Tokenization


Finance

Russian Smelting Giant Nornickel Launches Metal Tokenization Platform for Testing

The Russian mining and smelting giant will issue metal-backed tokens on Atomyze, a Hyperledger-based blockchain platform.

Norilsk nickel melting shop

Policy

Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund

The fund enables investors to gain exposure to a global real estate portfolio through a ERC-20 security token.

Liechtenstein castle image via shutterstock.

Markets

Narrative Watch: The Hunt for Crypto's Killer App

As a Brooklyn Nets player tokenizes his contract, are income share agreements poised to break out as one of crypto’s killer apps?

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Markets

NBA Player's Contract Tokenization Plan Can Move Forward: Reports

Spencer Dinwiddie intends to begin selling tokenized shares of his contract starting Monday, Jan. 13.

Brooklyn Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie (Tdorante10/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020

The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet.

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Finance

Tokenized Real Estate Falters as Another Hyped Deal Falls Apart

A high-profile venture between startups Fluidity and Propellr was quietly shelved this summer, underscoring the hurdles real estate tokenization faces.

"Old and New New York" by Alfred Stieglitz, 1910, image via Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares

Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to help safeguard its shares.

The Curv team, with CEO Itay Malinger at center right.

Markets

Japanese Merchant Bank Signs Deal to Tokenize Estonian Properties

MBK, a Tokyo-based and Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed merchant bank, has signed a deal for the tokenization of property in Estonia.

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Markets

AssetBlock Launches Tokenized Property Trading on Algorand Blockchain

Real estate startup AssetBlock has launched a new platform for trading commercial properties linked to tokens on the Algorand blockchain.

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Markets

Brazilian Bank Plans to Use Tezos Blockchain for STOs Worth $1 Billion

BTG Pactual, Brazil's fifth largest bank, plans to utilize the Tezos blockchain for security token offerings potentially worth $1 billion.

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