Key Takeaways Garlinghouse called the gold relocation an ideal crypto use case. Most of the 86 metric tons were sold in New York and rebought in London. The operation improved access to gold during a potential crisis. Garlinghouse Contrasts Gold Logistics With Crypto Transfers Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse argued on Sept. 4 that a months-long gold operation by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank, exposed the limitations of traditional financial infrastructure. In a post on social media platform X, he contrasted the process with crypto’s capacity to transfer value globally, placing the physical gold market at the center …


