NatGold Digital mints 49,600 more NATG, lifting total to 106,800

NatGold Digital said it completed the tokenization of its second NatGold Certified Resource, generating and minting 49,600 additional NATG and bringing the total created across two tokenizations to 106,800. The latest issuance came from the Alaska 4 patented mining claim at the Friday Gold Mine in Idaho, following the June 30, 2026 tokenization of patented mining claims 45 and 46 at the Cahuilla Gold Project in California, which produced 57,200 NATG. The tokens were minted through a smart contract (self-executing blockchain code) and recorded on the Ethereum blockchain. The company said expected NATG trading on Kraken had not begun, despite an anticipated start at 10:00 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2026. It said it had not been informed of the reason for the delay or when trading would start. NatGold Digital described the two tokenizations as the first completed uses of its patent-pending digital mining model for NatGold Certified Resources. Under that model, the underlying gold remains in the ground, while the value associated with a verified resource is represented digitally through NATG. The company said 5% of NATG generated from each resource was allocated to its Contingency Fund and 2% to its Social Giveback Program, for combined totals of 5,340 NATG and 2,136 NATG. Management said the focus now shifts to adding more qualifying resources across geographies and completing further certifications and tokenizations.