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STRATO Gold and Silver (GOLDST, SILVST)

What the client owns
Title to and beneficial ownership of gold held under a bailment by BA Gold Enterprises Inc. in New York, one troy ounce per token on STRATO’s treasury page (the tokenization terms say one gram); Title to and beneficial ownership of one troy ounce of 999 fine silver per token, held under a bailment by BA Gold Enterprises Inc. in New York. Commodity receipt: A receipt for an allocated physical asset held by a custodian.
Who may hold it
US retail investors. First purchase minimum not stated. State coverage not confirmed by the issuer. The platform terms admit anyone 18 or over, or of age where they live, and entities, unless US law or local law bars them; US persons are not excluded. The documents require KYC only at physical redemption, where the person collecting must match the KYC data of the wallet. Tokens can be bought in fractions of an ounce. Redemption takes 100-ounce silver bars or two 1-ounce gold coins, collected in person in New York; Ethereum holders must bridge back to STRATO first.
Who can freeze or claw back
Ethereum GOLDST: can pause transfers, gate who may hold, mint, change the code. A 2-of-3 multisig can pause transfers. A 2-of-3 multisig can change the code with no delay.
How it exits
Redeem in kind. The current, verified holder of the tokens on STRATO books an appointment at least five business days ahead and collects the metal in person at the New York vault, showing ID that matches the wallet’s KYC data: SILVST in 100-ounce bars, GOLDST as two 1-ounce coins at a time. There is no shipping. The holder pays the vault’s redemption fees and taxes, which the terms do not quantify. STRATO may suspend redemption for regulatory, security, or force majeure reasons.. Settles in XAG (100-ounce bars, New York), XAU (1-ounce coins, New York).

Research and shelf status are on the memo: STRATO Gold and Silver (GOLDST, SILVST) Adverse research finding

Issuer
STRATO, Inc. (British Virgin Islands, company 2179057) under the tokenization terms; the platform terms name STRATO Nexus, Inc. (BVI, 2210755), and the vault letters are addressed to BlockApps, Inc. (Brooklyn, New York)
Registration
Not a security
Official record
No transfer agent
Instruments
GOLDST SILVST
Chains
STRATO, Ethereum
Reviewed
2026-09-23 · v1
Next review
2027-03-23

Who may buy, hold, transfer, and redeem

Each answer rests on the issuer’s own words, quoted from the document named under it. Ketju re-reads each document and records whether the words are still there. Where the documents say nothing, the row says so.

What the holder owns

The holder keeps title to and beneficial ownership of the metal, which the custodian holds under a bailment.

“Title to and beneficial ownership of the Precious Metals remain at all times with the Customer or lawful token holder.”

STRATO: Asset Deposit and Tokenization Terms (updated 2026-04-22) · Section 5 · words found 2026-09-23

What the holder owns

The same terms also say the metal is allocated but not segregated, which Section 5 contradicts.

“The silver and gold behind each token are held in approved vaults on an allocated, not segregated, basis.”

STRATO: Asset Deposit and Tokenization Terms (updated 2026-04-22) · Section 2 · words found 2026-09-23

Who may hold it

Anyone whose own law and US law do not bar them; US persons are not excluded.

“You can only use our Products to the extent the laws of your jurisdiction or the United States do not bar you from doing so.”

STRATO: Terms of Service (updated 2026-06-24) · Eligibility · words found 2026-09-23

First purchase minimum

No minimum to buy or hold; redemption takes 100 ounces of silver or two 1-ounce gold coins.

“physical redemptions to the current token holder are available only in standardized 100-ounce bars (in the case of SILVST) and two 1-ounce coins (in the case of GOLDST).”

STRATO: Asset Deposit and Tokenization Terms (updated 2026-04-22) · Section 8.2 · words found 2026-09-23

Account types

Individuals of age and entities.

“you represent that you are at least 18 years old or at the age of majority in your jurisdiction”

STRATO: Terms of Service (updated 2026-06-24) · Eligibility · words found 2026-09-23

Who it may be transferred to

Freely on STRATO unless the owner pauses the token; to Ethereum by locking the native token and minting a representation.

