Tokenization

The platform also rolled out 13 tokenized funds for institutions on the Connect platform

“These guys have created the unlock for the first wave of assets that’s starting with real estate,” VanEck’s Wyatt Lonergan said

Tokenized private equity is the next “greatest” opportunity, BWR analyst Carlos Gonzalez Campo writes

Ethena and Securitize’s Converge will launch within the next three months

Empire co-host Santiago Santos makes the case that memecoins have actually helped push infra forward…just not in the way you think

The AI platform looks to reshape Web3 marketing with yaps

The Wolf of Wall Street Adoption must battle the Wolf of Memecoin Casinos

Circle acquired the company responsible for creating the largest tokenized money market fund

This year was just the start for the RWA market, Carlos Domingo said, and we could see it top $50 billion in the next 12-18 months

Its research team continues to evaluate crypto assets like the firm has done for public equity markets and credit markets for decades

The firm reported $38 billion in crypto assets under custody as of November 2024

Also, Hyperbolic’s total funding raised comes out to $20 million after $12 million Series A

Michael Sonnenshein thinks bringing RWAs onchain “is one of the most exciting frontiers in the broader blockchain and digital assets space”

ParaFi’s Ben Forman and Kevin Yedid-Botton break down their biggest predictions for the Empire podcast

MSTR shares hovered around $402 at 2 pm ET Monday — down 4.7% on the day but up 70% from a month ago

Plus, Suntory Group tokenizes Premium Malt’s beer on Avalanche

A pilot project from Swift, UBS and Chainlink demonstrates how tokenized funds can bridge traditional and crypto rails

Also in the tokenized fund space, Franklin Templeton launches on Base and Securitize hits $1 billion in tokenized RWA onchain

Financial institutions are weighing the business case for tokenizing assets and regulatory considerations, Ripple’s James Wallis says

Even if you are bullish on the space, execs agree it will take a while before some of the space’s multi-trillion-dollar projections are met

The network’s programmability and security will shape the future of tokenized finance

Hours after pledging to support Black men’s rights to safely invest in crypto, VP Harris’s Monday night speech mentioned blockchain zero times

Plus, tokenization is still the talk of the town

Sygnum’s head of investment researchthinks Solana can pass Ethereum by drawing institutions for tokenization platforms and stablecoins