Tagged: rwas

January 14, 2025 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in the world, has partnered with Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) to bring digital assets to retail investors. Hamilton Lane is a large private-markets investment firm with more than $947 billion in assets under management and supervision. The firm has… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenTrade has closed on a $4 million “Seed extension round” as it seeks to build out real-world asset-backed lending and stablecoin yield products. The funding was led by AlbionVC, with a16z Crypto and CMCC Global returning as investors. OpenTrade explains that its services aim to… Read More

November 21, 2024 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the FCA-regulated exchange, broker and custodian for digital assets, announced that it has added State Street, Fidelity International and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) funds to the range of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) that it offers. Starting with offering tokenized access to certain… Read More

November 20, 2024 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, the tokenization platform bringing the world onchain, today announced the launch of its new “sToken”, based on ERC-4626 vault technology. This functionality, offered via subsidiary Securitize Credit, in partnership with Elixir’s “deUSD RWA Institutional Program” reportedly unlocks yield-opportunities and “composability for more than $1B… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockstream has reportedly finalized a $210 million convertible note financing round which has been led by Fulgur Ventures, marking a key shift in its evolution as the global provider of financial infrastructure technology powered by Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency. The capital injection will be… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, the firm focused on tokenizing real-world assets, announced that qualified institutions can now convert their USDC to USD via Securitize’s integration with Zero Hash, a crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform which facilitates conversion between U.S. dollars and digital assets, to subscribe into BlackRock’s USD… Read More

October 16, 2024 @ 7:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Recently Xalts announced a deeper collaboration to bring its enterprise-grade real-world asset tokenization platform, RWA Cloud, to the Polygon blockchain network. RWA Cloud provides solutions to enable financial services, governments, and other enterprise developers looking to build digital asset platforms for implementing blockchain, tokenization, and… Read More

October 10, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Littio, a Colombian neobank focused on addressing the currency devaluation problem for Latin Americans through various dollar-based product offerings, is now using OpenTrade‘s real-world asset (RWA)-backed yield vaults, via the Avalanche network. Via OpenTrade, Littio reportedly provides clients “yield-bearing” savings Pots with returns that are… Read More

September 27, 2024 @ 2:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMA-AMBIOGEO, a mining Joint Venture (JV) with a focus on sustainable resource management, announces the tokenization of $4.6 billion in gold reserves, using Tokeny’s technology to transform previously inaccessible real-world assets (RWA) into tradable and compliant digital securities. The JV between AMA Resources and AMBIOGEO… Read More

September 24, 2024 @ 1:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Polytrade, which claims to be a leader in RWA tokenization, announces its strategic partnership with Anotherblock, a platform focused on facilitating the buying and selling of fractionalized music rights through NFTs. This partnership sees Polytrade assume responsibility “for royalty distribution, further positions the business at… Read More

September 22, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US, Indonesia and Turkey are leading the crypto and blockchain markets with 33% of RWA crypto interest, according to a report from CoinGecko. CoinGecko notes in its report that the country most interested in crypto Real World Assets (RWA) is “the US, which accounts… Read More

September 21, 2024 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, bringing the world on-chain as the enablers of real-world asset tokenization, announced an integration with the Wormhole Foundation that will bring cross-chain capabilities to all assets tokenized through the Securitize platform. The collaboration results in all current and future tokenized assets from Securitize “leveraging… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT) has launched a new platform that aims to unlock tokenized real-world assets (RWA) access to users. The vision for WisdomTree Connect is to enable customers over time “to interact with any WisdomTree-issued token, in any wallet, across supported blockchains.” WisdomTree Connect marks… Read More

September 12, 2024 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Fasset has announced IOWN, an Ethereum layer 2 blockchain for Real World Assets (RWA). Based in the UAE, the company states that it has moved forward with the project following the approval of its Credit Token Licence from the Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA),… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Superchief Gallery has tokenized $5.1 million in the art, according to a note from the firm. Founded in 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, Superchief claims the title as the world’s first NFT gallery. The gallery has also worked with Christie’s and the first CryptoPunk auction…. Read More

July 26, 2024 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilliqa is pleased to announce that they have partnered with Brillion, a Web3 smart wallet that specialises in securely managing real-world assets (RWAs). This partnership leverages Brillion’s expertise “in securely and efficiently managing tokenised physical assets, enabling a seamless bridge between the worlds of traditional… Read More

July 18, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arca Labs, the innovation division of one of the leading digital assets investment managers, Arca, and Securitize, a key player focused on tokenizing real-world assets (RWA), have “unlocked liquidity for investors and achieved a significant milestone for registered, tokenized funds.” Arca received SEC exemptive relief… Read More

June 5, 2024 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Subcommittee, part of the House Financial Services Committee, held a hearing on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) and the migration to digital securities. The hearing was entitled “Next Generation Infrastructure: How Tokenization of Real-World Assets Will… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MAS-regulated custodian Propine has announced its support for Fathom Dollar’s FXD, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and designed to bridge the $5 trillion trade finance gap. This development positions FXD at the forefront of real-world assets (RWA), leveraging the power of blockchain to… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, the platform focused on tokenizing real-world assets, announced the successful completion of a $47 million funding round led by BlackRock (Nasdaq: BLK). The strategic investment also includes funding from Hamilton Lane, ParaFi Capital, and Tradeweb Markets. This investment underscores Securitize’s efforts in “digitizing capital… Read More