“Bridging out locks the token in a STRATO custody vault. A representation token is then minted on the external chain after an attestation.”

STRATO docs: Bridge guide · Native STRATO Tokens · words found 2026-09-23

How a holder redeems

In person at the New York vault only, with ID matching the wallet’s KYC data.

“STRATO requires all physical redemptions to be completed in person at our designated vaulting facility.”

STRATO: Asset Deposit and Tokenization Terms (updated 2026-04-22) · Section 8.3 · words found 2026-09-23

Who keeps the official record

The STRATO chain: redemption rights follow current, verified ownership of the tokens on STRATO, so Ethereum holders must bridge back.

“The right to physical redemption is strictly tied to current and verified ownership of the Precious Metals or metal tokens on the STRATO platform”

STRATO: Asset Deposit and Tokenization Terms (updated 2026-04-22) · Section 8 · words found 2026-09-23

What the issuer says it can freeze or take back

The terms are silent; the STRATO token code lets its owner burn any holder’s balance, and on Ethereum a 2-of-3 Safe can switch off transfers.

Not stated in STRATO: Asset Deposit and Tokenization Terms (updated 2026-04-22), STRATO: Terms of Service (updated 2026-06-24), STRATO: Treasury and Audits, STRATO docs: Bridge guide.

FactWhat the file records
Who onboards the holderNo onboarding
Voting rightsNone
DistributionsNone
SIPC coverage of the walletNo

Who can change the record

Powers read from the deployed contracts and their verified source: the token and every contract it consults on transfer. A power recorded here is the issuer’s ability, not evidence it has been used.

TokenChainFreeze a holderPauseClaw backGate holdersChange the codeKeys held by
GOLDSTEthereumNoYesNoYesYesA 2-of-3 multisig can pause transfers. A 2-of-3 multisig can change the code with no delay.

Who holds the keys

Every current holder of each power, read from the chain on 2026-09-23. A single key is one private key: whoever holds it acts alone. A multisig needs the stated number of signers. A timelock makes every action wait, so holders can see it coming.

TokenChainKeyWhat it can doHeld byAddress
GOLDSTEthereumAdmin rolegrant and revoke these powersa 2-of-3 multisig0x95b4…bf55
GOLDSTEthereumUpgrader rolechange the codea 2-of-3 multisig0x95b4…bf55
GOLDSTEthereumTransfer admin rolegrant and revoke these powers, pause transfers, decide who may holda 2-of-3 multisig0x95b4…bf55
GOLDSTEthereumBridge rolemint new tokensa contract0x9915…712f
Ethereum GOLDST: 1 contract read at block 26042901, 4 functions in verified source, 2026-09-23
Read from the chain
  • eip1967.implementation=0xf5cb3aab38dcb3a1bd1040dc490f5c06114200a4
Read from verified source

Where it trades

VenueKind
STRATO app (app.strato.nexus): purchase and pools on the STRATO chainissuer primary
Coinstore (GOLDST/USDT)exchange
Uniswap v4 on Ethereum (SILVST/USDC; GOLDST against USDT and XAUT)dex

How it exits

PathSettlementSettles in
Redeem in kindThe current, verified holder of the tokens on STRATO books an appointment at least five business days ahead and collects the metal in person at the New York vault, showing ID that matches the wallet’s KYC data: SILVST in 100-ounce bars, GOLDST as two 1-ounce coins at a time. There is no shipping. The holder pays the vault’s redemption fees and taxes, which the terms do not quantify. STRATO may suspend redemption for regulatory, security, or force majeure reasons.XAG (100-ounce bars, New York), XAU (1-ounce coins, New York)
Secondary market only; no issuer redemptionHolders who do not redeem sell in the STRATO pools against USDST, on Coinstore (GOLDST/USDT), or in Uniswap pools on Ethereum after bridging.USDST, USDT, USDC

What the monitor reads daily

Every control function in the table above and the contracts the token consults on transfer; the token’s on-chain supply against yesterday’s; and its market quote against yesterday’s quote. Every document quoted above is re-read too, and a quote that leaves its document reopens the file. A change opens a review item in the governance queue and reopens the file before any client action.

Sources

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