Tokenization


Finance

Goldman Sachs Says It Is Exploring the Tokenization of Real Assets

The global investment bank says it is looking into NFTs in the context of financial instruments because that is where the power is.

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Videos

Influencers on Growing Their Communities and the Power of Decentralization

“New Money” hosts Spencer Dinwiddie and Solo Ceesay speak with three influencers – Naya Rose, Jake Bain and Chef Hoppie – from varying fields about expanding their different communities. They all discuss the next steps needed to grow their audiences while acknowledging the benefits tokenization and blockchain technology can have for creators.

Recent Videos

Finance

Banks’ SWIFT Messaging System to Experiment With Tokenized Assets in Early 2022

The interbank messaging network’s experiments will use central bank digital currencies as well as established forms of payment.

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Policy

Former Head of Crypto-Skeptical SEC Gets Blowback for Pro-Blockchain Op-Ed

Jay Clayton’s op-ed for The Wall Street Journal attracted some rather disparaging responses from the Twitterverse.

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Finance

Brazil Stock Exchange B3 Plans to Enter Crypto Market in 2022: Report

The country’s only exchange is evaluating opportunities in asset tokenization and digital asset custody, and it also plans to launch a crypto ETF.

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Policy

Dubai Issues Rules for Security, Derivatives Tokens

The regulator also plans to roll out rules for exchange and utility tokens as well as stablecoins.

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Finance

Swiss Stock Exchange Gets Regulatory Nod to Launch Digital Asset Exchange

The exchange, first announced in 2018, will target banks, issuers, insurance firms and institutional investors.

A SIX logo sits on the exterior of the Six Swiss Exchange AG stock exchange in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. In a move that has implications for Brexit, Switzerland disallowed the trading of its shares on the bloc's bourses as of July 1 to prevent a drop in liquidity as it faced the expiry of its recognition under European Union rules. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Markets

Tokenization May Make Real Estate Investment Easier: Report

Moore Intelligence sees the tokenization of documents leading to more efficient and cheaper transactions.

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Markets

Austrian Blockchain Company Builds Platform to Tokenize Solar Energy

The platform tokenizes output of solar-panel assets and allows customers to pay bills according to the power produced.

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