Franklin Templeton Expands $410M Money Market Fund to Ethereum Blockchain
Franklin Templeton has expanded the trading of its OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund to the largest blockchain, Ethereum.
Tokenized Assets
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.
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.”
Ethena Picks BlackRock’s BUIDL, Mountain, Superstate and Sky’s USDS for $46M Tokenized RWA Investment
Ethena’s $46 million allocation fits into the growing trend of DeFi platforms and protocol foundations investing in real-world asset-backed products to earn a yield without leaving blockchain rails.
State Street Works on Tokenized Bond and Money Market Fund; No ‘Current Plans’ for Stablecoin Project
Tokenized collateral could have helped avoid or lessen the 2022 “liability-driven” crisis, Donna Milrod, chief product officer said in the interview with Financial News.
CFTC Subcommittee Sends Up Recommendations for Letting Firms Use Tokenized Shares as Collateral: Bloomberg
The likes of BlackRock and Franklin Templeton could see tokenized shares of their money-market funds pledged in trading after a major group under the aegis of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved guidelines for their use, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Digital-Asset Manager Kin Launches $100M Tokenized Real Estate Fund on Chintai Network
Fund tokenization is one of the frontiers of bringing real-world assets to blockchain rails in pursuit of greater efficiency, lower costs and faster settlements.
JP Morgan’s Onyx Blockchain Used for Siemens’ Digital Commercial Paper Settlement
The transaction was a milestone for Onyx and SWIAT, which are collaborating to develop digital asset issuance products on blockchain rails for commercial banks.
WisdomTree Pushes Further Into Tokenization With New Platform
WisdomTree is making another push into real-world asset tokenization with the introduction of WisdomTree Connect for businesses and institutions.
Tether’s $100M Investment in LatAm Agriculture Firm May Be a Tokenization Play
Adecoagro is a founder and partial owner in an Argentina-based agricultural commodities tokenization platform Agrotoken.