E-gold

thumb|right|G&SR (e-gold Operator) office, 1998–2014, Melbourne, Florida

E-gold or eGold was a digital gold currency operated by Gold & Silver Reserve Inc. (G&SR) that allowed users to make payments, which it called "spends", in grams of gold, silver, and other precious metals. E-gold was launched in 1996 and grew to five million accounts by 2009, when transfers were suspended due to legal issues. At its peak in 2006, e-gold processed more than US$2 billion worth of spends per year, backed by over 85 million worth of gold, about . e-gold Ltd. was incorporated in Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and its operations were based in Florida.