Tradewind · Institutional
Tradewind: institutional marketplace for digitized physical gold and silver
Tradewind is Wellfield's subsidiary that operates an established precious-metals platform for institutional customers. Through its VaultChain™ technology, institutions hold and manage digital gold and silver, with the physical metal custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint. Tradewind manages balances of hundreds of millions of dollars of precious metals.
Tradewind Markets at a glance
Tradewind is Wellfield’s subsidiary that operates an established precious-metals platform for institutional customers. Wellfield acquired Tradewind Markets, Inc., incorporated in Delaware, USA, in 2023. Tradewind uses its trademarked VaultChain™ technology to digitize physical gold and silver as VaultChain™ Gold and VaultChain™ Silver, which institutions hold and manage on the platform.
The physical metal is custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint. The market is closed: participation is restricted to institutional customers that are approved participants of the Royal Canadian Mint.
Built for institutions
Physical metal, custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint
Every VaultChain unit is backed by physical gold or silver held in custody at the Royal Canadian Mint, a government-owned mint and one of the most trusted names in precious metals.
A closed market for approved institutions
Tradewind is not an open marketplace. Participation is limited to institutional customers that are approved participants of the Royal Canadian Mint, so every entity on the platform is vetted and known. The platform runs on a permissioned private blockchain.
Blockchain efficiency
The platform manages digital receipts of the physical metal. This allows for instant transactions around the clock, with low fees, modernizing how institutions buy, hold, and sell precious metals.
Frequently asked questions
Tradewind is Wellfield Technologies’ institutional subsidiary, an established precious-metals platform, acquired by Wellfield in 2023, that uses VaultChain™ technology to offer digital gold and silver to institutional participants.
VaultChain™ is Tradewind’s trademarked technology for digitizing physical precious metals. VaultChain™ Gold and VaultChain™ Silver represent physical gold and silver, custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint, as digital units that can be held and traded on the platform.
Tradewind is a closed, permissioned market. Participation is restricted to institutional customers that are approved participants of the Royal Canadian Mint.
The physical gold and silver behind VaultChain™ units are custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint.