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KAI USAD Global Exchange executed a significant trade on March 10, 2026, settling 380 tons of copper with 0.9 Bitcoin, valued at about $4.43 million USD. This transaction, led by Dubai Ocean Nuclear Energy Mineral Group, marks a shift from traditional Bank Letters of Credit to cryptocurrency in industrial trade.

The London Metal Exchange priced copper at $11,725 per ton, with the Bitcoin payment covering the entire shipment from Tanzania to East Asia. KAI Exchange aims for an annual clearing volume of 3 million tons of copper, potentially decoupling over 10% of the copper trade from traditional banking systems, valued at $175.5 billion USD.