Tagged: tokenization

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

July 6, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Typically, early-stage private firms are the realm of venture capitalists and the very wealthy. While there are multiple trading platforms where accredited investors may purchase these private shares, Republic is taking the concept further. Announced at the end of June, Republic revealed its first entry… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 6:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act, or the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (HR 3633), is expected to move to a House floor vote as soon as next week. Sponsored by Representative French Hill, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the legislation aims to… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 4:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenized real estate platform MetaWealth reports that it has distributed over $1 million in yield income to investors. This month, the company reports that it distributed more than $37,000 to investors, thus surpassing the million-dollar mark. The yield is driven by rental income for its… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini customers in the European Union can now buy tokenized Strategy ( formerly Microstragy – MSTR) on Gemini 1 and take it anywhere onchain. This means that anyone in the world with a smartphone and an internet connection can “gain access to tokenized U.S. equities… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 6:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hong Kong’s GF Securities has become the first securities firm in Hong Kong to issue tokenized securities by fully integrating with HashKey Chain as its core on-chain issuance network. GF Securities has launched the first daily-interest-accruing, daily-redeemable tokenized securities, named “GF Token“, a building block… Read More

June 27, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Kevin Rusher, founder of the real-world asset (RWA) borrowing and lending ecosystem RAAC, recently shared his thoughts on several key recent moments for tokenization. RWAs counter global negativity “While intense geopolitical tensions have weakened both global and crypto markets, one sector of the on-chain… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apollo Global Management’s tokenized private credit fund, managed in partnership with Securitize, reaches a significant $100 million in on-chain assets. This milestone underscores the growing acceptance of blockchain technology in traditional finance. It reflects a broader trend where digital innovation is reshaping private credit markets,… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin markets continue to grow as institutional investors and smaller traders become more comfortable with the new sector. ETFs have played a crucial role in facilitating investment in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, which currently holds an aggregate market capitalization of over $2 trillion.  At… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a global marketplace for private securities, has launched a new “mirror program” that aims to mint tokens which mirror shares in private firms. The first offering is for a tokenized asset that matches SpaceX, labeled rSpaceX. SpaceX is Elon Musk’s successful private space venture,… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 12:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) unveiled a new vision for the future of the global monetary and financial system, centered on a tokenized unified ledger. This innovative framework aims to reshape financial markets, payments, and monetary systems by leveraging tokenization to enhance efficiency, transparency,… Read More

June 23, 2025 @ 6:57 pm By Nick Motz  |  

  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

June 18, 2025 @ 2:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

June 15, 2025 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

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

June 15, 2025 @ 6:46 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

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

June 11, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

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

June 3, 2025 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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

June 3, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

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