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Polymath is Going Public via Reverse Acquisition
Canadian tokenisation technology company Polymath is going public via a reverse acquisition with TruGolf Holdings. Focused on token issuance, compliance and lifecycle management of digital assets, Polymath recently acquired the Polymesh Layer-1 blockchain. Polymesh is built specifically for regulated assets, embedding compliance, identity verification and governance into the base layer. Trugolf is a sports simulation…
Taurus Completes Hedera DLT Integration; Offers Custody, Issuance of Tokenised Assets
Swiss-headquartered digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus, which works with banks and regulated financial institutions, is now offering Hedera’s complete DLT stack, providing functionality for the custody and issuance of tokenised assets. Taurus is used by more than 40 banks and regulated financial institutions worldwide, including Deutsche Bank, CACEIS and State Street. It has built out…
Token Tech: ERC Tokens and Why They Important to the Financial Markets
When a tokenisation platform creates a token to represent a real-world asset (RWA) it is more than likely that the token will be created to conform with an ERC standard. ERC stands for Ethereum Request for Comment. It is a formal design and umbrella technical standard used by developers to create smart contracts, tokens, wallets…
Circle Names Founding Validators for Arc Blockchain, Due 16th September
Stablecoin Issuer Circle has set 16th September as the launch date for its public Arc blockchain, and has named a set of blue chip digital assets players to be the first to run validators to secure the network. In addition to Circle itself, BlackRock, DTCC, Galaxy Digital, Global Payments, ICE, Mastercard, MoneyGram, SBI Group, Standard…
Broadridge and Payward Add Shareholder Communications and Proxy Voting to xStocks
Broadridge Financial Solutions is adding shareholder communications and proxy voting to its unified governance platform to support eligible holders of xStocks, a leading tokenised equities framework developed by Payward Services. “As tokenised securities continue to reshape global capital markets, investors should not have to choose between blockchain innovation and shareholder rights,” says Doug DeSchutter, President of Broadridge’s…
Ripple Investments in ZILO and Licuido Expand Transfer Agency, Tokenisation Capabilities
With a focus on providing additional services in the capital markets, payments and liquidity infrastructure provider Ripple has made strategic investments into two companies: ZILO, which provides transfer agency asset technology, and Licuido, a tokenisation platform. Both investments – which collectively bring regulated transfer agency, issuance, and collateral mobility to Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL) –…
Institutions Eye Stablecoins for Payments and Wall Street 2.0; But Understanding and Planning is Key to Success
It was just a dozen years ago that the first stablecoins emerged. The first entrants were BitUSD, a crypto-backed coin, and Realcoin, which was fiat backed. While BitUSD lasted just a few years, Realcoin – which quickly rebranded to Tether – became the undisputed leader in a space now valued at more than $300 billion….
Ten European Banks Kickstart RL1 DLT; Look to Establish Common Infrastructure for Tokenisation Use Cases
Ten European financial institutions are establishing the RL1 Cooperative to create a neutral, member-owned, pan-European DLT utility for tokenised assets, digital money and next-generation financial markets applications. Created as a European Cooperative Society (SCE) based in Luxembourg, the founding members of RL1 – for Regulated Layer One – comprise ABN Amro, Cecabank, Chartered Investment, Crédit…
OKX Launches Tokenised Trading in 40+ Securities; Eyes Institutional Initiatives with ICE and NYSE
OKX has launched trading in more than 40 tokenised stocks and ETFs, including the so-called Magnificent Seven securities comprising NVIDIA, Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Meta, as well as the S&P 500 and Invesco QQQ indices. Observers suggest the move is an early step to establishing itself as leading hybrid trading platform for traditional…
We’ve Been Asking the Wrong Question About Tokenisation
By Julie Ros, SVP, Head of Marketing, Communications & Institutional Growth, tZERO For the past several years, the tokenisation industry has been asking the same question: What assets can we tokenise next? Treasuries. Money market funds. Private credit. Real estate. Equities. Commodities. Intellectual property. Nearly every week brings another announcement celebrating another asset moving on…