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# 7.3 Market Potential

The Gold Mining ecosystem operates at the intersection of three multibillion-dollar sectors:

| Setor                                               | Tamanho Estimado de Mercado (2024) |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 🪙 Tokenization of Assets (Real World Assets - RWA) | US$ 16 trillion by 2030 (BCG)      |
| 🪙 Global Gold Market                               | US$ 12 trillion in available gold  |
| 🌍 Artisanal mining                                 | 40 million workers (UNEP)          |

* Only 1% of the global gold supply is involved in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
* The tokenization of physical commodities is in its early stages of adoption.
* It is estimated that over **1 billion people live in countries with unstable currencies**, making projects like Gold Mining highly relevant.

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📌 **Chapter Summary:**

**GMC** has clear, accessible, and highly scalable applications. Whether as a source of passive income, access to physical gold, a tool for economic inclusion, or integration between physical and digital worlds, Gold Mining delivers direct value to real people and communities.


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