BITGOLD
                                
                            
                        
                    
                 
                                BitGold is a Bitshares-based is a Market Pegged Asset or “Smart Coin” pegged to the value of Gold. The BitGold smart coin is issued on the BitShares blockchain when a BTS holder asks the network for them by handing over a BTS collateral to the network, essentially locking them in a contract for difference (CFD).