RWA

Three Major Japanese Financial Institutions Tap Canton to Bring Government Bonds On-Chain
Mizuho, Nomura, and Japan's central clearing house are launching a blockchain-based proof-of-concept for collateral management of Japanese government bonds.

Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claims
Morpheus Research's report alleges that the $7.7B fintech is exaggerating its use of blockchain technology, while Figure and asset manager Van Eck dispute the findings.

Mitsui & Co.'s Crypto Arm Brings Tokenized Metals Asset Zipangcoin to OP Mainnet
The shift to Optimism is ZPG's first deployment on a public blockchain since launching in 2022, and the start of its global rollout.

GMX Rolls Out 24/7 Gold and Silver Trading
The Arbitrum-native exchange launched precious metals perpetuals as onchain commodity trading gains momentum across DeFi.

ECB Maps the Promise and Peril of Tokenized Capital Markets in New Bulletin
The central bank's latest macroprudential report examines tokenized bonds, money market funds, and euro stablecoins.

Distributed Tokenized RWA Market to Hit $400B by 2030: Keyrock, Securitize
RWA perpetuals tied to assets like gold, silver and oil, grew 40x in six months, the new report shows.

Fintech Transcend Connects to Canton Network for Real-Time Collateral Mobility
The collateral and liquidity focused fintech is also building a node-as-a-service on Canton, which is known as an institution-focused blockchain platform.

IMF Says Tokenization Is a 'Structural Shift' in Finance, Not Just a Tech Upgrade
The International Monetary Fund also warns that the distribution and speed of on-chain transactions bring new challenges and risks that require international coordination.

Plume Turns Paychecks Into Yield-Bearing Assets in RWA Payroll Pilot
Employees can elect to receive a portion of their salary in shares of WTGXX, earning yield from the day compensation is paid.

Valinor Raises $25M Seed Round to Bring Private Credit Onchain
The ex-Blackstone team wants to move beyond crypto-collateralized loans and into ‘real economy credit’ as the tokenized RWA sector continues to grow.





