The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has published a paper exploring the potential impact of central bank digital currency (CBDC) on the adoption of tokenization. The WFE is an industry body representing the world’s largest stock exchanges and clearing houses, including central counterparties (CCPs). These are amongst the organizations that will be most heavily affected by a shift to tokenization. One of its members, Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), already supports a pilot wCBDC. “The Swiss experience demonstrates the utility of efficient CBDCs to the success of tokenisation, due to the enhanced trust, liquidity, financial inclusion and diversification associated with CBDCs,” said Richard Metcalfe, Head…
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Paddle Finance has launched on Berachain, bringing powerful liquidity tools to DeFi assets overlooked by most protocols. While most DeFi protocols chase the same categories, such as blue-chip tokens, staking protocols, and liquid stablecoins, a different type of asset activity is growing behind the scenes. People hold NFTs, LP tokens, memecoins, and tokenized real-world assets in their wallets that represent value, but most of them sit unused because few platforms are built to support them. Paddle Finance was designed for this gap; a lending and trading protocol built to unlock liquidity from non-standard assets. It operates on Base and Berachain, where…
TDX has formed a historic alliance with LiveArtX which creates novel opportunities for real-world assets (RWAs) investment. The combined power of artificial intelligence algorithms together with blockchain technology will provide access to high-priced tangible assets for all individuals. 🚀 New Partnership: @LiveArtX x TDX! Art 🎨 meets DeFi 🔥 — making real-world assets accessible to everyone through AI and blockchain innovation. 🌉 Bridging traditional art investments with DeFi opportunities. 🖼️ Unlocking access to tokenized fine art, luxury watches, classic… pic.twitter.com/nY2HdA8djY — TDX (@TDXbiz) April 28, 2025 The DeFi sector and fine art now combine through this strategic partnership which creates…
Nexera and KRNL Labs partner to deliver programmable compliance and modular execution for institutional-grade tokenization across real-world assets. Highlights Nexera’s ERC-7208 standard enables on-chain assets to carry programmable compliance rules across jurisdictions. KRNL’s serverless Function-as-a-Service platform allows developers to run modular logic without managing infrastructure. Institutions can tokenize real-world assets with dynamic compliance, real-time updates, and audit-ready workflows. Tokenization is redefining how value moves in financial markets, promising greater efficiency, transparency, and accessibility. But for institutional adoption to scale, compliance must be more than a checkbox. It must be embedded, dynamic, and intelligent. Today, KRNL Labs and Nexera are announcing a strategic…
Moving loans, funds and land ownership on-chain could reshape private real estate markets, the report said. What to know: Real estate tokenization is projected to become a major method of financing, owning, and trading property, potentially reaching a $4 trillion market by 2035, according to a Deloitte Center for Financial Services report. Tokenization offers benefits such as operational efficiencies, faster settlements, and broader investor access. Despite its potential, challenges remain for the sector including asset custody, regulatory clarity and default scenarios. Real estate tokenization—once a niche experiment—may soon become a core pillar of how property is financed, owned and traded,…
Yesterday a panel at the IMF Spring meetings covered the topics of DLT and tokenization of financial markets. The IMF’s Tobias Adrian moderated the discussion, observing there was “no lack of ambition” in the vision of the panelists. One of the strongest rallying cries was from outgoing BIS general manager AgustĂn Carstens who said, that “tokenization can be the future of a financial system with a sophistication that we cannot imagine today.” He emphasized that by including programmability within the token, new types of contingent transactions become viable. Mr Carstens also observed that countries that adopt tokenization early, especially those that might…
Meghalaya would soon implement a blockchain-based employee data and promotion tracking system beginning with the police department. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma made the announcement during the inauguration of a two-day workshop on emerging technologies held at the State Convention Centre, here today. Highlighting the state’s push for blockchain integration, the Chief Minister said blockchain would reduce delays and enhance transparency in recruitment and career progression across government departments. He stressed on the transformative power of technology in governance, citing it as a tool to solve real-world problems and improve existing public systems. He highlighted the success of Meghalaya’s e-Proposal…
The world of finance is undergoing a rapid transformation, and one of the most promising developments is the rise of AI-driven token projects. As we look toward 2025, it is clear that the fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology will play a pivotal role in reshaping how financial systems operate, how cryptocurrencies evolve, and how tokenized assets are developed and managed. This convergence of AI and blockchain is creating new opportunities for businesses, investors, and developers, leading to the emergence of AI-powered cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications (dApps) that will define the future of finance. In this blog post,…
Is artificial intelligence a threat to Web3? Lately, it’s easy to get that impression. In 2023, global interest in “AI” surged past interest in “crypto” or “Bitcoin”, fueling a narrative that AI has eclipsed blockchain as the next big thing. Some observers even frame AI as a rival to Web3, worrying that smart algorithms could undermine crypto networks or divert investment and talent away. But what if this view is missing the bigger picture? Instead of seeing AI as a risk to Web3, we can flip the script: what if Web3 is actually AI’s ideal infrastructure? In other words, cryptocurrency networks weren’t just built…
Op-Ed: RWAs are revitalizing DeFi by providing much-needed liquidity and stability, with over $20 billion now locked in assets like US Treasuries and gold. There has long been a tension between decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional finance (TradFi), with DeFi proponents often encouraging crypto users to “unbank” themselves and abandon TradFi altogether. This is, however, an outdated mindset. What DeFi can and should do is modernize and improve TradFi – and we are seeing this happening through the success of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). On April 11, the value of all tokenized RWAs, which are currently dominated by tokenized US…