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Felix Engler is the founder of Thesaurum, a platform that brings real-world assets like diamonds to the blockchain. He works on democratizing diamond investing through tokenization and blockchain technology.
1Interview
2025First on the show
Jun 2025Latest appearance
31 minOn camera
31:05
Latest interview · Jun 9, 2025Felix Engler on tokenizing diamonds as real world assetsWatch the episode →
In their own words
“If we get a diamond like this out of earth out in our mind it cost us about $2 and a half $3,000 so between 3,000 and 25,000 that's a margin between us between the diamond dealers between the manual manufacturers and the end of the line.”
Key points from the latest interview
- Thesaurum tokenizes diamonds through the TDTT utility token, enabling fractional ownership and democratizing access to diamond investments previously limited to wealthy individuals and institutions.
- The company operates its own diamond mine in Liberia and partners with GIA for certification, ensuring all traded diamonds are among the top grades and colors with laser-inscribed certification numbers.
- Diamond supply chain markup reaches 1000% from mine extraction to retail jewelry stores, allowing tokenized platform users to enter at the beginning rather than the end of the value chain.
- Only nine best-graded diamonds, three best colors, and three best qualities are traded on the platform to ensure investor protection and profitability in the secondary market.
- Lab-created diamonds have depreciated from $2000 to $50 per carat in two years, making them poor investments compared to certified natural diamonds with stable value retention.