Real World Assets

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Real-World Asset Loan Worth $20M at Risk of Losing $7M on DeFi Platform Goldfinch
Protocol contributor Warbler Labs said it will backstop all losses.
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Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Arrive on Coinbase’s Base with Backed’s RWA Token Issuance
The market for tokenized U.S. Treasuries has grown sixfold this year to $666 million, according to a real-world asset data provider.
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Circle Rolls Out Open-Source Protocol to Help Build Tokenized Credit Markets
Perimeter Protocol is the first development of Circle Research, the company's new open-source development division.
Circle rolls out open-source protocol (Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

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OpenTrade Unveils Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Offering as Tokenization Race Gains Steam
The tokenized Treasuries market has grown sixfold this year to $668 million, according to one data provider.
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Banking Giants Abuzz About Tokenization of Real-World Assets as DeFi Craves Collateral
JPMorgan, Citi and Franklin Templeton are digitizing traditional assets. Will they end up trading on crypto networks like Ethereum?
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In a DEX, users trade without surrendering custody of their assets. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)
Violet’s Decentralized Exchange Mauve Goes Live for Trading Compliant and Real World Assets
The DEX was developed in a direct response to the fallout from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
In a DEX, users trade without surrendering custody of their assets. (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)

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Tokenization News Roundup: the 'Next Trillion'
A weekly digest of articles, reports and analyses about tokenized RWAs, the fast-growing financial instruments that merge traditional finance to the blockchain.
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Tokenization Advocacy Group Wants to Bring the 'Next Trillion' of Assets to Blockchain
Founding members such as Coinbase, Circle and Aave Companies aim to foster the use of blockchain technology for traditional assets.
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Real world assets are increasingly being seen as a growth area in crypto and TradFi. (Claudio Schwarz/.Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
The Trillion Dollar Crypto Opportunity: Real World Asset Tokenization
Going by technology theorist Carlota Perez's research, "RWAs" may be the next phase of substantive crypto development.
Real world assets are increasingly being seen as a growth area in crypto and TradFi. (Claudio Schwarz/.Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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A Guide to TradFi Blockchain Adoption
As financial institutions look to come on-chain, total value locked, or TVL, is anticipated to be the leading indicator of where adoption will occur.
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