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How Real-World Assets are Driving the DeFi Evolution

  Decentralized finance (DeFi) emerged to challenge the inefficiencies and oftentimes lack of inclusivity of traditional finance (TradFi). In its earliest form, DeFi prized innovation over accountability, often prioritizing yield mechanics untethered to real economic activity. That era is ending. Today, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs)… Read More

Crypto.com to Accept BlackRock Tokenized Fund as Trading Collateral

Crypto.com announced that the Crypto.com Exchange, the platform’s institutional-grade offering, will accept BlackRock’s tokenized fund, BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), as trading collateral for clients. Established in March 2024, BUIDL provides qualified investors with the opportunity to earn U.S. dollar yields by “subscribing… Read More

GVNR Aims to Connect All Blockchains, Raises Money on Republic

GVNR is a protocol that aims to be the cross-chain to connect all things Web3, and the company is raising funds on Republic. According to the offering page, GVNR is offering a “Token Purchase Agreement,” a facility offered to issuers by Republic. The deal is… Read More

Winnipeg Apartment Block Tokenization Just the Beginning for Polymath

Polymath is reaping the rewards from years of careful preparation and forethought. Now, as asset tokenization prepares for takeoff, Vince Kadar’s company is front and center. Its origins date back to 2017-18, when Polymath became the first organization building an app on Ethereum. That app… Read More

Securitize DS Protocol Whitepaper Examines Intersection of TradFi and Tokenized Finance

The launch of Securitize’s DS Protocol whitepaper reflects a key moment in the fusion of blockchain and traditional finance. Published recently, the document has been released as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation nears full enforcement by December 2024, shaping the landscape for… Read More

Tokenized UBS Money Market Fund Has Opened for Subscription on 21X

The tokenized UBS money market fund has opened for subscription on 21X. Black Manta Capital Partners and SBI Digital Markets offer US Money (USMO) – a tokenized note on UBS (Irl) USD Sustainable Money Market Fund – through 21X. Europe’s regulated DLT trading and settlement… Read More

Ant International Introduces Tokenized Deposit Solutions for Real-Time Treasury Management with HSBC

Ant International announced its collaboration with HSBC on the bank’s new Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong. The service will support treasury management “with real-time, always-on HKD and USD payments between corporate wallets held by a corporate client at HSBC Hong Kong.” The Tokenised Deposit… Read More

DASP Ditobanx, based in El Salvador, Partners with Tokenization Firm Tokeny

Tokeny will be working with a licensed Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP), Ditobanx.  According to a public statement, Ditobanx is seeking to enter into the RWA tokenization sector. Ditobanx says it will be launching COINGT, a $325 million tokenized infrastructure initiative backed by equity in the… Read More

Dubai Launches Region’s First Tokenized Real Estate Platform

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The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has launched the region’s first tokenized real estate investment project via the Prypco Mint platform, in a landmark step toward redefining property investment in the Middle East. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Prypco, VARA, the Central Bank of the… Read More

Kraken and Backed to Launch xStocks on Solana, Improving Access to Tokenized Equities

Kraken, a technology platform built on crypto that unlocks access and reduces inefficiencies to drive financial freedom, today announced a strategic partnership with Backed, the issuer of tokenized stocks, and the Solana Foundation to bring tokenized U.S. equities to investors worldwide. Announced at Solana Accelerate,… Read More

BNP Paribas Asset Management Introduces Natively Tokenized Money Market Fund Shares on Allfunds Blockchain

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced the launch of natively tokenised Money Market fund shares, testing cross-border transactions based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), in collaboration with Allfunds Blockchain as tech provider and BNP Paribas’ Securities Services business as transfer agent and fund dealing… Read More

Ant International Taps HSBC for First Bank-Led Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong

Ant International has become the first corporate client to utilise HSBC’s new Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong, marking a milestone in the city’s push to integrate blockchain into traditional finance, Business News Asia reported. The service enables real-time, round-the-clock HKD and USD payments between… Read More

Web3 Thoughts of the Week: Tokenized Gold, BTC/Quantum Concerns, AI/Copyright Issues

Web3 personalities had plenty to discuss this week, as AI companies risk trampling over copyright protections, historians are concerned about ownership of the digital record, and gold and BTC price surges fuel concerns. AI companies skirting copyright law “What was simply a global race for… Read More

Apex Group Acquires Majority Stake in Tokeny to Accelerate Tokenization Adoption

Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Luxembourg-based Tokeny, an enterprise-grade tokenization solutions provider. The transaction, which will see Apex Group have “100% control over the next three years, follows the initial investment and strategic partnership… Read More

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and BIS Research Examines Tokenized Wholesale Financial Markets

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a joint research study that explored if and how central banks could continue to “implement monetary policy operations in hypothetical tokenized wholesale financial markets.” Project Pine, from the New York… Read More

Libre Brings Laser Digital’s Carry Fund On-Chain via Avalanche, Providing Access to Alternative Strategies

Libre, the on-chain infrastructure purpose-built for regulated real-world assets (RWAs) has brought its Libre Gateway to the Avalanche network, starting with the tokenization of the Laser Carry Fund (LCF). This integration marks yet another milestone in “expanding institutional access to tokenized financial products on public… Read More

VanEck Introduces Tokenized Fund, VBILL, on Securitize

VanEck, a global investment management firm, in partnership with Securitize, the platform for real-world assets with over $3.9 billion (as of May 12, 2025) in tokenized securities, announced the launch of the VanEck Treasury Fund, Ltd. (VBILL), its tokenized fund, designed to provide investors with… Read More

Strands Technologies and Derive.xyz to Bridge TradFi and DeFi with Tokenized Derivatives

Strands Technologies Ltd. has reportedly reached a milestone of over $6 billion in tokenized notional by integrating Derive.xyz, a decentralized protocol for on-chain derivatives. This partnership comes at a time when trust in the space has been shaken by the past collapse and “continued aftermath… Read More

SOL Strategies Is Reportedly Considering Pathway to Tokenize Shares on Solana Blockchain

SOL Strategies Inc., a Canadian company building infrastructure for the Solana ecosystem, announced that it signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Superstate, a technology firm focused on modernizing capital markets through blockchain infrastructure. Pursuant to the MoU, the company and Superstate will explore… Read More

Tokenization and Institutional-Grade Compliance : Chainalysis Announces Integration with Hadron by Tether

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has announced a significant milestone in its strategic partnership with Tether, one of the world’s largest stablecoin issuers. Chainalysis’ compliance and monitoring tools have reportedly been integrated into Hadron by Tether, which is a platform designed to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs)…. Read More

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