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Hong Kong’s leading commercial bank, HSBC, continues to invest in its tokenization product lineup. The bank’s CEO, Noel Quinn, stated that he is “very comfortable with the concept of tokenization.” He indicated that the bank will look at ways of tokenizing assets backed by “real” assets. HSBC’s CEO Discusses Tokenization Plans Hong Kong’s leading commercial … Read more
BV Bank, a Brazilian bank leader in vehicle loans, is running a pilot that uses tokenization to manage vehicle financing and sales operations. The first phase of the tests involves automating consumer-to-consumer vehicle sales processes, including the delivery of tokenized money in exchange for the ownership of the vehicle. Brazilian BV Bank Pilots Tokenization Model … Read more
The Bank for International Settlements, the central banks’ bank, announced the launch of Project Agorá, a joint private-public initiative seeking to examine the potential benefits of tokenization for improving cross-border settlements. Agorá includes the participation of seven central banks and private institutions to be convened by the Institute of International Finance (IIF). BIS to Explore … Read more
The blockchain and crypto industry has never stood still including during the prolonged lean period known as the crypto winter, asserted Michael Amar, co-founder of the Paris Blockchain Week Summit. Amar believes the resilience shown by market participants during this period demonstrates a new level of maturity in the industry. Engagement Between Startups and Developers … Read more
The government of Hong Kong has announced Project Ensemble, an initiative that will test the functionality of a wholesale central bank digital currency (WCBDC) and the movement of tokenized deposits. If there is “sufficient interest” in the project, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will conduct a live issuance of the WCBDC in the future. … Read more
In 2024, the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group, a consortium of South African regulators that unveiled a position paper on crypto assets in 2021, is expected to “publish additions to include stablecoins as a particular type of crypto asset.” The consortium is also considering the impact of tokenisation on domestic financial markets and is expected to … Read more
Citi, in alliance with Wellington Management, Wisdomtree, and ABN AMRO, completed a proof of concept for the tokenization of a private fund on top of the Avalanche blockchain. The test used Spruce, an Avalanche subnet, to tokenize the fund and transact the tokenized assets, which were programmed to “automate operations, settle faster, and enable new … Read more
TokenFi, the native token associated with TokenFi’s tokenization protocol, has reached a significant achievement by having more than 350 million TokenFi tokens locked through the platform’s staking initiative. Over 350M TokenFi Tokens Locked Up To 4 Years Over 350 million #TokenFi / $TOKEN tokens have been locked up in the TokenFi staking program for a … Read more
Real-estate-backed stablecoin USDR fell to $0.53 per coin on Oct. 11, but the team said it was merely a liquidity issue and that real estate holdings and digital assets will be used to support redemptions. Go to Source
Commodity tokenization would enable African countries — such as Ghana and Botswana — an opportunity to empower themselves without relying on international aid. Go to Source
