Zürcher Kantonalbank & UBS to Collaborate in FundsDLT Pilot
Deutsche Börse's FundsDLT, now fully acquired, has completed a pilot with Zürcher Kantonalbank and UBS Asset Management, enabling blockchain-based subscription orders for UBS fund units and real-time transaction tracking.
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Deutsche Börse's FundsDLT, now fully acquired, has completed a pilot with Zürcher Kantonalbank and UBS Asset Management, enabling blockchain-based subscription orders for UBS fund units and real-time transaction tracking.
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Securitize to Bring BUIDL Tokenized Fund to DeFi with RedStone Price Feeds
Securitize has chosen RedStone as its primary oracle provider to deliver price feeds for its tokenized products, including BlackRock's BUIDL and Apollo's ACRED funds. This partnership will enable these tokenized assets to be used across DeFi platforms like Morpho and Compound, expanding their use cases, as institutional demand for tokenized RWAs continues to rise.
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Securitize has chosen RedStone as its primary oracle provider to deliver price feeds for its tokenized products, including BlackRock's BUIDL and Apollo's ACRED funds. This partnership will enable these tokenized assets to be used across DeFi platforms like Morpho and Compound, expanding their use cases, as institutional demand for tokenized RWAs continues to rise.
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Axelar to Welcome Arrington Capital and Electric Capital to Its Ecosystem Via Strategic Investments
Axelar has secured over $30 million in strategic investments from major firms including Arrington Capital and Electric Capital to support its decentralized interoperability platform, aimed at enabling cross-chain tokenization and stablecoin access. The investment highlights growing interest in Axelar’s role as essential infrastructure for real-world asset tokenization.
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Axelar has secured over $30 million in strategic investments from major firms including Arrington Capital and Electric Capital to support its decentralized interoperability platform, aimed at enabling cross-chain tokenization and stablecoin access. The investment highlights growing interest in Axelar’s role as essential infrastructure for real-world asset tokenization.
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Circle to Bring $900M Money Market Fund Under DABA License
Circle announced plans to bring its Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF), which issues the $900M USDY tokenized treasury fund, under Bermuda’s regulatory framework via its DABA license. The move aims to integrate USDY with USDC to make USDY a preferred yield-bearing collateral on exchanges.
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Circle announced plans to bring its Hashnote Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF), which issues the $900M USDY tokenized treasury fund, under Bermuda’s regulatory framework via its DABA license. The move aims to integrate USDY with USDC to make USDY a preferred yield-bearing collateral on exchanges.
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PropyKeys to Exceed 300,000 Minting Addresses on Base
With over $4 billion in processed transactions and $10 billion invested globally, the tokenized real estate project on Base has surpassed 300,000 minted home addresses, turning real-world properties into on-chain NFTs.
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With over $4 billion in processed transactions and $10 billion invested globally, the tokenized real estate project on Base has surpassed 300,000 minted home addresses, turning real-world properties into on-chain NFTs.
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Lumia Towers to Launch $220M Tokenized Real Estate Project in Istanbul
The Lumia Towers project in Istanbul, valued at $220 million, is set to become one of the largest real estate tokenization projects, showcasing how blockchain enables fractional ownership of high-value assets. With backing from Polygon Labs, Lumia plans to fully tokenize its twin skyscrapers by 2026, offering shares as ERC-20 tokens via SPVs.
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The Lumia Towers project in Istanbul, valued at $220 million, is set to become one of the largest real estate tokenization projects, showcasing how blockchain enables fractional ownership of high-value assets. With backing from Polygon Labs, Lumia plans to fully tokenize its twin skyscrapers by 2026, offering shares as ERC-20 tokens via SPVs.
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BNY to Be Early User of Equilend’s 1Source DLT Securities Lending Platform
BNY has made a minority investment in EquiLend and will be among the first users of its DLT-based securities lending platform, 1Source, which aims to streamline post-trade processes using Canton blockchain and DAML smart contracts. The initiative seeks to eliminate manual reconciliations in securities lending by creating a shared source of truth.
