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About Us

Our Story

Precious metals hold value. Obsidian is a note for a quantity of that metal, owed by the company to the person who holds it.

The Obsidian Thesis

Our Vision

The Obsidian Thesis

A note, not title to the vault

You can buy a note in the app. It names a quantity of gold or silver the company owes you. The company holds metal with Alpine Gold Exchange (AGX). You do not own that metal. Notes already sold can move to another Solana wallet. Redemption is not available yet.

What is live, and what is not

Mint and hold are available. The company reads its Alpine account directly. That reading is not an audit, and it is not a check the chain enforces before a mint. Physical redemption is not available yet. Treat this as an early product, not a bank.

What the note names

Gold and silver bars, US gold and silver coins, and Goldbacks. Each note names a quantity of that metal. The company holds the metal. You hold the note.

Goldbacks, one of five notes you can hold

  • 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 custody, payments, and Solana. A logo is not an endorsement, an audit, or a statement that you own their vault.

  • Alpine Gold Exchange
  • Solana
  • SE Discord
  • GoldBack
  • BarCode
  • Sp3nd
  • mtndao
  • 0nCode
  • Block Wall Street
  • Troptions
Our Team

Meet the leadership

  • Rio, Founder
    Founder

    Rio

    Building Obsidian so a quantity of gold or silver can be held as a note the company owes to the person who holds it.

  • Sydney Sanders, Software Engineer
    Software Engineer

    Sydney Sanders

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

Open the Obsidian app

Open the Obsidian app

Buy and hold a note for a quantity of gold or silver. Soft launch is live. Redemption is not available yet.

Go to App
ObsidianOBSIDIAN

Soft launch. A note for a quantity of gold or silver the company owes you. Mint and hold today. Redemption is not available yet.

Protocol updates

Protocol milestones and product updates. One note a month.