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A worldwide blockchain currency safeguarded to the price of gold & silver.

ContentsDecades of bullion expertise, with Ainslie Bullion 3

Why choose the Gold and Silver Standard? 5 ∙Stability ∙Transparency ∙Transference

Direct and fully redeemable 6 ∙Purchaseonlineorinstore ∙Redeemingyourtokensforbullion ∙Freestorageandlowtransactionfees

UltrahighsecuritywithReserveVault 11

Assurance 12 ∙Quarterlymetalaudits ∙Token/technologyaudit

Profitinastorm,asafehavenineconomicuncertainty 15

ADDRESSLevel6,12CreekStreetBrisbane, Australia

[email protected]

Telegramt.me/GoldSilverStandard

Tollfreephone1800987648

Groundbreaking tech rooted in decades of bullion expertise.B A C K E D B Y A I N S L I E B U L L I O N , S I N C E 1 9 7 4 .

TheGoldandSilverStandardaredigitalcurrenciesbacked100%bygoldand silver bullion already secured, insured and audited in a high security Australian vault.

TheGoldandSilverStandardaremadepossiblebyAinslieBullion,aleadingAustralianbulliondealersince1974.Forabsolutetransparency,all mint and burn transactions and a database of all corresponding bars are shown publicly through our website.

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DirectorPaulEngemansays

Gold and Silver Standard is unique in that it providesasecurestablecoin100%backedbygold and silver bullion all in high regulatory environment, geopolitically safe Australia and with the expertise of one of Australia’s oldest and most trusted bullion dealers.

Traditionally,peopleinvestingingoldorsilvercouldchoosebetweenbuying the real metal and securely storing it at their own expense, or buyingcertificatesorpapergoldthatcanbesoldbacktothedealeror market at a future date.

By introducing Blockchain into the purchase and sale process of gold and silver, the costs and time handling the metal can be drastically reduced, thus it can be a cheaper way to secure gold and silver.

TheotherverybeneficialoutcomefromusingtheGoldandSilverStandardisitcanbeboughtandsoldon24/7cryptocurrencyexchanges. And be relatively stable, is extremely attractive to crypto investorstoparktheirprofitsin-betweentrades.

By being accessible for purchase and sale on an exchange, the Gold and Silver Standard also becomes an attractive tool for hedging currenciesworld-widefrominflation,conflictorevenjustpoliticalnewsthatcanmakealocalcurrencyfluctuate.

PurchasescanalsobemadeoverthecounterthroughAinslie’sheadquarters in Brisbane CBD Australia in person, by phone or via their webshop.

Thisisamassivechangetothebullioninvestmentlandscapeandalso draws attention to a world economy on the edge of another downturn. It’s never been easier to secure bullion, thanks to the blockchain.

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Our asset backed digital currencies tether the price of gold and silver bullion.Thatmaypresentastablecoinsafehavenforinvestors,aninflationhedgeworldwidecurrency,oracosteffectiveinvestmentingoldandsilver.Theycombinethehighsecurityofvaultedmetalsand blockchain technology to safeguard your investment.

Using blockchain, all transactions and fees are transparent and very efficient(0.2%*).EveryGoldorSilverStandardtokenisequivalenttoagramofrealgoldorsilver.EverysinglebullionbarofrealgoldandsilverisstoredandauditedintheReserveVault,oneofthemostsecure bullion storage facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.

Move between other blockchain based currencies with ease, giving you access to the most exciting currency innovation of this generation. You can also exchange or redeem our digital currency for real gold and silver bullion. Alternatively buy with or cash out for AUD withAinslieWealthorparticipatingFiatpairingexchanges.

S T A B I L I T Y

T R A N S P A R E N C Y

T R A N S F E R E N C E

Why ?

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Partofwhatmakesussouniqueistheease with which you can redeem your tokens for real gold or silver bullion. RedemptionsaremanagedthroughAinslie Wealth in Brisbane, Australia.

Direct&FullyRedeemable

PurchaseAUS&AGSonline, or in store.