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BNY has made a minority investment in EquiLend and will be among the first users of its DLT-based securities lending platform, 1Source, which aims to streamline post-trade processes using Canton blockchain and DAML smart contracts. The initiative seeks to eliminate manual reconciliations in securities lending by creating a shared source of truth.
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BlackRock's BUIDL to Cross $1 Billion Mark and Become Largest Tokenized Treasuries Fund
BlackRock’s tokenized fund BUIDL has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, becoming the second institutional-grade onchain fund to reach this milestone. Launched in March 2024, BUIDL offers onchain U.S. dollar yields backed by short-term Treasuries and now represents nearly a quarter of the $4.2 billion tokenized Treasury market, surpassing competitors like Hashnote’s USYC.
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BlackRock’s tokenized fund BUIDL has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, becoming the second institutional-grade onchain fund to reach this milestone. Launched in March 2024, BUIDL offers onchain U.S. dollar yields backed by short-term Treasuries and now represents nearly a quarter of the $4.2 billion tokenized Treasury market, surpassing competitors like Hashnote’s USYC.
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✦ Particula to Participate in DigiShare's Virtual Security Token Risk Roundtable on March 19
DigiShares is hosting a webinar on Assessing STO Risk on March 19 at 4 PM CET, featuring industry experts including Raveena Perera from Particula, Javier Pascual Maldonado from act legal Spain, and Gary R. from Allomer Law Group. The event will cover how to evaluate and mitigate risks in Security Token Offerings (STOs), offering practical insights from daily industry experience. Register Now!
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DigiShares is hosting a webinar on Assessing STO Risk on March 19 at 4 PM CET, featuring industry experts including Raveena Perera from Particula, Javier Pascual Maldonado from act legal Spain, and Gary R. from Allomer Law Group. The event will cover how to evaluate and mitigate risks in Security Token Offerings (STOs), offering practical insights from daily industry experience. Register Now!
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✦ Meet Us This Week at Digital Asset Summit New York (and It's Side Events!)
Particula will be attending Blockworks DAS 2025 in New York from March 18-20, with co-founders Nadine Wilke, Carsten Hermann, and Timm Reinsdorf on-site to connect with institutions shaping digital assets. We’re inviting issuers, exchanges, banks, and investors to explore how Particula’s risk ratings and monitoring solutions can bring more transparency and security to tokenized markets, and will also join key side events like the RWA Summit, BitGo & WisdomTree Reception, and Solana's RWA Offsite.
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Particula will be attending Blockworks DAS 2025 in New York from March 18-20, with co-founders Nadine Wilke, Carsten Hermann, and Timm Reinsdorf on-site to connect with institutions shaping digital assets. We’re inviting issuers, exchanges, banks, and investors to explore how Particula’s risk ratings and monitoring solutions can bring more transparency and security to tokenized markets, and will also join key side events like the RWA Summit, BitGo & WisdomTree Reception, and Solana's RWA Offsite.
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Ethena and Securitize to Introduce Converge
Ethena Labs has announced Converge, an EVM-compatible network designed to support both permissionless DeFi applications and a permissioned institutional ecosystem. The network will be secured by institutional validators staking ENA, while USDe and USDtb will function as native gas tokens.
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Ethena Labs has announced Converge, an EVM-compatible network designed to support both permissionless DeFi applications and a permissioned institutional ecosystem. The network will be secured by institutional validators staking ENA, while USDe and USDtb will function as native gas tokens.
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✦ Particula to Assign AA- Rating to the Blockstream Mining Note BMN2
BMN2 is an unsecured note facilitating a revolving loan for Bitcoin mining, structured with strong regulatory compliance and a bankruptcy-remote framework to enhance investor access. While it offers potential for attractive returns and is managed by the STOKR team, risks include a long-term investment horizon, legal constraints, Liquid Network limitations, and Bitcoin mining volatility.
