Tagged: tokenization

March 20, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, is tokenizing USD 50m of Matter Labs‘ treasury reserves onto the zkSync blockchain. The Sygnum-issued security tokens act as on-chain representations of units from Fidelity International‘s USD 6.9bn Institutional Liquidity Fund (ILF) to generate a secure and transparent… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex Securities, a digital asset marketplace, reports that ALT2612, a tokenized bond, has issued its first payment to investors. Microlender Mikro Kapital issued the digital asset in 2023. The bond, which represents approximately 300,000 borrowers in 14 different countries, has a value of €1.09 billion. The… Read More

March 19, 2024 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Luxembourg-based Tokeny has revealed a partnership with Moreliquid to tokenize the HSBC Euro Liquidity Fund. Moreliquid is a digital securities investment platform. Tokeny is a tokenization platform that enables issuers and other firms to enable digital securities. The Moreliquid Money Market EUR (MMMEUR) aims to… Read More

March 8, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the commencement of Project Ensemble, a new wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project to render support to the development of the tokenization market in Hong Kong. The new project will seek “to explore innovative financial market infrastructure… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish, a digital asset exchanges, announced that its affiliate, BTH, has partnered with Paxos, the blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platforms. The collaboration offers traders and market makers “significant liquidity on the Bullish exchange for the regulated, PayPal USD (PYUSD), PayPal’s stablecoin issued by Paxos, and… Read More

March 2, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a digital asset/tokenization enabler, has launched a new subsidiary, Securitize Credit, which is introducing a new product called “Earn.” The platform is designed “to provide Securitize users an opportunity to earn sustainable, high-quality on-chain yields through digital assets.” Securitize Earn enables qualified crypto lenders… Read More

February 16, 2024 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE:C) says it has successfully completed a proof of concept regarding the tokenization of private funds. The firm partnered with WisdomTree and Wellington Management on the project. Tokenization refers to the digitization of assets, including securities. Typically, a tokenized asset will utilize blockchain or… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 9:04 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced the successful issuance of approximately HK$6 billion in digital green bonds, marking a significant advancement in the integration of fintech and green finance. This initiative, part of the HKSAR Government’s Green Bond Programme, is… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) announced the launch of Hong Kong’s investment-grade tokenized warrant on the Ethereum public blockchain network. This innovative product utilizes the on-chain issuance product framework “offered by UBS Tokenize, the bank’s in-house tokenization service.” The product is a call warrant with Xiaomi Corporation… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA announces it has joined the ERC3643 Association. This move is said to establish Taurus “as one of the first digital asset custody and tokenization infrastructure providers to join the association, marking a significant step in the advancement of smart contract standardization, and reinforcing… Read More

January 16, 2024 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a top crowdfunding platform serving the full stack of securities exemptions, has announced that it has joined the Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC). Securitize, another platform that provides online capital formation as well as other digital services, has also joined TAC. TAC, which was revealed… Read More

January 3, 2024 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: WKEY), a global firm focused on cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions operating as a holding company, through its subsidiary WISe.ART, a key player in the field of digital art and luxury collectibles, is pleased to announce… Read More

December 2, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this week announced a partnership with Algorand Foundation to launch a blockchain academy to provide UNDP staff with knowledge and insights into the applications of blockchain technology. The announcement was made onstage today at the Algorand Impact Summit in New Delhi by Robert Pasicko, UNDP’s expert… Read More

December 2, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Today, digital asset security firm Fireblocks announced the acquisition of BlockFold, a smart contract development and consulting firm specializing in advanced tokenization projects for financial institutions. Fireblocks said the acquisition enriches its tokenization capabilities to provide clients with a complete service layer that includes advisory, token… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet is now supported with cold storage, tokenization features as well as Azure support. Blockdaemon says it is unveiling three major enhancements to the Blockdaemon Institutional Wallet, which include: Cold Storage, Tokenization and Azure Cloud support. These features collectively aim to “enhance the… Read More

November 28, 2023 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization or turning an asset into a “digital asset” or digital security makes a lot of sense. By leveraging technology, an asset can be managed more effectively, comply with regulations and be programmed to automatically perform certain services. Today, most investible assets are heavy on… Read More

November 16, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, secured in principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its new Singapore entity, Paxos Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd. to offer digital payment token services. Paxos Digital Singapore will issue “a new US dollar… Read More

November 15, 2023 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny has announced a partnership with Artsgain, thus enabling a new entry into the fine arts sector that leverages blockchain technology. Artsgain is based in Barcelona and is a manager of funds and collective investment companies that co-invest in groupings of works of art, antiques,… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transfero, an international financial solutions company and the owner of Brazilian and Argentinian Digital Tokens (BRZ and ARZ), stablecoins pegged to Brazilian Real and Argentinian Peso, deploys Finery Markets’ FM Liquidity Match in order “to offer institutional customers a seamless and robust over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Terazo, a private market investment platform in India, has joined forces with Tokeny, the leading tokenization platform, “to spearhead the first regulated tokenized real estate asset in India under the regulatory sandbox framework established by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).” Tokeny is a… Read More