# What is Matrixdock Founded in February 2023, Matrixdock is Asia’s Real World Assets (RWA) leader that modernizes financial instruments and offers access to premium RWA through advanced tokenization technology. As the first in Asia to introduce a tokenized short-term treasury bill product, STBT, Matrixdock has rapidly emerged as Asia’s RWA leader, earning the Ecosystem Excellence TADS Award in 2023 for Trading & Liquidity Solutions. In 2024, Matrixdock introduced tokenized gold, XAUm, an ERC-20 token fully backed by 99.99% purity gold, offering investors a trusted and transparent digital asset tied to London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited gold. The gold reserves backing XAUm are securely held in Brink’s high-security, fully insured vaults in Singapore and Hong Kong, enabling physical redemption. Matrixdock is dedicated to becoming the gateway for clients seeking blue-chip RWA investments. With a steadfast focus on building a trusted and secure RWA ecosystem for crypto, Matrixdock provides diversified investment opportunities while setting new standards for trust and governance in the digital asset space. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://matrixdock.gitbook.io/matrixdock-docs/english/get-started/what-is-matrixdock.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.