DART’s signs token loan deal tied to Jizo gold mine assets

DART’s Corporation has entered a token loan agreement with Jizo Mining Development to link 10 billion DAR tokens to the in-ground mineral assets of a Nagano gold mine. The deal aims to create what DART’s calls a mine-pegged token, extending asset-backed token models beyond dollars and gold.

Why it matters: - The agreement ties a crypto token to an entire mine’s in-ground mineral assets, not just to cash or bullion. - DART’s says the structure could expand real-world asset tokenization into mining and other resource-backed use cases. - DAR already trades on BingX, so the initiative may affect an existing token, not a new one.

What happened: - DART’s Corporation and Jizo Mining Development Co., Ltd. signed a token loan agreement structured as a business alliance agreement with special provisions on real estate collateral and token allocation. - The agreement links Jizo Mine’s in-ground mineral assets covered by its mining rights with 10 billion DAR tokens. - DART’s contributed 10 billion DAR tokens from a total issued supply of 30 billion. - Jizo Mine contributed all in-ground mineral assets covered by its mining rights. - The companies say the arrangement establishes a contractual peg between the mine assets and the tokens. - DART’s headquarters are in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and Jizo Mine is headquartered in Otari Village in Nagano Prefecture.

The details: - Jizo Mine is an open-pit gold mine in Otari Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture. - The mine first opened in 1931. - After closing at the end of World War II, the mine went through repeated reopenings and closures because of natural disasters and other factors. - The mine reopened in 2026. - The mineral deposit spans 1.2 million cubic meters. - Based on historical drilling results and an average grade of 30 parts per million, the estimated gold content is equivalent to 58 metric tonnes of pure gold. - DAR is listed on BingX. - BingX trading for DAR began on September 7, 2026. - DART’s describes DAR as a token for use within its digital economic ecosystem. - DART’s official website is the company website, and its company profile is available at the company profile. - Jizo Mine directs further information to its website at the mine website.

Between the lines: - The announcement positions the mine itself as collateral-like backing for a token, which is a broader step than gold-backed tokenization alone. - DART’s is borrowing the familiar logic of dollar-pegged and gold-pegged tokens, but applying it to mineral reserves in the ground. - The “mine-pegged token” framing is meant to differentiate DAR from standard asset-backed tokens. - The structure depends on historical estimates and survey data, so the headline valuation rests on assumptions rather than a fresh independent reserve audit.

What's next: - DART’s says it aims to broaden DAR’s use as a token backed by the real-world assets of a gold mine. - The company also says the initiative is intended to increase DAR’s utility within its digital economic ecosystem. - If the model gains traction, DART’s could use the same framework to support additional resource-backed token applications.

The bottom line: - DART’s is trying to turn a mine into token collateral, making DAR a test case for a new category of asset-backed crypto.