Hash Global argues that while Bitcoin brought crypto into traditional finance, the next bull run will be driven by traditional finance bringing the entire asset world on-chain. Tokenized real-world assets...
Tokenized SNDK perpetual volume hit $16.29B on Aug 19, reaching 62.4% of the stock's US spot volume — a record for RWA products. This signals growing migration of equity trading...
CIMB Islamic Bank has completed a pioneering pilot in Malaysia, settling a $342 million tokenized sukuk using tokenized deposits. This marks the first time the country has combined these two...
Midas has proposed integrating mWIN, a tokenized fund managed by Wellington Management, as collateral in Aave Horizon. This move could bridge TradFi and DeFi, but raises questions about oracles, liquidity,...
Ripple Prime launches total return swaps on stocks and crypto, targeting Goldman and JPMorgan's Delta One market. This move highlights the convergence of TradFi and DeFi, as Ripple expands beyond...
Hong Kong-listed New Huo Group expands into RWA operations, launching the city's first compliant crypto quant strategy. The move signals institutionalization of RWA and Hong Kong's growing role as a...
Hyperliquid's HIP-3 market saw $73B in August volume, with stocks at 67%. This signals a major shift toward tokenized equities, validating the RWA thesis and pressuring traditional finance to innovate....
Bitfinex Securities launches ALKN, a security token backed by high-purity nickel wire, raising $50M for Alkemya Metacore. This marks a significant expansion of RWA tokenization into strategic industrial metals, with...
Japan's FSA-backed pilot involving 43 institutions tests tokenized deposit interbank settlements, signaling a major leap for RWA tokenization in banking. This could lead to more efficient, programmable financial infrastructure and...
Visa's entry into Singapore's BLOOM initiative and Shinhan Bank's adoption of Visa's Stablecoin Platform mark a major step toward institutional stablecoin settlement. This signals growing convergence between traditional payments and...
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has surpassed $2 billion in market cap, with significant issuance on both XRP Ledger and Ethereum. This growth highlights the increasing adoption of stablecoins in real-world asset...
The Dallas Fed warns that tokenized deposits could reduce banks' interest-rate risk capacity by up to $700 billion due to faster deposit outflows and reduced stability. The research highlights implications...
The Dallas Fed warns that tokenized deposits could undermine bank deposit stability and lending capacity, potentially affecting up to $700 billion in assets. The report highlights how blockchain-based deposits, while...
Coinbase and Better expand token-backed mortgages to Coinbase One members, offering a 1% closing-cost credit. This move underscores the growing convergence of real-world asset tokenization with traditional lending, though volatility...
Coinbase has launched a Bitcoin-backed mortgage service with Better Mortgage, allowing U.S. borrowers to use BTC as collateral for a down payment without selling or facing margin calls. This marks...
Entropy raises $14M to launch pre-IPO perpetuals on Hyperliquid, allowing traders to speculate on Anthropic's valuation. This marks a significant step in bringing private equity exposure to decentralized markets, with...
Revolut has begun rolling out EURR, its euro-pegged stablecoin, to customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal. The move signals a major step in the convergence of traditional finance and crypto,...
Shinhan Bank's partnership with Visa to test stablecoin payments signals a major step toward TradFi-DeFi convergence. The pilot could reshape B2B and B2C payments in South Korea and beyond.
Japan's regulators are developing a blockchain-based stock settlement system, with details expected by 2027. This move could revolutionize equity trading by enabling faster, more transparent settlements and signaling a major...
Ondo Perps now accepts tokenized Circle, SpaceX, and SanDisk shares as collateral, allowing traders to keep equity exposure while funding leveraged positions. This integration marks a key step in RWA-DeFi...
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