Tagged: tokenization

August 21, 2025 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Libeara, a tokenization platform incubated by SC Ventures by Standard Chartered is pleased to announced that it has received an in-principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its Capital Markets Services (CMS) license. This in-principle approval represents “a significant regulatory milestone… Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM), operator of a licensed and regulated Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) in El Salvador, has selected ZIGChain as a lead blockchain and white label tokenization provider, DigiShares, to enable the regulated issuance of digital assets on its real-world assets (RWAs) marketplace…. Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Polymath, a Canadian blockchain firm, has announced partnerships with two entities as it pursues a strategy of global expansion. According to a company statement, Polymath is now collaborating with Black Manta Capital Partners, ClycleX, and Patina Capital. Polymath explains that by working with the two… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar visited with CNBC today to discuss AI in general, the incredible opportunity, and expectations for the industry. As part of the discussion, she was asked about platforms that are tokenizing their shares. OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is a private firm with… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Skybridge Capital announced it will tokenize $300 million of its flagship hedge funds on the Avalanche blockchain network. This initiative represents a collaboration with “enterprise-grade” tokenization leader Tokeny and its parent company, Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider servicing over $3.5 trillion in assets…. Read More

August 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Scottish whisky company Bowmore intends to tokenize a limited edition of its product using the Avalanche blockchain. Avalanche is touted as a high-performance blockchain that can scale as demand rises. Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining popularity. By tokenizing, novel assets can be made… Read More

August 14, 2025 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

KAIO, a firm that aims to tokenize real-world assets, says it has enlisted Hedera to bring institutional funds on the blockchain. KAIO says that it has now incorporated several separate funds: Laser Digital Carry Fund (LCF) – a market-neutral, low-correlation digital asset fund BlackRock ICS… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past year, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) demonstrated its commitment to maintaining a transparent financial services sector through a significant increase in enforcement actions and the release of a position paper on the tokenisation of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS). These developments underscore Malta’s… Read More

August 6, 2025 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Spiko, a Paris-based platform providing access to tokenized money market funds, is partnering with Concordium in a move to eliminate the need for escrow in trade finance. According to a release, the Concordium partnership will address the current analog and outdated process to help firms… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini, which provides a cryptocurrency exchange and serves as a custodian, has announced an expansion of its tokenized stock offerings for customers in the European Union. The latest batch of tokenized stocks, or dShares, includes names such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),… Read More

July 31, 2025 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Chase Ergen, an entrepreneur and strategic advisor claiming to be at the intersection of traditional and decentralized finance, with experience in the telecommunications and satellite industries as well. Ergen currently serves on the Board of Directors at DeFi Technologies Inc.,… Read More

July 31, 2025 @ 3:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FundBridge Capital and Libeara have announced the deployment of infrastructure support for ULTRA to operate on the Arbitrum network. ULTRA is described as a tokenized U.S. Treasury strategy managed by FundBridge Capital, a fund manager regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and sub-managed… Read More

July 30, 2025 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Apex Group, the firm that acquired European tokenization enabler Tokeny, has announced the launch of a new bridge to facilitate the integration of traditional finance with blockchain-based services. In a public statement, Apex said that Apex Digital 3.0 is now available to power the next era of fund… Read More

July 24, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VERT, one of Brazil’s securitization and fund management companies, has launched a blockchain-based platform for managing private credit operations, built on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a public blockchain built for the tokenization of real-world assets. The platform was developed to digitally “mirror securitization and fund… Read More

July 24, 2025 @ 1:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini, the digital assets exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has recently announced significant updates that aim to solidify its position as a bridge between traditional finance and the crypto ecosystem. Recently, Gemini expanded its tokenized stock offerings for European Union (EU)… Read More

July 23, 2025 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK) have announced they will soon offer tokenized money market funds. Tokenization, or the digitization of an asset, refers to the use of blockchain technology to enhance the management and reduce the costs of real-world assets.  While the blockchain… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax announce a partnership to advance the use of blockchain technology, utilizing tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) as collateral for their trading businesses. In a UK-first initiative, tokenised “units of Aberdeen Investment’s money market fund (tMMF) and tokenised UK gilts… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini, a crypto-assets exchange and digital assets platform, has announced the addition of a new batch of tokenized stocks for European Union investors. Unveiled on July 14, 2025, during Gemini’s ongoing “List-a-Thon” livestream, this latest expansion includes prominent U.S. companies such as Nike (NKE), McDonald’s… Read More

July 13, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued a statement on tokenization and the firms are pursuing digital assets that are deemed to be securities. Commissioner Peirce is leading the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, which is caucusing with industry participants to help craft rules that support… Read More

July 7, 2025 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Republic co-CEO Andrew Durgee visited CNBC to discuss their new “Mirror Tokens” – digital securities that track the price of a private firm’s stock. Republic recently announced it was offering retail investors access to invest in Elon Musk’s SpaceX (rSpaceX), the most successful private… Read More