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BMN2 is an unsecured note facilitating a revolving loan for Bitcoin mining, structured with strong regulatory compliance and a bankruptcy-remote framework to enhance investor access. While it offers potential for attractive returns and is managed by the STOKR team, risks include a long-term investment horizon, legal constraints, Liquid Network limitations, and Bitcoin mining volatility.
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We’re back from Digital Asset Summit NY! Props to Blockworks and all hosts of side events 👏
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Hanypay has entered a strategic agreement to develop and globally integrate the gold-backed AKL Lumi stablecoin, aiming to enhance financial inclusion, regulatory-compliant tokenization, and cross-border digital asset adoption across Africa and the global diaspora.
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Aave Labs has launched Horizon, a licensed institutional DeFi platform enabling tokenized real-world assets—like money market funds—to serve as collateral for GHO-backed liquidity
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has initiated a strategic upgrade of its clearinghouse to support digital assets, tokenization, and DLT integration—engaging Oliver Wyman to guide the phased rollout of next-gen infrastructure leveraging AI, blockchain, and cloud technologies.
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SIX Group announced a strategic overhaul under its new CEO, merging its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange into Securities Services to scale digital asset infrastructure across the group, streamline operations, and drive growth as part of its "Scale Up 2027" initiative.
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Nomura Research Institute issued a USD 19Bn digital bond on BOOSTRY’s blockchain with T+1 delivery-versus-payment settlement using conventional bank money, marking a breakthrough in reducing settlement risk and exploring tokenized deposit integration via the DCJPY platform.
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Northern Trust’s digital assets head says easing U.S. crypto regulations could accelerate tokenized asset adoption, enabling faster, more transparent settlement and reduced costs
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Bayer has partnered with Northern Trust’s blockchain-based Carbon Ecosystem to enhance transparency in its regenerative agriculture carbon credit program—one of the largest of its kind—despite controversy over its continued promotion of Glyphosate herbicide.
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RAAC has launched its testnet with $235M in gold-backed deposits, aiming to unlock institutional-grade DeFi lending through tokenized real-world assets like gold and real estate, bridging TradFi and DeFi via the Curve ecosystem and Chainlink’s infrastructure.
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BX Digital, a Boerse Stuttgart subsidiary, has received FINMA approval to launch Switzerland’s first fully DLT-regulated trading venue on Ethereum, enabling direct settlement via central bank linkage and bypassing traditional CSDs to streamline tokenized asset trading for institutional participants.
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Hanypay has entered a strategic agreement to develop and globally integrate the gold-backed AKL Lumi stablecoin, aiming to enhance financial inclusion, regulatory-compliant tokenization, and cross-border digital asset adoption across Africa and the global diaspora.
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Aave Labs has launched Horizon, a licensed institutional DeFi platform enabling tokenized real-world assets—like money market funds—to serve as collateral for GHO-backed liquidity
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has initiated a strategic upgrade of its clearinghouse to support digital assets, tokenization, and DLT integration—engaging Oliver Wyman to guide the phased rollout of next-gen infrastructure leveraging AI, blockchain, and cloud technologies.
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SIX Group announced a strategic overhaul under its new CEO, merging its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange into Securities Services to scale digital asset infrastructure across the group, streamline operations, and drive growth as part of its "Scale Up 2027" initiative.
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Nomura Research Institute issued a USD 19Bn digital bond on BOOSTRY’s blockchain with T+1 delivery-versus-payment settlement using conventional bank money, marking a breakthrough in reducing settlement risk and exploring tokenized deposit integration via the DCJPY platform.
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Northern Trust’s digital assets head says easing U.S. crypto regulations could accelerate tokenized asset adoption, enabling faster, more transparent settlement and reduced costs
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Bayer has partnered with Northern Trust’s blockchain-based Carbon Ecosystem to enhance transparency in its regenerative agriculture carbon credit program—one of the largest of its kind—despite controversy over its continued promotion of Glyphosate herbicide.
