Tokenization

Garret Kinsman, Eliott Teissonniere and Nodle CEO Micha Benoliel speak at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2019. (Photo courtesy of Nodle)

An app that allows users to earn a Stellar-based token by providing last-mile access for internet-of-things (IoT) devices is now live on Apple’s App Store.

By Brady Dale

Mar 3, 2020 at 3:04 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2020

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Red Swan CEO Ed Nwokedi. (Credit: Red Swan)

Finance

Real estate

Startup Tokenizes $2.2B in Commercial Real Estate Through Polymath

Currently, the tokens are only available in pre-sale. Red Swan is holding investors’ funds in escrow and plans to distribute shares in April.

By Nate DiCamillo

Feb 27, 2020 at 3:25 p.m. UTC

Feb 27, 2020

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Finance

Russia

Russian Smelting Giant Nornickel Launches Metal Tokenization Platform for Testing

The Russian mining and smelting giant will issue metal-backed tokens on Atomyze, a Hyperledger-based blockchain platform.

By Anna Baydakova

Feb 25, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Feb 25, 2020

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Liechtenstein castle image via shutterstock.

Policy

Property

Liechtenstein Regulators Approve Ethereum-Based Real Estate Fund

The fund enables investors to gain exposure to a global real estate portfolio through a ERC-20 security token.

By Paddy Baker

Jan 23, 2020 at 9:50 a.m. UTC

Jan 23, 2020

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Markets

Tokenization

Narrative Watch: The Hunt for Crypto's Killer App

As a Brooklyn Nets player tokenizes his contract, are income share agreements poised to break out as one of crypto’s killer apps?

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Jan 13, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Jan 13, 2020

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Brooklyn Nets player Spencer Dinwiddie (Tdorante10/Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Sports

NBA Player's Contract Tokenization Plan Can Move Forward: Reports

Spencer Dinwiddie intends to begin selling tokenized shares of his contract starting Monday, Jan. 13.

By Nikhilesh De

Jan 10, 2020 at 3:31 p.m. UTC

Jan 10, 2020

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Finance

Digital assets

State Street: 38% of Clients Will Put More Money into Digital Assets in 2020

The majority of asset managers that bank with State Street are interested in digital assets, but none have asked the global custodian to store them yet.

By Nate DiCamillo

Dec 6, 2019 at 6:15 p.m. UTC

Dec 6, 2019

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"Old and New New York" by Alfred Stieglitz, 1910, image via Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Real estate

Tokenized Real Estate Falters as Another Hyped Deal Falls Apart

A high-profile venture between startups Fluidity and Propellr was quietly shelved this summer, underscoring the hurdles real estate tokenization faces.

By Ian Allison

Nov 26, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 26, 2019

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The Curv team, with CEO Itay Malinger at center right.

Finance

Stellar

Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares

Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to...

By Nikhilesh De

Nov 21, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 21, 2019

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