Tokenization

Tokenization

CoinDesk Indices

Unlocking Private Credit’s Potential: How Tokenization Brings DeFi Innovation to Traditional Finance

DeFi’s ethos — permissionless access, composable assets and real-time settlements — are a perfect solution to private credit’s most significant pain points.

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Finance

Blockchain Data Provider Chronicle Raises $12M to Expand Infrastructure for Tokenized Assets

Blockchain oracles like Chronicle are key piece of infrastructure to connect blockchain-based assets with off-chain data.

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Finance

Derivatives Trading Giant CME Group to Test Tokenization with Google Cloud

The company aims to modernize financial markets through asset tokenization using Google Cloud Universal Ledger.

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Markets

Apple, Tesla Among Stocks to Get Tokenized Via DigiFT's New On-Chain Index Fund

The funds, available to accredited and institutional investors, aim to change portfolio management with smart contracts and stablecoins.

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Finance

China's CPIC Rolls Out $100M Tokenized Fund with HashKey as RWA Trend Expands in Asia

Asset tokenization is a red-hot sector in crypto as asset managers around the globe are increasingly leveraging blockchain rails for traditional instruments like bonds and funds.

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Finance

Fidelity Files for Onchain U.S. Treasury Fund, Joining the Asset Tokenization Race

Tokenized money market funds has grown sixfold in a year to 4.8 billion, currently led by BlackRock's product.

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Finance

Dubai Starts Real Estate Tokenization Pilot, Forecasts $16B Market by 2033

The Dubai Land Department's initiative aims to expand access and transparency for property investments using blockchain rails.

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Markets

Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Says She Wants to Bring Company's Funds On-Chain

Earlier this month, executives of Coinbase hinted at similar plans in the tokenization space amid hopes of a clearer regulatory landscape.

Ark Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood speaking virtually at the Digital Asset Summit in New York. (Danny Nelson)

Markets

Tokenized Treasuries Hit Record $4.2B Market Cap as Crypto Correction Fuels Growth

Ondo Finance, BlackRock-Securitize and Superstate gained the most among the larger issuers, while Hashnote's USYC declined.

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Markets

Mercado Bitcoin, Polygon Labs Look to Issue $200M Worth of Tokenized Assets in Latin America

The collaboration aims to expand access to tokenized private credit and other real-world assets in the region.

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