Gold basics · 5 min read
What is digital gold, and what do you actually own?
Digital gold is real, physical, allocated metal held in a vault in your name, not a token, not an IOU, and not a gold fund. Here is what you own.
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Learn gold, properly.
Everything we wish someone had told us before our first gram: what you actually own, where the rate comes from, what the tax is, and how to tell a real platform from a convincing one. No forecasts, no tips, no stock photos of bullion.
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Rates & markets · 4 min read
How the gold price in India is actually set
London sets a dollar price, the rupee converts it, duty is added and a refiner quotes a spread. Four steps, each explaining part of the number.
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Gold rate year wise in India: what 10 grams cost since 1964
What 10 grams of gold cost in India every year since 1964, from the RBI's own series, and why the rupee did more of the climbing than the metal.
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Gold SIP: how much to put in, and how often
Buying a fixed amount of gold on a schedule averages your price and removes the timing question. How much, how often, and when a SIP is the wrong tool.
Read the guideSafety & trust · 4 min read
Is digital gold safe? Nine checks before you trust a platform
Nine questions with verifiable answers on custody, audits, insurance, spreads and exits, plus the warning signs that should end the conversation.
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Tax on digital gold in India, in the order you meet it
3% GST when you buy, capital gains when you sell, KYC when you cross the annual threshold. What each one is, when it applies, and what you need to keep.
Read the guideCoins & delivery · 3 min read
How to convert digital gold into a physical coin
Redemption converts vaulted grams into certified metal delivered to your door. What it costs, what sizes exist, and what changes the moment you do it.
Read the guideBullion houses · 5 min read
SafeGold vs Augmont vs MMTC-PAMP: who is behind your digital gold
Almost every digital gold app in India sells metal from one of three companies. Here is who each one is, how its custody works, and which apps use it.
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Augmont digital gold: the refiner, the vault and the apps built on it
Who Augmont is, where its refineries are, who holds its digital gold, and which apps sell it, including ours. Every fact is linked to its source.
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SafeGold: who holds the gold, and which apps run on it
SafeGold powers PhonePe, Amazon Pay and Tanishq gold. Here is the company behind it, how its vault and trustee work, and what to check before buying.
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MMTC-PAMP digital gold: India's LBMA refinery, explained
MMTC-PAMP refines India's only LBMA Good Delivery gold and powers Google Pay and Paytm gold. Who owns it, what it makes, and what to check.
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Akshaya Tritiya, Dhanteras and the gold price: what really happens
Akshaya Tritiya, Dhanteras and the wedding season shape India's gold buying. What really happens to rates on those days, and how to buy around them.
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