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RAAC has launched its testnet with $235M in gold-backed deposits, aiming to unlock institutional-grade DeFi lending through tokenized real-world assets like gold and real estate, bridging TradFi and DeFi via the Curve ecosystem and Chainlink’s infrastructure.
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BX Digital, a Boerse Stuttgart subsidiary, has received FINMA approval to launch Switzerland’s first fully DLT-regulated trading venue on Ethereum, enabling direct settlement via central bank linkage and bypassing traditional CSDs to streamline tokenized asset trading for institutional participants.
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Bahrain-based exchange ATME has entered the $1.2B tokenized gold market with its first gold-backed token, offering secondary trading and physical redemption, as it eyes broader real-world asset expansion amid rising demand.
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Strands Technologies surpassed $1.2B in RWA volume within 10 days of launching Alpha Phase 2, leveraging a 50,000 OP token grant from the Optimism Foundation to accelerate institutional adoption
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OpenEden has integrated Chainlink’s CCIP, Proof of Reserve, and CCT standard to enhance cross-chain interoperability, transparency, and security for its USDO stablecoin—positioning it as a compliant, yield-bearing, tokenized U.S. Treasury-backed asset ready for institutional-grade DeFi adoption.
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The Dubai Financial Services Authority has opened applications for its tokenization regulatory sandbox, inviting firms to test tokenized stocks, bonds, and funds under supervision—advancing DIFC's push toward regulated digital asset innovation ahead of the April 24, 2025 deadline.
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Dubai’s elite racehorse market is opening to fractional ownership through a partnership between RWA tokenization platforms in Dubai and New Zealand, enabling digital shares in prized horses to enhance liquidity and democratize access to the prestigious equestrian sector.
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Dubai Land Department has launched the region’s first real estate tokenization pilot, converting property title deeds into digital tokens via blockchain.
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Cathie Wood plans to tokenize Ark Invest funds like ARKVX and the Digital Asset Revolution Fund once U.S. regulations allow.
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DTCC has joined the ERC3643 Association, endorsing the Ethereum-based standard for permissioned RWA tokens as part of its broader strategy to modernize financial market infrastructure through blockchain, reinforcing its support for open-source tokenization via its ComposerX platform.
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Oxbridge Re has partnered with blockchain platform Plume to scale distribution of its tokenized reinsurance securities, ZetaCat Re and EtaCat Re—offering yields up to 42%.
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Plume and Goldfinch have partnered to bring institutional-grade private credit funds from managers like Apollo and KKR onchain, enabling permissionless access to liquid, yield-generating assets through Plume’s infrastructure and Goldfinch Prime’s compliant credit product.
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Strands Technologies surpassed $1.2B in RWA volume within 10 days of launching Alpha Phase 2, leveraging a 50,000 OP token grant from the Optimism Foundation to accelerate institutional adoption
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OpenEden has integrated Chainlink’s CCIP, Proof of Reserve, and CCT standard to enhance cross-chain interoperability, transparency, and security for its USDO stablecoin—positioning it as a compliant, yield-bearing, tokenized U.S. Treasury-backed asset ready for institutional-grade DeFi adoption.
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The Dubai Financial Services Authority has opened applications for its tokenization regulatory sandbox, inviting firms to test tokenized stocks, bonds, and funds under supervision—advancing DIFC's push toward regulated digital asset innovation ahead of the April 24, 2025 deadline.
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Dubai’s elite racehorse market is opening to fractional ownership through a partnership between RWA tokenization platforms in Dubai and New Zealand, enabling digital shares in prized horses to enhance liquidity and democratize access to the prestigious equestrian sector.
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Dubai Land Department has launched the region’s first real estate tokenization pilot, converting property title deeds into digital tokens via blockchain.
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Cathie Wood plans to tokenize Ark Invest funds like ARKVX and the Digital Asset Revolution Fund once U.S. regulations allow.
