Real World Assets

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NFTs Are Dead (But They’re Changing Everything)
Forget million-dollar profile pictures, the real innovation of NFTs is ownership rights. This technology still has potential to transform industries, says Layne Nadeau, Founde...
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Computer, money. (TheDigitalWay/Pixabay)
Investcorp and Securitize Launch Fund Tokenization Partnership
The partnership aims to create on-chain Real World Assets based on Investcorp's funds.
Computer, money. (TheDigitalWay/Pixabay)

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McKinsey Sees Just $2T of Tokenized RWAs by 2030 in Base Case, With Broad Adoption 'Still Far Away'
Previous reports from Boston Consulting Group and 21Shares forecasted over $10 trillion of tokenized assets by the end of the decade in their optimistic scenarios.
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RWA Tokenization Expands to Life Insurance with Infineo Minting $9M of Policies on Provenance Blockchain
This was the first example of transferring tokenized versions of life insurance policies, the company said.
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Moody's website
The Promises and Perils of Private Asset Tokenization
Moody's digital economy expert Cristiano Ventricelli argues alternative assets could benefit from going on-chain, but technical challenges persist.
Moody's website

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Franklin Templeton's Jenny Johnson on Bitcoin ETFs, RWA Tokenization and Blockchain's Potential for TradFi
The president and CEO of the asset management giant said blockchains are "transformational tech" that can help drive down operational costs during a panel discussion at Consen...
Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)
Plume, Layer-2 Blockchain for Real-World Assets, Pulls $10M in Seed Funding from Haun, Galaxy
Plume plans to make it possible for people to easily – and compliantly – bring real-world assets (RWAs) like real estate and collectibles onto blockchains.
Plume co-founders Eugene Shen, Chris Yin and Teddy Pornprinya (Plume)

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov speaks at the project's SmartCon conference this week in Barcelona. (Chainlink)
DTCC, Chainlink Complete Pilot to Accelerate Fund Tokenization with JPMorgan, Templeton, BNY Mellon Participating; LINK Gains 7%
The aim of the Smart NAV pilot was to test a process to bring and disseminate fund data on multiple blockchains, a key step for tokenization.
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov speaks at the project's SmartCon conference this week in Barcelona. (Chainlink)

Karn Saroya, CEO of Re (Re)
RWA Platform Re Debuts Tokenized Reinsurance Fund on Avalanche with $15M Commitment from Nexus Mutual
The company aims to broaden access to the $1 trillion reinsurance industry, making it more efficient and transparent with blockchain technology.
Karn Saroya, CEO of Re (Re)

Agriculture (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)
Solana-Based Marketplace AgriDex Raises $5M to Tokenize Agricultural Industry
AgriDex brings agricultural commodities onto the blockchain by allowing crops to be bought on its marketplace with finalized deals backed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Agriculture (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)