Firstly,youcanpurchaseandsellthroughournominatedexchanges.Thisisassimpleasclickingtheexchangebuttoninthemainmenuon our website.

You can choose between a traditional centralised exchange that accepts AUD or USD as well as other cryptos, or a decentralised exchange that accepts and trades only tokens and has very easy sign up requirements.

Exchangesprovidea24/7meansoftradingyourtokensinalivepriced market against a host of crypto options.

WithOTCyoudealwithhumans(thoughyoucanorderonline)atAinslieWealth.Thismeansyoucanlockinapriceandthenpayforyour purchase or receive funds to your bank account or as cash on a sale. You can do all of this by either visiting Ainslie Wealth’s CBD officeinBrisbane,phoningAinslieWealthorplacinganorderontheir webshop.

Youcanpayorbepaidincash,banktransfer,bullion,orothermajorcryptos.

By dealing with our sister company Ainslie Wealth, there is effectively no limit to the size of your purchase as they simply buy that much metal,deposititinReserveVault,mintthetokensanddepositthoseinyourwallet.Thatisalloff-marketandthereforedoesn’tmovethemarket unduly. Likewise, they can facilitate large buy backs as well.

T H R O U G H O U R N O M I N A T E D E X C H A N G E S

O V E R T H E C O U N T E R , A T O U R O F F I C E

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Redeemingyourtokens for bullion.

Gold and Silver Standard tokens are options for real bullion backing themup.Tokeepthetransactionfeessolowweneedtomakethat process manageable, and so not all holdings are directly redeemable.

∙GoldStandardtokensareredeemableonthebasisthat1000AUSisexchangeablefor1kgofgoldbullion.Onlykilobarsofgoldareredeemablesoonlylotsof1000AUScanberedeemedwithoutpayingtheStrikePrice($1000)fortheoption.

∙SilverStandardtokensareredeemableonthebasisthat50,000AGSisexchangeablefor50kgofsilverbullion.Onlylotsof50kgofsilverareredeemablesoonlylotsof50,000AGScanberedeemedwithoutpayingtheStrikePrice($1000)fortheoption.

∙YoucanredeemanyamountoftokensifyoupaytheStrikePrice,

∙orAinslieWealthacceptbothGoldStandardandSilverStandardas a form of payment for any quantity or type of bullion outside of these terms.

∙IfyouareremotetoBrisbane,AinslieWealthcanshipyourbulliondirectly to you, arrange a storage account where they can store it foryou,ordeliver(nocharge)toReserveVaultwhereyoucangetyour own safe or a custodial account.

∙Generallyyoucanredeemwithoutnotice,simplytransferthetokens to Ainslie Wealth and they hand over the bullion. However for larger redemptions you should ring or email Ainslie Wealth toallowtime(uptoaweek)forthemtorecoverthemetalfromReserveVault.

D I G I T A L C O I N S W O R T H T H E I R W E I G H T

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0.2%ontransfers.$0.00forstorage.

‘TheGoldandSilverStandard’goldandsilverbullionisstoredsecurelyinaworldclassvault,verifiedbyaworldclassassurancefirm,and insured by the world’s leading insurer.

Toamortizethatcostthereisa0.2%transactionfeewhenyoutransfer your tokens. Only the sender pays that fee and only on transactions.

In other words there are no other costs or fees incurred and you are in complete control of how much you pay. Compare that to storing your own bullion in a vault and you are likely well ahead owning Gold and Silver Standard.

Thesmartcontractallowsthatfeetobeloweredwithoutnoticeanditcanonlybeincreasedbynomorethan0.1%with30days’notice. As more and more metal is stored and tokens minted, it is foreseeable the fee will drop as costs get partially shared with greater metal holdings.

Imagine the savings in transactional costs you’d make when purchasing gold or silver using this blockchain method. And no more storage costs! Your metal is already stored, insured and audited inReserveVaultaspartofthislowtransactionfee.

Commercial users may contact us about potentially having those fees reimbursed at [email protected]

S A V I N G S . F L E X I B I L I T Y . S E C U R I T Y .