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DTCC has joined the ERC3643 Association, endorsing the Ethereum-based standard for permissioned RWA tokens as part of its broader strategy to modernize financial market infrastructure through blockchain, reinforcing its support for open-source tokenization via its ComposerX platform.
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Oxbridge Re has partnered with blockchain platform Plume to scale distribution of its tokenized reinsurance securities, ZetaCat Re and EtaCat Re—offering yields up to 42%.
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Plume and Goldfinch have partnered to bring institutional-grade private credit funds from managers like Apollo and KKR onchain, enabling permissionless access to liquid, yield-generating assets through Plume’s infrastructure and Goldfinch Prime’s compliant credit product.
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Republic has partnered with Hamilton Lane to offer U.S. retail investors access to a tokenized private infrastructure fund for as little as $500.
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FalconX has launched the first tokenized Structured Credit Facility on-chain, packaging its institutional loans into a blockchain-based private credit vault in partnership with M11 Credit and Pareto.
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VanEck Ventures has invested in Manifest, a platform launching $USH—a tokenized ETF backed by U.S. home equity—bringing decentralized, fully on-chain access to diversified residential real estate exposure, offering programmability beyond traditional REITs or ETFs.
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Korea’s Financial Services Commission (KFSC) has approved Kyobo Life to issue tokenized aircraft engine securities via Galaxia Money Tree’s platform, enabling retail investors to access fractional ownership in aviation assets traditionally reserved for institutions, with VMIC managing leasing and Cirium providing real-time engine data on-chain.
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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched procurement for the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT), initiating the issuance of blockchain-based government bonds within the Digital Securities Sandbox, as the UK explores tokenized sovereign debt.
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Figure accounts for nearly 80% of all tokenized private credit and is transforming loan markets with its blockchain-based Figure Connect platform and DART lien registry—now used by major institutions like Goldman Sachs and Jefferies,
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Goldman Sachs, Moody’s, and Hong Kong FMI Services have joined the Global Synchronizer Foundation to support governance of the Canton Network—a privacy-focused, interoperable blockchain for regulated finance.
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Tokenized USD Money Market Fund, CPIC Estable MMF, initiated and managed by CPIC Investment Management (H.K.) Co, Ltd, was successfully deployed on HashKey Chain, with subscription volume reaching USD 100 million on its launch day.
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Germany’s BaFin has banned public sales of Ethena’s USDe token, citing MiCA violations and unregistered securities activity, ordering the firm to halt new customer onboarding and freeze reserves—though secondary trading remains unaffected as Ethena seeks regulatory remediation.
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BlackRock/Securitize, Superstate, and Centrifuge have been selected to onboard up to $1B in tokenized U.S. Treasury assets to Spark’s Liquidity Layer.
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FalconX has launched the first tokenized Structured Credit Facility on-chain, packaging its institutional loans into a blockchain-based private credit vault in partnership with M11 Credit and Pareto.
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VanEck Ventures has invested in Manifest, a platform launching $USH—a tokenized ETF backed by U.S. home equity—bringing decentralized, fully on-chain access to diversified residential real estate exposure, offering programmability beyond traditional REITs or ETFs.
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Korea’s Financial Services Commission (KFSC) has approved Kyobo Life to issue tokenized aircraft engine securities via Galaxia Money Tree’s platform, enabling retail investors to access fractional ownership in aviation assets traditionally reserved for institutions, with VMIC managing leasing and Cirium providing real-time engine data on-chain.
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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has launched procurement for the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT), initiating the issuance of blockchain-based government bonds within the Digital Securities Sandbox, as the UK explores tokenized sovereign debt.
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Figure accounts for nearly 80% of all tokenized private credit and is transforming loan markets with its blockchain-based Figure Connect platform and DART lien registry—now used by major institutions like Goldman Sachs and Jefferies,
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Goldman Sachs, Moody’s, and Hong Kong FMI Services have joined the Global Synchronizer Foundation to support governance of the Canton Network—a privacy-focused, interoperable blockchain for regulated finance.
