like fiat currency. Any money changer can handle it as easily as Congolese francs (Appendix §6).
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True, artisanal gold projects across Africa have faced fraud.
SGRT directly solves this through:
How the AXIS government program in the Democratic Republic of Congo is pioneering sovereign-backed tokenization of gold (SGRT)