Tagged: tokenization

March 22, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital securities firm Securitize and digital asset wealth platform Onramp Invest announced the beginning of broadened and distributed access to tokenized private equity funds from leading investment firms, including Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE). Beginning now and expanding over the coming weeks, “at least four private… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it will end its relationship with Binance “for the branded stablecoin BUSD.” Effective February 21, Paxos will “cease issuance of new BUSD tokens as directed by and working in close coordination with the New York Department… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rosbank demonstrated the first digital gold exchange deal in Russia using digital rubles. According to the bank it involved “the exchange of tokenized gold between two parties using innovative distributed ledger technology (blockchain) to ensure the security and continuity of the process.” The project was… Read More

February 5, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Torsten Stüber, Co-Founder and CTO at Berlin-based Pendulum, an initiative focused on traditional finance infrastructure blockchain solutions, which is “the missing link between fiat and DeFi.” Pendulum is an open-source blockchain built on the “proven” Parity Substrate framework, establishing… Read More

February 4, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the “comprehensively” regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it is launching “an engineering research & development center of security and cryptography excellence in Israel.” Paxos plans “to expand its Israel engineering center with senior, staff and principal engineers with specialized skills in enterprise-grade… Read More

February 2, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Investment Bank (EIB) priced its first ever £50 million digital bond using a combination of private and public blockchains operated and accessed via HSBC Orion – the bank’s tokenization platform. It follows the recently adopted Luxembourg legal framework tailored “to allow for the… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin, which claims to be a leader in integrated payments and data and payment security, today announced it has teamed up with Visa for network tokenization. Through this collaboration, Bluefin will “integrate directly with Visa to provide network tokens across card brands.” Bluefin will “provide… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, submitted recommendations to the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on how best “to safely oversee a global, fiat-backed stablecoin and its issuer.” Paxos welcomed the opportunity “to provide comments to the Financial Stability Board and agreed with… Read More

December 19, 2022 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitbond has added support for Fantom Blockchain, according to a statement issued by the company. Fantom Blockchain is a high-performance distributed ledger technology that aims to provide a superior alternative to established blockchains. Fantom touts its “unparalleled speed, security, and reliability” along with instant transactions… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), in partnership with The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) and Accenture, has published a white paper titled “Exploring Post-Trade Security Settlement with a US Central Bank Digital Currency.” The paper outlines the findings of a pilot project exploring how… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securrency, a Fintech – Regtech in the digital asset sector, has partnered with Unqork, a “codeless as a service platform,” to offer a digital asset solution for private markets. According to a corporate statement, the goal is to provide financial institutions and others with everything… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC is pleased to partner with Marketnode, a SGX Group and Temasek joint venture and digital markets infrastructure operator, and UOB in order “to pilot fully digital issuance of wealth management products as part of a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-led collaboration on asset tokenisation,… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin, the integrated payments firm focused on PCI-validated encryption and tokenization technologies that protect payments and sensitive data, announced the acquisition of TECS Payment Systems, a global provider of omnichannel payment solutions to acquirers, payment service providers and POS system providers. Consumer demand for omnichannel… Read More

October 11, 2022 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Asset has announced a new set of tokenization tools designed to accelerate the transition to tokenized assets.  Digital Asset states that Daml, its in-house smart contract platform, now powers Daml Finance, an open-source offering, that aims to speed up the development of “enterprise-grade tokenization… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

abrdn plc, a global investment company based in Scotland that reports £508 billion in assets and 5000 employees, has joined the Hedera Governing Council. According to Hedera, abrdn will move to make Hedera the technology of choice for investment fund tokenization. In a company statement,… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a digital asset securities firm, and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), a global private markets investment firm, announced a partnership “to expand investor access to Hamilton Lane’s funds through tokenization.” Through this partnership, qualified U.S.-based investors will be “able to more easily access three distinct… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SWIFT has reportedly shown that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized assets can “move seamlessly on existing financial infrastructure – a major milestone towards enabling their smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem.” The findings, from two separate experiments, “solve the significant challenge of… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Global Cannabis Holdings (GCH) is a Luxembourg-based operation that is investing in Cannabis companies around the world. While the Cannabis business has been around for good while, GCH is taking a different approach by issuing tokens to fund the investments in its portfolio firms and… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Banque de France, the central bank of France, will hold an in-person event to discuss the Opportunities and Challenges of the Tokenisation of Finance, tomorrow, September 27, 2022. The event is taking place at the Musée du Louvre in Paris but it will also… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin, the integrated payments firm focused on encryption and tokenization technologies that protect payments and sensitive data, has announced a partnership with commercial hardware manufacturer Sunmi. Sunmi provides intelligent IoT devices and integrated solutions “combining software and hardware to empower business owners.” The company’s products… Read More