Tokenization

A new note from crypto asset manager Bitwise points to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), and Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) as the "cleanest plays" in the emerging race to tokenize trillions of dollars in real-world assets (RWAs). What Happened: In a sharp departure from...

Atul Khekade, co-founder of XDC Network, on Tuesday predicted that tokenization will surpass Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) transformative power, outlining how tokenization—digitizing and fractionalizing assets like real estate, bonds, and commodities—will reshape the global economy. Reflecting on his...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is working on a blockchain-powered system to tokenize carbon credits as part of its efforts to improve tracking, transparency, and trading efficiency in the carbon markets. What Happened: The U.S. bank's blockchain division, Kinexys, is collaborating with S&P...

Republic, a New York-based investment platform, has started offering tokenized exposure to SpaceX shares, aiming to give retail investors access to private company stakes that were traditionally limited to large, accredited investors. What Happened: The company's digital tokens, which do not confer...

UAE-based Web3 fund Aqua 1 has acquired $100 million worth of governance tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLFI) as part of a strategic effort to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) adoption and governance participation. The purchase aims to support WLFI's decentralized platform, which focuses...

D3 Global, a company building blockchain-based infrastructure for tokenized domains, announced a $1 million USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) developer fund on Tuesday to support projects on its newly launched Doma Protocol public testnet. The fund is intended to advance the DomainFi ecosystem, a decentralized...

Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) must move beyond replicating traditional assets on-chain and instead focus on areas where blockchain-native features provide clear advantages, according to Standard Chartered's Head of Digital Assets Research, Geoffrey Kendrick. In the bank's latest global...

Own.App, a new social media platform focused on creator monetization, has opened its public beta after drawing over 40,000 users to its waitlist during an invite-only trial. Now live on iOS and Android, the app uses blockchain infrastructure to enable performance-based earnings and true content...

Cryptocurrency behemoth Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) is seeking the SEC’s approval to offer “tokenized equities” to its customers, according to a report on Tuesday. What Happened: Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of Coinbase, said in a Reuters...

As Web3 interoperability becomes foundational for blockchain-based finance, critical gaps in infrastructure are slowing institutional adoption, according to Axelar co-founder Georgios Vlachos. "We’re likely just at the beginning of an explosion of blockchain-based solutions for tokenized...

JPMorgan Chase is taking another significant step into the digital asset sector. According to a trademark filing submitted on Sunday to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the firm is developing a new platform called JPMD. The trademark suggests the global bank is preparing to offer a suite of...

Christopher Perkins, President of CoinFund and a former Wall Street executive, believes the next chapter of crypto adoption hinges on clarity—regulatory, technological, and strategic. In an interview with Benzinga, Perkins discussed everything from AI-powered networks to staking yields, tokenized...

Bernstein analysts have identified the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) as a transformative trend that could reshape global finance, outlining how blockchain-based tokenized markets, though still early in development, are on track to become a multi-trillion dollar industry as infrastructure...

Analysts at Bernstein say that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is emerging as the foundational layer for real-world financial applications such as stablecoins and tokenization and developments that signal a turning point for public blockchain utility and value. In their latest note, Bernstein analysts wrote...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify EQTY Lab's collaboration with Intel and NVIDIA. Hedera (CRYPTO: HBAR) co-founder Dr. Leemon Baird says artificial intelligence will accelerate blockchain adoption by making development accessible to non-technical users, while predicting that...