Real-world assets: tokenized funds, real estate, commodities and on-chain capital markets.
Ethereum’s on-chain economy is entering a new, institutional phase, primarily driven by the growth of tokenization and surging stablecoin usage. PYUSD Stablecoin Volume Hits New Highs PayPal’s stablecoin, PYUSD, has become a major engine of growth on Ethereum. It registered its strongest quarter yet, recording $18.6 billion in transfer volume. This represents a massive 260% … Read more
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has formed a strategic partnership through its asset tokenization arm, Hadron by Tether, with Bitfinex Securities and asset manager KraneShares to accelerate the development and adoption of tokenized securities. Key Details of the Collaboration Goal: To combine regulatory foundation, infrastructure, and market expertise to bridge traditional finance with blockchain networks by … Read more
Polygon has reported exceptional performance in Q3 2025, driven by significant growth in its payments applications and accelerated activity in the Real-World Asset (RWA) sector. Key Performance Highlights Payments Volume Surge: Polygon’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) payments app transfer volume hit $1.82 billion in Q3 2025, marking a 49% quarter-over-quarter increase. Top Contributors: The surge was led … Read more
Tether’s recent third-quarter report confirms that its Tether Gold (XAU₮) tokens are fully backed by 375,572 fine troy ounces of physical gold stored in Switzerland, valued at approximately $1.44 billion as of September 30. With about 522,089 XAU₮ tokens in circulation, the supply is verified. Following this report, the market value of XAU₮ has exploded to … Read more
Ondo Finance has formally requested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) either delay or reject Nasdaq’s recent proposal to trade tokenized securities. Core Objection: Lack of Transparency The central issue raised by Ondo is the lack of public transparency surrounding the post-trade settlement system for the proposed tokenized stocks, which involves the Depository … Read more
Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump and co-founder of the World Liberty Financial (WLFI) decentralized finance protocol, has revealed plans for a new real estate tokenization project tied to a forthcoming building. This initiative, which follows earlier discussions by WLFI co-founder Zach Witkoff, aims to utilize WLFI’s blockchain rails to enable fractional real estate … Read more
Russia’s Central Bank is actively considering the use of tokenization solutions to enable foreign buyers to access shares in Russian companies, a move that domestic industry insiders deem “feasible and attractive to foreign investors.” Vladimir Chistyukhin, the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank, confirmed this during a recent financial forum, referring to it as … Read more
Digital finance is rapidly evolving across Sub-Saharan Africa, with Uganda launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot as part of a larger, $5.5 billion effort to tokenize real-world assets (RWA). Simultaneously, neighboring Kenya is on the verge of enacting its comprehensive crypto regulation bill. Uganda’s Tokenization and CBDC Pilot: Partnership: Blockchain infrastructure firm Global … Read more
Jupiter, a top Decentralized Finance (DeFi) aggregator on Solana, is collaborating with Ethena Labs, the issuer of the USDe synthetic dollar, to introduce JupUSD—a Solana-native stablecoin designed to significantly boost the ecosystem’s liquidity and expand its stablecoin market. The launch is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025. Strategy and Backing Model: Initial Liquidity: Jupiter … Read more
World Liberty Financial (WLF), a digital asset platform with ties to the Trump family, is moving forward with significant expansion plans, according to CEO Zach Witkoff at the Token 2049 event in Singapore on October 1st. Witkoff, who appeared alongside WLF co-founder Donald Trump Jr., announced the expected launch of a crypto debit card. This … Read more