Gold Bits Coin is developing a digital currency that is backed by gold. They hope to create a digital asset with less price volatility that can be used as a medium of exchange. GBC is built on Ethereum. Their marketing materials are unclear about how much gold they have in reserve to back each Etherreum-based token.

Paxos is a regulated financial company specializing in providing blockchain trust and custodial services for their clients. Paxos' settlement platform (Bankchain) is designed to be integrated with existing systems and to eliminate settlement risk in the exchange of digital assets. The company created a USD backed stablecoin called PAX, that is built on the Ethereum blockchain, and is meant to assist their clients in converting a variety of assets into digital versions, that can be more easily exchanged on a blockchain.