Tokenization


Opinion

Security Tokens and Tokenized Securities Are Not the Same Thing

Experimentation with tokenization is leading to growing confusion about terminology, and that is getting in the way of a deeper understanding of its potential, says Noelle Acheson.

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Opinion

Policymakers Need to Focus on Tokenization, Not Just Tokens

Representing real-world assets on a blockchain could allow everyday Americans to buy into durable prosperity, says John Rizzo, an ex-Treasury Department official.

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Finance

Tokenization and the Future of Crypto

Pedro Palandrani of Global X discusses where KKR, Starbucks and others are going with the tokenization movement.

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Finance

Swiss Bank Cité Gestion Becomes First Private Bank to Tokenize Its Own Shares

The private bank is partnering with digital assets firm Taurus to issue and manage its tokenized shares.

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Finance

Brazil’s Second-Largest Private Bank Launches First Tokenized Credit Note

Bradesco carried out the operation as part of a regulatory sandbox promoted by the South American country's central bank.

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Videos

BlackRock CEO Predicts Tokenization Is the Future of Markets

"The next generation for markets, the next generation for securities, will be tokenization of securities," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said during the New York Times DealBook event. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for tokenized assets and the overall crypto ecosystem.

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Finance

Fintech Firm Qenta to Go Public Through SPAC Merger

The startup tracks the origins and ownership of precious metals with blockchain technology.

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Finance

Investment Manager Hamilton Lane to Tokenize 3 Funds Through Securitize

The move will make private market investments available to more people.

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Finance

SWIFT Says It's Proved It Can Be the Way Forward for Global CBDCs

The financial messaging system said it has carried out transactions between different blockchain networks using both central bank digital currencies and fiat currencies.

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Videos

Tokenization on Public Blockchains Democratizes Access: Securitize CEO

U.S. investment firm KKR & Co. (KKR) has made a portion of its private equity fund available on the Avalanche blockchain through Securitize. “The idea is to leverage tokenization and public blockchain to democratize access to this asset class,” Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo says about the partnership.

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