The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) new Chair, Paul Atkins, today discussed the SEC’s approach to innovation under the new administration. Apart from discussing crypto, he also proposed relaxing rules for retail investors in closed end funds that invest in private assets, such as hedge funds and private equity. Currently they have a $25,000 minimum investment to filter out most retail investors. Is this good or bad for tokenization? With more companies and “unicorns” staying private for longer, these investment opportunities are often only available to accredited investors. Though riskier, these opportunities offer upside that retail investors cannot currently access. In February,…
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From gold to real estate, tokenized real-world assets are tying physical assets to blockchain, creating value in the volatile crypto space. Cryptocurrency and blockchains have long promised to reinvent finance, but digital assets have, to date, been characterized by extreme volatility. To alleviate this risk, developers are turning to the physical world—tokenizing assets like gold, oil, and real estate to give digital currencies real backing and lasting value. In this article, we’ll explore the tokenization of real-world assets and what it means for the blockchain industry. What is tokenization? Before a real-world asset can be used to back a digital…
Discover how Real-Time OTC Trading is transforming with the BENJI token on the Stellar blockchain. Explore fast, secure, and yield-bearing tokenized collateral. In the high-stakes world of OTC derivatives, speed is everything. Traditional financial systems often fail to keep up with the pace of global markets. Custodian bottlenecks and wire transfer delays make capital inefficient and slow to respond. To address this, Nonco, a digital asset trading firm, partnered with SwapGlobal. It turned to the Stellar blockchain to revolutionize real-time OTC trading using tokenized treasuries. This wasn’t just a faster transaction. It was a blueprint for tokenized collateral in global finance. Hence,…
Lendr.fi on Friday introduced a decentralized platform that lets investors gain on-chain exposure to real-world assets like real estate, ETFs and commodities, combined with liquid staking, a structure that adds passive yield while preserving asset ownership. Lendr.fi has emerged as the first protocol offering liquid-staked real-world asset (RWA) tokens, according to a statement released on May 15. The platform allows users to convert traditional financial instruments, including real estate, commodities, ETFs, and intellectual property, into fully collateralized digital tokens, accessible via a DeFi interface. Unlike standard tokenization models, Lendr.fi introduces a staking layer on top of RWAs, enabling users to earn additional,…
Pharos Network, a high-performance blockchain built for real-world assets (RWAs), announced the launch of its Testnet. Designed for institutional-grade RWAs and enterprise-scale DeFi, Pharos offers a next-generation, modular infrastructure that addresses the key bottlenecks preventing institutions from entering Web3. The platform powers scalable deployment of decentralized applications, enables efficient payment solutions, and unlocks new use cases for tokenized assets. The Pharos Testnet achieves up to 30,000 transactions per second with one-second finality, setting a new benchmark for Layer 1 blockchain performance. Its GPU-like architecture could support billions of users and reduce storage usage by 80%. The network also features built-in…
Quick Take BlackRock’s nearly $3 billion tokenized Treasury fund has launched its “first direct DeFi protocol integration” with Euler on Avalanche, according to an announcement on Thursday. The launch builds on the sToken framework developed by Securitize, which enables tokenized products like BUIDL to expand further on-chain. BlackRock’s BUIDL has its “first direct DeFi protocol integration” following an implementation on Euler on Avalanche, according to an announcement on Thursday. The launch builds on the sToken framework developed by Securitize, which enables tokenized products like BUIDL to expand further on-chain. BUIDL is the world’s largest tokenized treasury fund, representing nearly $3…
Valereum Plc, a digital asset service provider, announced the upcoming launch of its Real World Asset (RWA) Platform, targeting the sports, lifestyle, leisure, and hospitality sectors in El Salvador. The company, which is licensed and regulated in the Central American country, is set to roll out a series of projects and partnerships later this month, including engagement with various sports initiatives and collaboration with food and beverage businesses. The initial phase of the launch will feature the tokenization of royalties for a Sunday Times best-selling author and explore partnerships with ride-hailing services tailored for leisure activities. Valereum’s RWA Platform aims…
Franklin Templeton received regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch the country’s first tokenized fund, which is available to retail investors. The Franklin OnChain U.S. Dollar Short-Term Money Market Fund represents an important milestone in democratizing investment opportunities through blockchain technology. The fund, structured as a sub-fund under Franklin Templeton Investments Variable Capital Company (VCC), plans distribution using the firm’s proprietary blockchain-integrated transfer agency platform. Asset management giant Franklin Templeton has received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to launch the Franklin On-Chain USD Short-Term Money Market Fund, becoming Singapore’s first tokenized fund for retail…
What to know: JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments settled a tokenized Treasury transaction on Ondo Chain’s testnet. The move marks Kinexys’ first move involving a public blockchain network. Chainlink infrastructure was used to enable the cross-chain settlement. JP Morgan (JPM) took its first step onto a public blockchain network through its Kinexys Digital Payments platform, settling a tokenized U.S. Treasury transaction on Ondo Chain’s testnet. The pilot, detailed in a press release shared with CoinDesk, marks the debut of a Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transaction on the testnet, a new layer-1 blockchain designed to support institutional-grade real-world assets. Kinexys, which the release says…
Imagine a financial world where every transaction, from billion-dollar treasury purchases to retail payments, exists entirely as digital tokens. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub aren’t just imagining this scenario, they’re actively preparing for it through Project Pine. The New York Innovation Center (NYIC), part of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, ran this groundbreaking initiative jointly with the BIS Innovation Hub. Together, they’ve developed a toolkit of smart contracts designed to execute monetary policy in a fully tokenized financial system. The toolkit aims to fulfill traditional central bank functions – paying interest on reserves,…