RWA Tokenization
Ondo Finance Urges SEC to Hit Pause on Nasdaq Tokenization Plan, Demands DTC Transparency
Ondo Finance is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delay approval of Nasdaq’s proposal to trade tokenized securities. In an open letter, Ondo argues the plan should...
UAE’ Ajman Bank Moves into Shariah-compliant RWA Tokenization using Fasset Infrastructure
Fasset and Ajman Bank signed an MoU to launch integrated digital asset services that conform to Shariah principles. The rollout targets both retail and institutional clients in the UAE and...
Wall Street Backs Tokenization as XRPL Looks to Challenge Ethereum’s Lead
Wall Street tokenization keeps moving from pilots to production, and State Street projects tokenized assets could reach about 16% of institutional portfolios within three years. Ethereum (ETH) still anchors the...
Larry Fink Declares the ‘Great Repotting’: BlackRock’s Plan to Move All of TradFi On-Chain
In a recent CNBC interview, BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink declared that his firm is actively planning to “repot” traditional financial assets, moving them from legacy structures into tokenized versions on...
Ripple Brings Institutional Crypto Custody To South Africa With Absa
Ripple and Absa have launched institutional digital asset custody in South Africa, pairing bank-grade controls with Ripple’s licensed infrastructure to support tokenized assets. The alliance makes Absa the first major...
UK FCA Advances Plans to Boost Tokenization in Asset Management
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is pushing forward with plans to make tokenization a key part of asset management. Notably, tokenization involves turning real-world assets into digital tokens using...
Citi Builds a Regulated Custody Services Track for 2026 as RWA Tokenization Grows
Citi plans to launch digital asset custody in 2026, moving into a field mainstream banks are now entering. The goal is to hold Bitcoin, Ether, and other digital assets for...
“Not a Depeg but a Tokenized Hedge Fund”: OKX CEO Defends Ethena After USDe Crash
OKX CEO Star Xu clarified that the sharp USDe price drop should not be seen as a stablecoin de-peg but as market stress on a synthetic-dollar instrument. Xu called USDe...
OM Price Wobbles as Mantra Chain Liquidity Migration Launches Full RWA Pivot
Mantra (OM) began migrating all protocol-owned liquidity from the OM/ETH pool on Uniswap to the native Mantra Chain DEX, completing the process within 24 hours after Proposal 17 passed. The...
KAIO Launches BlackRock and Brevan Howard Tokenized Funds on Sei Network
KAIO, a protocol focused on tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs), expanded its on-chain fund offerings to the Sei Network. The launch includes tokenized shares of the BlackRock ICS US Dollar Liquidity...
Can Polymarket’s $9 Billion Valuation Redefine How Wall Street Sees DeFi?
Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction-market platform, secured a $2 billion strategic investment from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), parent of the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction, announced October 7 2025, lifted...
Bitcoin Breaks $118K as Citi Predicts $133K and Robinhood Pushes Tokenized Finance
US Government Shutdown Stress Met With Bitcoin Breakout The U.S. government shutdown entered its second day on October 2, and Bitcoin responded with its highest daily close since August 15...
World Liberty Financial to Tokenize Commodities, Launch Debit Card: Timeline Revealed
World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by the Trump family, unveiled its latest expansion strategy at the Token2049 conference on Wednesday. The plan focuses on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization...
SEC Moves Closer to Approving ETF Share Classes for Mutual Funds
A key SEC notice would soon allow asset managers to add ETF share classes to existing mutual funds, using a multi-share class structure. As a result, mutual fund managers could...
Ripple–Securitize Tie-Up Brings RLUSD Into Real-World Asset Funds
Ripple’s regulated stablecoin RLUSD is now live in tokenized US Treasury markets through a strategic integration with Securitize, marking a significant advancement for real-world assets (RWAs) on blockchain. Partnership Moves...
Aria PRIME Launches $100M BTS and BLACKPINK Music Catalog Tokenization
Aria Protocol rolled out Aria PRIME, its institutional arm, launching with $100 million in tokenized K-music catalogs through a partnership with Story Protocol and Contents Technologies on Sept. 22, 2025. ...
BNB Chain Takes Lead in RWA Tokenization as BNB Targets $1,300
BNB Chain has stepped out front in the race to tokenize real-world assets. From gold to treasuries to equities, the network is putting its full stack to work. The build-out...
Ripple RLUSD and Franklin sgBENJI Power DBS Repo Pilot on XRP Ledger
DBS, Ripple, and Franklin Templeton have signed a memorandum of understanding to bring repo transactions into tokenized finance. The framework pairs Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin with Franklin Templeton’s sgBENJI tokenized money...
Saudi Awwal Bank Adopts Chainlink for Capital Markets Tokenization; LINK Holds Near $23
Saudi Awwal Bank has added Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) to its digital strategy. CCIP links assets and data across multiple blockchains, while CRE...
Hong Kong to Support Commercial Bank Tokenization Initiatives in 2025 Policy Address
Hong Kong is stepping up its digital finance ambitions with a policy blueprint that places tokenization at the core of banking innovation. In the 2025 Policy Address, Chief Executive John...
Hua Jian and Renhe Launch OTC Drug RWA Platform to Modernize Supply Chains
Concord Medical (HKEX: 0370) has disclosed that its affiliate Hua Jian Medical is partnering with Renhe International, a wholly-owned arm of Renhe Pharmaceutical, to build a new real-world asset (RWA)...
EstateX ESX Launches to Power Tokenized RWA Market’s Growth to $16 Trillion
EstateX has rolled out its ESX Layer-1 blockchain, positioned as a base layer for the tokenized asset market. An analyst highlighted the project’s role in powering tokenized real estate, lending,...
Chainlink, Ondo, Avalanche Take RWA Trade to Record Highs in September
The real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market crossed $29 billion in locked value this week, doubling since January, according to RWA.xyz. At the same time, the crypto basket tied to tokenization...
BNB Hits Record $900 on Binance-Franklin Templeton Tokenization Partnership News
Binance and Franklin Templeton (one of the world’s largest asset managers) announced a partnership to build tokenized investment products. The former brings its global trading infrastructure, while the latter contributes...
KuCoin Lists LiveArt (ART), an AI-Powered RWAfi Protocol for Tokenized Cultural Assets
Global crypto exchange KuCoin has listed LiveArt (ART), an AI-driven RWAfi protocol designed to unlock the $10 trillion market of cultural and investment-grade assets. The listing positions ART as a...
