Tokenized Assets


Markets

Tokenized Gold Surpasses $1B in Market Cap as Physical Asset Nears All-Time Price High

This a type of stablecoin pegs its price to gold, while the tokens on the blockchain represent ownership of physical gold managed by the issuer.

All but one of the recently launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) charge a lower fee than the largest gold ETF, making them a cheaper investment into a gold-like asset. (Unsplash)

Finance

TradFi Banks Team Up to Create Digital Bonds Trading Platform on Blockchain

France's Credit Agricole CIB and Sweden's SEB are creating a system with a goal of being environmentally friendly.

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Markets

Blockchain-Based Debt Protocol Obligate Records First Bond Issuance on Polygon Network

Swiss commodities trading firm Muff Trading AG issued corporate bonds using Obligate’s decentralized finance platform, which is set to open to the public on March 27.

Switzerland flag (Stephen Leonardi/Unsplash)

Markets

Securities Platform DEFYCA to Release Tokenized Private Debt Protocol on Avalanche

DEFYCA’s launch highlights the growing trend of bringing tokenized versions of traditional markets like debt to blockchain-based protocols.

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Opinion

Has Tokenization’s Moment Finally Come?

Tokenization of real-world assets has been dismissed by many crypto purists for operating under a centralized framework, but new technological advances have migrated the process from closed, permissioned projects onto public, permissionless blockchain platforms.

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Policy

Hong Kong Successfully Offered Inaugural $100M Tokenized Green Bond

Hong Kong's central bank had been exploring tokenization of green bonds since at least 2021.

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Finance

Investment Manager Hamilton Lane Opens Tokenized Fund on Polygon Blockchain

The Securitize-backed feeder fund makes the flagship direct equity fund available to more investors.

CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

Finance

Blockchain Startup Diamond Standard Raises $30M to Fund Expansion

The Series A round is led by venture capital firm Left Lane and investment management firm Horizon Kinetics.

Diamond Standard's coins and bars (Diamond Standard)

Finance

Blockchain Startup Aims to Open the $1T Diamond Market to More Investors

Diamond Standard believes tokenizing diamonds will make investing in the precious stones easier and more efficient.

Standardized sets of diamonds (Diamond Standard)