Real World Assets


Finance

Private Equity Giant Apollo Invests in Real-World Asset Platform Plume

The investment aims to accelerate Plume’s efforts to make real-world assets tradable and usable in crypto markets.

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

Markets

Ripple, BCG Project $18.9T Tokenized Asset Market by 2033

Tokenization of assets could save significant costs for asset managers and issuers, driving broader adoption, the report noted.

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Finance

WisdomTree Expands Institutional Tokenized Fund Platform to Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base and Optimism

The firm also offers a broader selection of tokenized funds, including equity indexes and fixed income strategies.

Tokenized Treasuries has become a $3.5 billion asset class as demand and DeFi integration soared.(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Archax Buys FINRA-Regulated Broker Dealer to Offer Tokenized Assets in the U.S.

The firm plans to offer tokenized real-world assets and equities in the U.S. building on its existing partnerships across blockchains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Hedera Hashgraph and XRP Ledger.

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Markets

Tokenized Gold Hits Record $1.4B Market Cap as Trading Volumes Soar in March

The overall stablecoin market, including tokens pegged to currencies and commodities, crossed $230 billion rising for the 18th consecutive month, CoinDesk Data's report show.

Gold bar (Scottsdale mint/Unsplash)

Markets

Tokenized Treasuries Hit $5B Milestone as Fidelity Touts RWA Potential for Collateral

Using tokenized assets to satisfy margin requirements could help asset managers improve capital efficiency, said Cynthia Lo Bessette.

Fidelity Investments sign (Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock)

Finance

China's CPIC Rolls Out $100M Tokenized Fund with HashKey as RWA Trend Expands in Asia

Asset tokenization is a red-hot sector in crypto as asset managers around the globe are increasingly leveraging blockchain rails for traditional instruments like bonds and funds.

Amanecer en el Puerto de Victoria de Hong Kong, China. (Unsplash)

Markets

Real-World Assets Cross $10 Billion in Total Value Locked: DeFiLlama

Growth comes from increases in TVL on Ethena USDtb and BlackRock's BUIDL.

A Treasury Bill

Finance

Dubai Starts Real Estate Tokenization Pilot, Forecasts $16B Market by 2033

The Dubai Land Department's initiative aims to expand access and transparency for property investments using blockchain rails.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Finance

BlackRock's BUIDL, Superstate and Centrifuge Win Spark's $1B Tokenized Asset Windfall

Sky, formerly MakerDAO, announced last year its plan to allocate $1 billion of reserve assets in tokenized real-world asset products.

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