Argo Joins aXedras Ecosystem to Provide Physical Gold Investors with On-chain Transparency

Digital Precious Metal Investment Platform Leverages aXedras’ Bullion Integrity Ledger™ for24/7 Physical Asset Holdings Verification

NEW YORK – APRIL 23, 2025  –  Argo   Digital  Gold  Ltd  (‘Argo”  or  “the  Company”),   a  digital precious metals investment platform, today announced the launch of its “proof of physical gold allocation” feature, powered by aXedras, an independent Swiss technology company specialized in the precious metals industry. This integration will allow Argo investors to digitally verify theCompany’s allocated gold holdings with its sovereign custodian, the Royal Canadian Mint, by leveraging aXedras’ innovative Bullion Integrity Ledger™ offering.

Michael Petch, Co-Founder & President of Argo,  commented   on   the   collaboration,   "By leveraging aXedras’ Bullion Integrity Ledger™, we will reinforce the trust and confidence that the physical gold purchased and stored using our platform is allocated accordingly. Ultimately, this integration   will   empower   the   next   generation   of   precious   metals   investors  by giving them a modern, transparent, and digitally native way to invest in precious metals."

This   collaboration   represents   an   innovative   approach   in   digital   precious   metals   investing, combining   distributed   ledger   technology   with   the   enduring   value   of   gold   to   offer   a   more transparent and secure investment experience. By leveraging the Bullion Integrity Ledger™, a decentralized platform that fosters peer-to-peer engagement among stakeholders in the preciousmetals industry, Argo investors will gain near-time, verifiable proof that their gold is securely allocated. Argo chose to integrate aXedras’ Bullion Integrity Ledger™ given its acknowledgement within the precious metals industry by both the LBMA and World Gold Council.

“We are pleased to welcome Argo into the aXedras™ Ecosystem utilizing immutable product datafor its digital precious metals investment platform. aXedras looks forward to supporting them ontheir   journey   towards   greater   investor   empowerment   -   enabling   their   investors   to   gain comprehensive   data   on   gold   allocated   to   Argo   by   the   Royal   Canadian   Mint,”   added  Iwan Lottenbach, Chief Program Technology Officer at aXedras.

The   Bullion   Integrity   Ledger™   is   a   decentralized   platform   that   leverages   distributed   ledgertechnology to securely exchange data and documents across the global precious metals industry.This platform will instantly verify physically backed digital gold stored with Argo’s trusted sovereigncustodian, the Royal Canadian Mint. Argo’s integration with aXedras is expected to be finished inQ2 with the feature scheduled to go live during H1 2025.

Argo not only offers transparency but increases accessibility with fractional ownership and low-cost access to precious metals for investors of all sizes. Backed by the Sprott family and PeterGrosskopf, Argo provides institutional-grade features such as 24/7 trading and a variety of storageoptions, including secure allocated vault storage.

About Argo
Argo Digital Gold Ltd is a Sprott Family company revolutionizing the way the modern investor captures the timeless value of gold and precious metals through Argo, a secure, transparent, low-cost digital investment platform. Argo empowers investors to purchase gold and other precious metals in all their forms, and custody them at trusted vaults while offering institutional-grade features such as fractional ownership and 24/7 trading. Backed by the Sprott family and Peter Grosskopf, Argo offers cutting-edge innovation shaped by over eight decades of combined experience in precious metals and financial markets to create a future-forward precious metals investment platform.

To learn more and join the future of gold investing, visit www.argovault.com

About aXedras
Created in 2018 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, aXedras is an independent software solutions provider dedicated to advancing the precious metals industry through innovative digital solutions. Its primary focus is on ensuring the integrity of gold bars and other precious metals. At the core of its offerings is the Bullion Integrity Ledger™, a secure, DLT-based platform designed to digitalize global supply chains. This member-based ecosystem facilitates peer-to-peer interactions among stakeholders in the precious metals market, strengthening integrity, transparency, traceability, and confidentiality in data and business transactions.

Learn more at www.axedras.com

Media Contact
M Group Strategic Communications (on behalf of Argo):  argo@mgroupsc.com