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Tokenized USD Money Market Fund, CPIC Estable MMF, initiated and managed by CPIC Investment Management (H.K.) Co, Ltd, was successfully deployed on HashKey Chain, with subscription volume reaching USD 100 million on its launch day.
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Germany’s BaFin has banned public sales of Ethena’s USDe token, citing MiCA violations and unregistered securities activity, ordering the firm to halt new customer onboarding and freeze reserves—though secondary trading remains unaffected as Ethena seeks regulatory remediation.
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BlackRock/Securitize, Superstate, and Centrifuge have been selected to onboard up to $1B in tokenized U.S. Treasury assets to Spark’s Liquidity Layer.
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✦ Team Particula
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DigiFT to Plan Tokenized Fund-Based on Tokenized AI Stocks
DigiFT's fully on-chain AI index fund tokenizes both fund shares and underlying equities, enabling automated issuance, real-time transparency, and 24/7 institutional trading without intermediaries.
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DigiFT's fully on-chain AI index fund tokenizes both fund shares and underlying equities, enabling automated issuance, real-time transparency, and 24/7 institutional trading without intermediaries.
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Polymesh to Tokenize $51.9 Million Canadian Commercial Real Estate
Leveraging Polymesh’s public permissioned blockchain and Ocree’s national exempt market dealer licenses (ex-Quebec), the two companies have launched a Canadian blockchain-based real estate platform offering regulated, fractionalized access to commercial property investments, starting with a $51.9M asset in Winnipeg.
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Leveraging Polymesh’s public permissioned blockchain and Ocree’s national exempt market dealer licenses (ex-Quebec), the two companies have launched a Canadian blockchain-based real estate platform offering regulated, fractionalized access to commercial property investments, starting with a $51.9M asset in Winnipeg.
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Fidelity to Plan Launch of Ethereum-Tracked Shares for Treasury Money Market Fund
The "OnChain" share class for its Treasury money market fund (FYHXX) is recording share ownership on both blockchain and traditional ledgers, with daily reconciliation. While underlying assets remain off-chain, this expands blockchain integration in fund administration.
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The "OnChain" share class for its Treasury money market fund (FYHXX) is recording share ownership on both blockchain and traditional ledgers, with daily reconciliation. While underlying assets remain off-chain, this expands blockchain integration in fund administration.
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BlackRock to Bring $1.7B Tokenized Treasury Fund to Solana
BlackRock has expanded BUIDL to Solana - its seventh supported blockchain - enabling 24/7 yield-generating access for digital asset investors and reinforcing institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets.
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BlackRock has expanded BUIDL to Solana - its seventh supported blockchain - enabling 24/7 yield-generating access for digital asset investors and reinforcing institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets.
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✦ Particula to Complete PoC with Moody’s Ratings to Enhance Digital Asset Risk Capabilities
Particula and Moody’s Ratings completed a PoC integrating real-time blockchain analytics to assess operational risks in digital assets, demonstrating how smart contract security, on-chain activity, and system resilience can enhance institutional risk transparency. This collaboration supports evolving frameworks for dynamic, data-driven risk evaluation amid increasing institutional adoption of tokenized assets.
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Particula and Moody’s Ratings completed a PoC integrating real-time blockchain analytics to assess operational risks in digital assets, demonstrating how smart contract security, on-chain activity, and system resilience can enhance institutional risk transparency. This collaboration supports evolving frameworks for dynamic, data-driven risk evaluation amid increasing institutional adoption of tokenized assets.
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President Trump’s World Liberty Financial to Launch USD1 Stablecoin
WLFI, linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, has launched USD1, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin fully backed by Treasuries, cash, and equivalents, targeting institutional adoption and cross-border DeFi use.
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WLFI, linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, has launched USD1, a US dollar-pegged stablecoin fully backed by Treasuries, cash, and equivalents, targeting institutional adoption and cross-border DeFi use.
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