What to do if you inherit gold or other precious metals
Inheriting gold or other precious metals comes with real financial decisions, especially in today's market.
Inheriting gold or other precious metals comes with real financial decisions, especially in today's market.

Salt Lake City, Utah, March 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TAP, Inc., a financial technology company, today announced the expansion of its TAP Strategies lineup on TAPInvest.com, introducing new Multi-Asset, Thematic, and Target Date strategies available through its Robo-Registered Investment Adviser (Robo-RIA) platform.All TAP Strategies will be made accessible through TAP Invest’s unified brokerage and digital asset account structure. TAP Strategies provide investors with simplified access to diversified, "one-tap” strategies including stocks, digital assets, real world assets, and tokenized precious metals within a single, integrated TAP investment experience.TAP Strategies provide a simple entry point and curated allocations to holdings such as mega-cap stocks, digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and more, as well as real world assets and tokenized precious metals, such as Paxos Gold (PAXG), simplifying multiple asset classes into "one-tap” portfolio allocations for customers.Through TAP’s Robo-RIA infrastructure, investors can allocate directly from U.S. dollars into diversified TAP Strategies across multiple asset classes, while consolidating brokerage, digital asset, and strategy balances within a single unified account dashboard.TAP Strategies Highlights-Simple account opening for TAP brokerage accounts within one platform across stocks and digital assets.-Direct allocation from U.S. dollars into TAP Strategies, across multiple asset classes, without separate digital asset conversions or platform transfers.-Automated portfolio analysis tools that allow customers to select investment strategies based on their individual preferences and financial situation.-TAP Multi-Asset strategies including stocks, digital assets, real world assets, tokenized precious metals, and more.-TAP Thematic strategies focused on long-term sectors shaping the global economy across industries, regions, and macro-trends such as AI, healthcare, defense, energy, blockchain, robotics, and more.-TAP Target Date strategies integrating stocks, digital assets, real world assets, tokenized precious metals, and more, across goal-based time horizons.-High-yield cash accounts available through participating program banks.TAP Multi-Asset Strategies combine digital assets, stocks, tokenized real world assets and precious metals within diversified, theme-driven allocations designed to help simplify portfolio allocations and streamline execution for consumers and Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs).TAP Target Date Strategies include TAP: 2030, TAP: 2050, and TAP: 2075. These strategies combine stocks, digital assets, tokenized real world assets and precious metals over extended time horizons based on age, goals, life stage, income, and risk tolerance.TAP Digital Asset Strategies include holdings such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, and more across thematic and target-date allocation strategies.TAP Strategies introduce new innovations into one of the largest segments of the financial markets. The U.S. retirement market represents approximately $32 trillion in total assets. Despite its scale, innovation in portfolio construction has largely remained concentrated in traditional stock and bond frameworks. Within that broader landscape, target-date strategies alone reached approximately $5.2 trillion in assets at year-end 2025, reflecting continued growth and investor demand for goal-based allocation models (Estimates are based on publicly available industry data as of year-end 2025). The continued expansion of the human lifespan further underscores the importance of integrating multi-asset, thematic, and target date strategies into modern portfolio construction."Decades of market data have demonstrated that disciplined buy-and-hold investing, broad diversification across multiple asset classes, and consistent long-term portfolio allocation have historically been among the most effective approaches to wealth building. TAP Strategies are structured around these principles: integrating stocks, digital assets, real world assets, and tokenized precious metals within automated portfolio frameworks over a variety of themes and time horizons for investors1,” said Brian Foote, CEO of TAP, Inc.The expanded TAP Strategies suite reinforces TAP’s mission to simplify investing across long-term structural themes and asset classes, within a streamlined user experience. TAP will continue to add more strategies to the platform over time.About TAP, Inc.TAP, Inc. is a private financial technology company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and San Diego, California focused on automated investing, multi-asset strategies, and digital payments. The TAP platform includes the TAP Wallet, TAP Invest platform, and TAP Registry for digital and physical asset management. TAP’s technology stack is supported by its granted U.S. patent for "System and Method for Transferring Currency Using Blockchain” (US 12,118,613 B2), valid through 2041, with additional patents pending.TAP Invest is not a bank. FDIC insurance coverage applies only to deposits held at participating program banks, subject to applicable FDIC limits and program terms. Registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not imply a certain level of skill or training. TAP operates through its SocialTrader Robo-RIA (CRD# 326985 / SEC# 801-128322) and delivers individual and strategy investment solutions through TAPInvest.com. Brokerage custody and execution services are provided through Alpaca Securities LLC (CRD# 288202), delivering regulated securities infrastructure within the TAP ecosystem. Brokerage and digital asset services described herein are currently provided through TAP Invest’s integration with Alpaca Securities LLC. The platform may also support connectivity with certain third-party financial accounts, where available. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal.Safe Harbor StatementThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future product development, strategy expansion, regulatory positioning, anticipated growth, and market adoption. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. TAP, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law.Website: TAPInvest.comSales: Sales@TAPInvest.comSource: TAP, Inc.1 Past performance does not guarantee future results. All investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal.

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As demand for digital assets continues to accelerate, scaling solutions have become one of the most important challenges facing Ethereum. In a recent discussion, Robinhood’s Head of Crypto outlined the company’s ambitious strategy to tackle this problem by building its own ETH Layer-2 network to serve mainstream users. Rather than merely participating in the broader ecosystem, Robinhood aims to solve core usability barriers that have hindered mass adoption. Why Ethereum Needs To Scale For Mass Adoption Robinhood’s head of crypto explains why they’re building an Ethereum layer-2. According to a video that was reported on X by Etherealize, Robinhood stated that many companies are launching their own layer-1 blockchain to gain full control over their ecosystems. Meanwhile, Robinhood is excited about the idea of building a stack, but creating the security of a real, proper, decentralized chain is extremely difficult, and only ETH can offer that for free. Related Reading: Ethereum Boost: Vitalik Buterin Sets Aside $45M In ETH For Privacy And Open Tech In contrast, many newer layer-1 chains may appear as decentralized alternatives, but they often lack meaningful validator distribution or long-term security guarantees. Without deep decentralization, some of these chains risk becoming little more than a fancy database, slower than the actual database, and there’s no meaningful value in that. Robinhood explains that ETH can offer security by default, and the second major factor that the company considered in choosing to build a layer-2 on top of ETH was liquidity, which is on every EVM-compatible chain, and was also an important decision factor for the company. However, if the long-term goal is to bring traditional assets such as stocks on-chain, it will require liquidity, and this won’t be possible if it’s in a closed loop or closed chain that no individual can assess. For the company, these two elements were the main focus, which is why they decided to build on ETH. ETH’s Role In The Sanctuary-Tech Movement Ethereum Daily revealed on X that Vitalik Buterin emphasized that ETH should not be reduced to a speculative finance tool or technology fad. Instead, it should be part of a foundational layer within a broader sanctuary-technology infrastructure ecosystem designed to provide an open-source, censorship-resistant way for individuals to store value, coordinate, and communicate safely without relying on centralized gatekeepers. Related Reading: Ethereum Price Support Intact, but Market Signals Waning Bullish Momentum The idea goes beyond simple transactions. This includes building persistent digital spaces, programmable money, multigeniture wallets for collective asset security, and government contracts that allow communities to make decisions transparently and autonomously. When these components are integrated across all layers from user wallets to hardware, they form resilient digital islands capable of operating independently of any single authority. By limiting concentrated control and distributing power through code, ETH can help create systems that enable users to retain custody, privacy, and security in a chaotic geopolitical environment. Featured image from Peakpx, chart from Tradingview.com

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