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EveryGoldorSilverStandardtoken=1gramofrealgoldorsilver.AndthisissecurelystoredattheReserveVault.

Safe & Sound

Underground,Down-under.

TheGoldandSilverStandardsecurelystoresandauditsallofit’sphysicalgoldandsilverholdingsatReserveVault.Thissecureunderground vault in Australia is one of the highest level security storage facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.

Only clients have access to the facility and all visitation must be booked ahead of time and all visitors are accompanied from the entrance by a licensed guard. All holdings within the vault are fully insured by one of the worlds leading insurers.

Allmetalsheldareindependentlyverifiedinsituaswell. YoucanseemoreinformationabouttheReserveVaultbyvisiting

www.reservevault.com.au.

U L T R A H I G H - S E C U R I T Y V A U L TI N G E O P O L I T I C A L L Y S A F E A U S T R A L I A

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Quarterlyauditingtokeep you informed.

∙Eachquartertheassurancefirmdownloadsthelatestdatabaserecords for each metal.

∙Eachbaronthedatabaseischeckedbytheassurancefirmtoensure both the weight and serial number are as recorded on the database. A report of factual findings is produced.

∙Barsareloadedintotamperevidentstorageunitssealedwithauniqueserialnumbernotedbytheassurancefirm.Thisservestwopurposes.Forus,itmeanswedon’tneedtore-counttonnesof metal every quarter; only that added or changed during the precedingquarter.Foryouitmeansthemetalcan’tbe‘used’between audits. If it is disturbed it will be immediately evident to the assurance firm and noted on the report. Of course, given tokens can be redeemed for metal, there will be times when seals are broken to access metal for redemptions but this will be obvious and noted by the report and the database.

∙Theassurancefirmwillrandomlycheck1in5barsforpurity.InAustralia,preciousmetalsbullionmustbeatleast99.5%pureforgold(thoughinpracticeallgoldbullionis99.99%)and

W H A T T H E V E R I F I C A T I O N E N T A I L S

Toprovidetokenholderswithadditionalassuranceand comfort that all the metal backing the tokens is really there, an internationally recognised assurancefirmhasbeenengagedtoverifynotonly that the metal is secured, but that it remains secured and it is indeed real pure bullion.

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99.9%pureforsilver.ThesewillbethestandardforGoldandSilverStandard metal held. Any exceptions to that would be noted in the report.TheassurancefirmwilluseaSigmaMetalyticspreciousmetalverifier which tests deeper and does not get fooled by ‘plating’.

Thelatestofthesereportswillbeavailableforinspectiononourwebsite.

T O K E N A U D I T

Asimplesearchofthecontractaddressontheblockchain(eitherindependentlyorthroughourwebsiteinterrogator)allowsanyonetothen verify that the number of tokens on issue at the time equals the amount of metal secured.

More fundamentally, token holders can take additional comfort in the fact that the token smart contracts for both AUS and AGS were thoroughlytestedandauditedindependentlybyEntersoftpriortolaunch.

EntersoftisanApplicationsecurityserviceproviderwithriflefocusonproactivesecuritythroughsecuritybydesign.Throughtheirmanagedserviceofferings,theycurrentlyworkwith300+customersinFinTech,IoT,Blockchain,BFSIandHealthcare.Theyhelptheircustomersachieve a high Application security quotient and instil proactive appsecuritycultureinthedevelopers’DNA.Throughoffensiveassessments, proactive monitoring and pragmatic security, they make applicationsecurityaDevOpsresponsibility.Theynotonlyprovidebest in class Security assessments, they also inculcate DevSecOps withinorganizations.Entersoftwereengagedbyandfoundcriticalbugs in Yahoo, Blackberry, Dropbox and Western Union to name a few.In2018theywereawardedFintechoftheYearbyEconomicTimesETNet.

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F R O M T H E T O K E N R E P O R T

∙CodeQualityThecodequalityisofhighstandard,andwebelieveitiswellwrittenandneatcode.Thereisenoughdocumentationforeachfunction.

∙ResultAuditwasconductedontheprovidedthreecontractfiles.Thefollowing table provides an overall picture of the security posture. Means no bugs are identified.

