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World Banking Giants Join Project Agora to Reengineer Cross Border Payments

[Sep 18 8:20 PM] Over 40 leading private banking institutions have joined Project Agora, a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) initiative to integrate smart contracts to change the current payment flow standard. The objective is to design a system combining…

WisdomTree Pushes Further Into Tokenization With New Platform

[Sep 18 4:01 PM] WisdomTree is making another push into real-world asset tokenization with the introduction of WisdomTree Connect for businesses and institutions.

Three Ways DeFi Will Revolutionize Financial Services

[Sep 18 3:55 PM] DeFi is poised to create a future where financial services are digital, open, always-on, and borderless, says Bill Barhydt, ceo, Abra.

Australia’s central bank launches 3-year program for wholesale CBDC

[Sep 18 3:30 AM] RBA Assistant Governor Brad Jones said the potential benefits of a retail CBDC in Australia appear modest or uncertain at present.

OMFIF Survey Respondents Believe Substantial Level of Tokenization is Still Three Years Away

[Sep 17 1:00 PM] The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum's digital assets report said that 92% of its respondents believe that financial markets will experience tokenization at some point.

Blockchain could help UK’s $14.5T payments sector, says trade group

[Sep 17 6:16 AM] Trade group UK Finance hailed experiments on the Regulated Liability Network as a success but called for further talks with regulators to develop the system.

UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform

[Sep 16 11:01 PM] Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.

Qatar Financial Centre Activates Digital Assets Lab

[Sep 16 8:13 PM] Qatar Financial Center (QFC) has launched its Digital Assets Lab, selecting 24 participants to develop innovative digital solutions using distributed ledger technology. Key partners include Google Cloud, Masraf Al Rayan, The Hashgraph Association…

More than 40 Firms Join Central Bank Group to Explore Tokenization for Cross-Border Payments

[Sep 16 4:00 PM] More than 40 financial firms will join central bank group the Bank for International Settlements to explore how tokenization can enhance wholesale cross-border payments in Project Agorá, the BIS said on Monday.

Tokenizing Supercars to Commodities

[Sep 14 8:30 PM] In the interview, Rey Fernando Verboonen, co-founder and CEO of Curioinvest, recounted his journey from speculator to builder in the digital asset space. We covered the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) using blockchain, the importance of…

ParaFi Capital to tokenize $1.2B fund on Securitize

[Sep 12 3:59 PM] ParaFi Capital will tokenize part of its $1.2-billion portfolio using the Avalanche blockchain and tokenization platform Securitize.

Crypto for Advisors: Tokenization of Real World Assets

[Sep 12 3:00 PM] Real World Assets could help stabilize crypto volatility impacts on performance while streamlining portfolio management.

The Middleman’s Shadow in the Tokenization Complex

[Sep 11 3:37 PM] In the world of crypto, digital assets, and the dream of decentralization, the middleman is a figure of scorn. We speak of peer-to-peer networks with no need for gatekeepers. Yet, whether we like it or not, intermediaries haunt every corner of this…

Tokenized RWA Platform Huma Finance Gets $38M Investment, Plans Expansion to Solana and Stellar’s Soroban

[Sep 11 9:00 AM] Huma's payment-finance platform aims to address the liquidity needs of trade financing using blockchain technology for faster settlement.

Will Polkadot Accept This Major Request From A RWA Platform? DOT Down 65%

[Sep 10 7:30 PM] Centrifuge, a real-world asset (RWA) solution and a Parachain, has a plan for Polkadot, a smart contracts platform. In a proposal, the RWA platform suggests that the newly created Polkadot Community Foundation allocates $3 million USDC to their…

Accenture invests in Emtech to strengthen CBDC, fintech solutions

[Sep 10 7:21 PM] The deal will see Emtech’s CBDC solutions and its regulatory and compliance sandboxes integrated into Accenture’s offerings.

Plume debuts tokenized ‘Mineral Vault’ amid hunger for RWA yield, CEO says

[Sep 9 6:05 PM] According to Chris Yin, investor demand for RWAs is moving “upstream” from tokenized treasury bills to private alternative assets. 

Tether's $100M Investment in LatAm Agriculture Firm May Be a Tokenization Play

[Sep 9 5:10 PM] Adecoagro is a founder and partial owner in an Argentina-based agricultural commodities tokenization platform Agrotoken.

Blockstream Mining Raises Fresh Round of Note That Offers Exposure to Bitcoin Hashrate

[Sep 5 10:00 AM] The EU-compliant security token gives investors exposure to the hashrate over a four year period.

A Hunt for Yield: The Next Chapter in Crypto Portfolio Optimization

[Sep 4 5:20 PM] The fallout from the 2022 crisis has pushed the industry to innovate. One of the most promising developments has been the rise of tokenized money market funds. These funds offer a way to generate yield, says Jason Liebowitz, Head of Private Wealth…

Qatar Brings in Crypto Rules Framework in a Sign of Web 3 Development in the Middle East

[Sep 3 11:34 AM] The framework includes recognition of smart contracts, licensing for crypto companies, property rights in tokens and custody arrangements among other issues.

Qatar introduces regulatory framework for digital assets

[Sep 2 12:30 PM] Qatar’s central bank governor believes that the framework will bring opportunities to the country’s financial sector. 

Brevan Howard-Backed Tokenization Firm Libre Arrives on NEAR Blockchain

[Sep 2 11:00 AM] NEAR Protocol’s cross-chain signing feature will allow users on multiple blockchains to transact with Libre’s selection of tokenized credit and hedge funds.

Crypto Is Now a Non-negotiable for Traditional Banks

[Aug 28 4:35 PM] Simple “engagement” isn’t enough. Banks need to start experimenting with tokenization and blockchain-powered settlement, or risk getting left behind, says Sygnum Bank’s Lucas Schweiger.

Hong Kong Markets Authority Opens Its Tokenization Sandbox and Major Institutions Dive In

[Aug 28 11:39 AM] HSBC bank completed three proof of concepts in Hong Kong's Ensemble sandbox.

Tokenization Pioneer Centrifuge Unveils Lending Market With Morpho, Coinbase

[Aug 27 9:00 AM] The institutional real-world asset lending market combines Coinbase’s layer-2 network, Base, and Morpho Vaults using three varieties of tokenized Treasury bills.

State Street Partners With Taurus to Boost Digital Asset Services

[Aug 21 3:30 AM] Global financial services provider State Street has announced a strategic partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus to enhance its digital asset services. This collaboration aims to offer a comprehensive digital platform…

State Street Selects Taurus for Crypto Custody, Tokenization

[Aug 20 10:30 AM] The bank will start with tokenization and plans to offer digital asset custody once the U.S. regulatory environment improves.

Colorado Church group tokenizes $2.5M chapel

[Aug 18 4:40 PM] This may be the first tokenized church in the world.

Ripple and SBI Digital Community Partner to Advance Web3 With XRP Ledger

[Aug 14 7:30 AM] SBI Digital Community Co. Ltd. has partnered with Ripple Labs Inc. to promote the use of the XRP Ledger in the Web3 space. The partnership will also involve issuing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the XRP Ledger and rewarding creators in XRP, aiming…