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Bitfinex Securities Launches in El Salvador
3.2.2024
Bitfinex has launched Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., its securities tokenization services company in the country. The exchange, one of the first regulated digital asset service providers in El Salvador, expects its proposal to be well-received among potential customers and...
Real World Asset Tokenization Is Fake News
2.2.2024
Superstate Debuts Tokenized Short-Term Treasury Fund on Ethereum to Compete for Zero-Yield Stablecoins
1.2.2024
Superstate's USTB token aims to offer institutional investors an alternative to stablecoins to earn a yield on their on-chain cash holdings, Superstate founder and CEO Robert Leshner said
Avalanche highlights an increase in interest in tokenization
1.2.2024
Avalanche has highlighted that there is a growing interest in tokenization. This is for several reasons, most of them pertaining to tokenization finally being accepted as the next-generation technology and tokenized assets displaying a class of novel utility. The majority of the adoption is driven...
Labour Wants UK to Be a Securities Tokenization Hub and Advance Digital Pound Work
31.1.2024
The opposition party leads the polls in what's likely to be an election year
Liquidity and Regulatory Issues Are Obstacles to Tokenization of Real World Assets, Says Van Eck CEO
30.1.2024
In a January 28 interview with Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal, Van Eck CEO Jan van Eck noted that a couple of major challenges are hindering the tokenization of real-world assets. According to van Eck liquidity and regulatory issues are still blocking the progress of asset tokenization. “Who...
Circle to Issue Its Stablecoin USDC on Celo Network to Boost RWA Capabilities
30.1.2024
Celo, which is in the midst of transforming into an Ethereum layer 2 network, increasingly positions itself as a blockchain for real-world assets
Swiss Regulator Grants Approval Enabling Retail Users to Trade Tokenized Securities and Digital Assets
26.1.2024
The Swiss financial markets regulator has granted the digital asset infrastructure firm Taurus the approval which allows its retail users to “create an account and trade digital assets and tokenized securities.” Besides receiving the FINMA approval, Taurus said it will be admitting...
Best Crypto to Buy Today on CoinGecko January 25 – Helium, IOTA, MANTA
25.1.2024
Helium (HNT) gained considerable attention from investors exploring the best crypto to buy today, surging 17.34% in price. The price increase was due to Helium’s recent expansion into Mexico through a new partnership, highlighting the potential for continued growth of its network. Other...
Tokenization is a “New Financial World” – Is Larry Fink Right?
22.1.2024
The much-anticipated Bitcoin ETF approval on January 11 has set the crypto media alight. Still, despite some early signals of bullish action, the markets didn’t respond with quite the same enthusiasm, with BTC trading down 8% in the days immediately following the news. However, short-term movements...
Russia’s Nornickel Using ‘Digital Assets’ to Pay Employee Dividends
22.1.2024
Source: Alex J/Adobe The Russian metal mining giant Nornickel (Nornickel Norilsk) says it will start paying its employees dividends with “digital financial assets.” The firm’s board of directors has approved a program that will see employees receive around $10.40 per share. And, according to...
Tokenized Asset Coalition Expects Tokenization to Grow in 2024
20.1.2024
The Tokenized Asset Coalition (TAC), a membership organization that promotes the institutional adoption of tokenization practices to bring real-world assets to the blockchain, has published its State of Tokenization report. The document explains that 2023 saw the birth of a tokenized risk curve...
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire at Davos Tokenization Panel: ‘It’s Coming on in a Significant Way’
19.1.2024
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, the stablecoin company, stated that tokenization adoption will keep growing after the spot Bitcoin ETF approval and the endorsement of Blackrock. He believes that financial companies might be issuing tokenized versions of their assets this year and criticized...
WEF Davos 2024: Digital Assets and the Tokenization Debate
19.1.2024
It’s the final day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos-Klosters between 14-19 January 2024 – a global event bringing together the most influential players in politics and business to discuss the upcoming trends in business.  It was only a matter of time before the topic...
Davos Debate: Should Tokenization Follow the 'Same Activity, Same Rules' Approach?
18.1.2024
Regulation should be technology-agnostic, and focus on the activity and the outcome. But with blockchain-based security issuance, that approach could hold back the industry’s progress, says Noelle Acheson
Tokenized Funds Skyrocketed to $800M Value in 2023, Sparked By US Treasury Tokenization: Moody’s
18.1.2024
The growing trend of tokenizing traditional assets has caught the attention of legacy financial institutions. According to a recent report by Moody’s, a leading investment risk assessment firm, the value of tokenized funds has surged from $100 million at the beginning of 2023 to approximately...
Tokenized Fund Adoption Grows but Brings Technology Risks: Moody's
15.1.2024
Entities providing tokenization tech have a limited track record and may contribute to increased risk, a new report by analysts at the credit-rating agency says
Bitcoin ETFs Too Small to Affect Broader Investment Landscape, Moody’s Analysts Say
11.1.2024
The exchange-traded funds will allow better access to bitcoin through regulated entities and draw institutional investors, but the crypto is still a very small asset class, CoinDesk was told
Tokenized Treasuries’ Surging Demand Prompts Yield-Bearing Offering by Enigma Securities
10.1.2024
U.S. Treasuries are a gateway for tokenization efforts, and has grown to a $850 million market from $100 million over the past year, rwa.xyz data shows
Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane Back New Tokenization Platform Libre
10.1.2024
Freshly out of stealth, Libre is also working with Nomura’s Laser Digital unit and has been built using Polygon’s chain development kit by tokenization pioneer Avtar Sehra