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By choosing our gold or silver stable coin, you’re protecting yourself from your local currencyinflation,fromeconomicnewsortimesofnationalconflict.

Profitina storm

Why gold and silver?

∙Goldandsilveraregenerallyuncorrelatedtosharesorequities.InthefiveworstyearsontheASX,sharesdeclined24.4%andgoldrose38.5%.Youwere63%betteroffingold.IntheGFC(over2years)–shareshalvedandgolddoubled.

∙SincetheGlobalFinancialCrisis(GFC),afinancialcrashcausedbytoomuchdebt,wehaveseenover40%moredebtaddedto the system. We have seen Central Banks around the world unleashunprecedentedmonetisation(‘printingmoney’)andreduceinterestratestonearandevenbelowzero.Thisdesperateattempttoreflatethesystemhasnotworked.Amidmoribundrealglobaleconomicgrowth,ithasartificiallyinflatedfinancialassets(shares,bonds,etc)beyondfundamentals.Ithasmadeitworse and left them nowhere to run when it next crashes.

∙Manybelievethenextfinancialcrisisisnearingandwillbefar,farworsethantheGFC.

∙Bothgoldandsilverproductionappeartohavereachedapeakin2015andarenowindeclineafteryearsofsuppressedprices,decliningminingyieldsandlackofnewdiscoveries.Asat2017,demandforgoldoutstrippedminesupplyby25%.

∙Theworld’sCentralbanks,alreadystrategicallyholdinglargequantitiesofgold,haveboughtover3,000tonnesincetheGFC.

∙Whilstthereisaround$7.5trillionworthofgoldinexistence,estimatesindicateonly$1.5trillionisavailabletothegeneralmarket.Thereisapprox$295trillionoffinancialassetsintheworld.Whathappenswhenevenafractionofthat$295trilliontriestogetintothat$1.5trillionmarketspace?...

∙Chinesedemandhassurgedsince2013andcontinues.Investmentdemandtoo,startedtosurgein2016.

1 . S A F E H A V E N A G A I N S T E C O N O M I C U N C E R T A I N T Y

2 . S U P P L Y & D E M A N D F U N D A M E N T A L S

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∙Abouthalfofallsilverproducedisusedingrowingindustrialusesto which its properties are unique. Most of those uses discard the metal afterwards without recovery.

∙Bothgoldandsilverarerelativelysmallmarketsthatcanquicklybe overwhelmed by sentiment based investment.

Balance your wealth in an unbalanced world.TMImagineaworld-widecurrencythat’stotallyhingedtothepriceofgoldorsilver.Withtheadventofblockchainwe’vedonejustthat.Formanyaroundtheworldthismeansfreedomfromsuper-inflatedcurrencies,outofcontrolcostoflivingexpensesorevenjustthebenefitsofmovingawayfromtheUSdollarasaprimaryworldwidecurrency.

By choosing our gold or silver stablecoin, you’re protecting yourself fromyourlocalcurrencyinflationandeconomicorgeopoliticalturmoil. Where traditionally, you would store a portion of wealth in physical gold or silver, you now have the ability to store this wealth ontheimmutableblockchain.Thisprovidesthesamestabilityofreal money in times of economic turmoil and comes with the added benefitofquickeraccessandefficiencywhenpurchasingaswellasthe ability to transfer your blockchain gold and silver into other crypto assets and currencies through our nominated exchanges.

Cryptocurrency traders often have nowhere stable to place their holdingsin-betweentrades.TheGoldStandardandSilverStandardprovidetheperfectsolution-atransparentandtrustworthycurrencytoplaceholdingsbeforeandin-betweentrades.

TheGoldStandardAUSandSilverStandardAGSare now the perfect stablecoins in a world of crypto volatility, economic and geopolitical uncertainty, andinflation.

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A D D R E S SLevel6,12CreekStreet

Brisbane, Australia

E M A I [email protected]

T E L E G R A Mt.me/GoldSilverStandard

T O L L F R E E P H O N E1800987648