Singapore Pushes for Commercialization of Tokenization
The regulator has seen strong interest in tokenization among the fixed income, FX and asset management sectors.
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Franklin Templeton Takes Its Tokenized Treasury Fund to Base, Becomes First Asset Manager on the Layer 2
Wall Street giant Franklin Templeton has made its $410 million OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund available Base in addition to Stellar, Aptos, Avalanche, Arbitrum and Polygon.
U.S. Treasury Advisory Panel Says Tokenization Could Be Big, But May Need Central Control
The U.S. Treasury Department’s panel of Wall Street advisers see the tokenization of U.S. debt and other assets providing some significant potential advances, the group contended in a new report – while also envisioning an inevitable need for the kind of heavy central hand that may rankle the crypto sector.
Wall Street Financial Services Firm Lazard Plans to Create Tokenized Funds with Bitfinex Securities
Tokenization of conventional financial products is a booming sector within the digital asset industry, with BlackRock, HSBC and now Lazard among the global firms entering the space.
Tokenized Treasuries: A Game-Changer for Collateral in Crypto Markets
Tokenizing U.S. Treasuries and using them as collateral in crypto markets presents a significant opportunity to merge the best aspects of traditional finance with the innovation of DeFi, says Carlos Domingo.
Aurum Launches $1B Tokenized Fund for Data Center Investments on XRP Ledger With Zoniqx
The vehicle will focus on data center investments across the U.S, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and Europe, claiming to be the “world’s first combined equity and debt tokenized fund.”
Tokenization Could Pose Risks to Financial System, FSB and BIS Warn
The Financial Stability Board identified three vulnerabilities of tokenization: The underlying reference asset; the participants in distributed ledger technology based tokenization projects; and new technology’s interaction with legacy systems.
Singapore’s DBS Bank Starts New Suite of Tokenized Banking Services for Institutional Clients
The Singaporean banking giant wants to help clients optimize liquidity management and streamline operational workflows.
LatAm Bank Littio Ditches Ethereum for Avalanche as Demand for RWA Vaults Grows
Avalanche’s low transaction fees and consistency were cited as reasons for picking that chain.
The Shopification of Wealth
Just as Shopify democratized e-commerce, enabling millions to open online stores, on-chain rails are poised to lower the barriers to entry in the financial advisory business, says Miguel Kudry.