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KAU profile facts
Kinesis Gold (KAU) static profile: governance model Centralized (CeFi); backing model Real-World Asset Backed; peg Gold.
- Collateral
- 1:1 reserves of Kinesis-native KAU held by KMS Labs S.A. (Panama); native KAU is in turn backed 1:1 by allocated physical gold in ABX vaults.
- Peg mechanism
- KMS Labs may offer discretionary 1:1 redemption of ERC-20 KAU for Kinesis-native KAU after compliance onboarding, without guaranteed availability or processing time; physical gold redemption then follows Kinesis Cayman terms. ERC-20 holders have no legal, equitable, or beneficial title to the reserves.
- Jurisdiction
- Panama
- Proof of reserves
- Self-Reported PoR by KMS Labs S.A. (issuer ERC-20 KAU backing disclosure; the underlying native KAU bullion is separately inspected by Bureau Veritas Commodities UK Ltd / Inspectorate International) Reserve source
- Contracts
- 1 deployment tracked across Ethereum.
Source: Pharos registry profile fields. Live price, supply, reserve, liquidity, event, and safety data load in the interactive dossier on this page.
KAU quick answers
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What is Kinesis Gold (KAU)?
KAU (ERC-20) is KMS Labs' Ethereum gold token backed 1:1 by native Kinesis KAU; physical redemption is two-step and ERC-20 balances do not earn fee yield. The static profile records its Gold peg mechanism as: KMS Labs may offer discretionary 1:1 redemption of ERC-20 KAU for Kinesis-native KAU after compliance onboarding, without guaranteed availability or processing time; physical gold redemption then follows Kinesis Cayman terms.
Is KAU safe?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Pharos grades KAU D (46/100) on its Safety Score. Pharos's reviews record that the issuer or an admin can freeze individual holders' balances, and direct redemption is limited to customers the issuer has verified. That is a low-band grade, which flags significant structural risk. The grade moves as reserve, redemption, peg and control evidence changes; the live Safety Score on this page shows the current reading.
What backs KAU?
Pharos records KAU's reserves in its review of Oct 1, 2026 as 100% Kinesis-native KAU held in a segregated reserve wallet by KMS Labs S.A. Reserve evidence: Self-Reported PoR. Pharos classifies the backing as Real-World Asset Backed.
Can KAU be frozen or blacklisted?
Based on tracked contract metadata and blacklist coverage, issuer or admin freeze controls are recorded.
How do you redeem KAU?
Under the route Pharos reviewed on Sep 21, 2026, customers the issuer has verified can redeem KAU for physical metal, starting at 100 KAU. Settlement takes multiple days. The reviewed redemption fee is at most 0.45%, before delivery and third-party costs. Whether a given holder qualifies is set by the route's own terms, not by this summary.
