

Gold for the 21st Century Episode 12 | Dan McElduff, Siddiq Farid, David Gornall, and Steve Lowe from Abaxx Exchange and Abaxx Spot
12 snips Jun 21, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Dan McElduff, President of Abaxx Exchange, and Steve Lowe, Strategic Advisor for Precious Metals, share insights from the Asia-Pacific Precious Metals Conference. They unveil Abaxx’s groundbreaking gold infrastructure that promises to streamline trading with co-located spot and futures markets. The conversation covers Singapore's ambitions to become a gold trading hub, the importance of market liquidity, and the evolving dynamics of buyer-seller interactions in a changing landscape. Their vision for a collaborative future in gold trading shines through.
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Asia Focused Gold Market Demand
- Asia-Pacific gold markets are gaining global attention amid geopolitical disruptions and market dislocations.
- There's a clear demand for an Asia-specific kilobar market with integrated pricing and trading.
Asia's Emerging Gold Hub
- Asia's gold markets are rapidly developing diverse needs for autonomous pricing amid regional competition.
- A dominant regional hub will inevitably connect deeply with global gold markets for full efficiency.
New Gold Market Players Rise
- New regional players with growing capital are stepping in as market intermediaries, expanding liquidity and diversity.
- This new participant class changes dynamics from price takers to price makers in Asia.