Physical gold sits in a vault and collects dust. Tokenized gold sits in a protocol and collects interest. It is 2026. The narrative for Real World Assets (RWA) has evolved. It is no longer enough to just hold PAX Gold (PAXG) as a hedge against inflation; the smart money is using it as productive collateral to generate passive income. But here is the catch: Since PAXG represents physical bars on the Ethereum blockchain, you cannot “stake” it like Solana.…