About Us

Our Story

Precious metals were built to hold value. We built Obsidian so they can finally move.

The Obsidian Thesis

Our Vision

The Obsidian Thesis

Metal should move like money

Gold has always held its value. But dealer markups, storage fees, and slow settlement kept it locked in a vault while the world moved on. Obsidian changes that: real gold and silver you can buy, send, and redeem in seconds, backed 1:1 by metal in Alpine Gold Exchange (AGX) vaults.

Built where real vaults meet modern money

Every token is backed by real, verified metal. Anyone can check the backing themselves, and anyone can trade in their tokens for the physical metal. Simple enough for your first ounce, serious enough for an institution.

Physical backing

Gold and silver bars, US gold and silver coins, and Goldbacks, spendable notes made with real 24K gold. Every token maps to real metal held in the vault.

Goldbacks, one of five assets you can own on Obsidian

  • Idaho Goldback notes fanned out showing multiple denominations
    Idaho series
  • Goldback currency notes spread showing different values
    Denominations
  • Goldback notes showcasing various denominations
    5 Goldback
  • Physical gold currency notes in fan arrangement
    10 Goldback
  • Goldback bills with visible denominations and designs
    25 Goldback
  • Close view of Goldback currency stack in fan layout
    50 Goldback
  • Goldback 100 denomination note with detailed artwork
    100 Goldback
  • Goldback notes collection showing the 100 denomination series
    100 series
  • Oklahoma Goldback currency notes fanned out
    Oklahoma series
  • Goldback notes scattered in a pile
    Physical gold

Who we build with

Who we build with

We build alongside partners across vaulting, payments, and the Solana ecosystem, the stack that makes real metal usable as money.

  • Solana
  • SE Discord
  • GoldBack
  • BarCode
  • Sp3nd
  • mtndao
  • 0nCode
Our Team

Meet the leadership

  • Rio, Founder
    Founder

    Rio

    Building Obsidian to make real gold and silver as easy to use as money, and owned by the people who use it.

  • Sydney Sanders, Software Engineer
    Software Engineer

    Sydney Sanders

    Builds the Obsidian app: the interfaces and infrastructure that make real metal simple to use.

Reserve your place in the vault

Reserve your place in the vault

Buy, send, or redeem real gold and silver in seconds. Join the Obsidian private beta.

ObsidianOBSIDIAN

Real gold and silver, backed 1:1 and always redeemable. Backed by metal in Alpine Gold Exchange vaults.

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