Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise, a multi-million dollar crypto fund manager, believes that tokenization could revolutionize equity markets, albeit in a non-obvious way. For Horsley, this involves focusing on the supply side, making it easier for companies to go public and issue shares. Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley: Tokenization Might Be Revolutionary on the Supply Side […]
Former Grayscale Boss Joins Asset Tokenization Firm Securitize
Michael Sonnenshein former CEO of digital asset manager Grayscale Investments, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Securitize. Grayscale Executive Michael Sonnenshein Pivots to Asset Tokenization Ten-year Grayscale veteran Michael Sonnenshein who led the digital investment giant from 2021 to 2024 has now joined asset tokenization leader Securitize as its chief operating officer (COO), […]
XRP’s $149B Power Play: Tokenization, Defi, and a Regulated Stablecoin
XRP, with a market cap of $ 149 billion, isn’t just a heavyweight in cryptocurrency—its distributed ledger network has been diving headfirst into tokenization and decentralized finance (defi). Meanwhile, Ripple is turning heads with the forthcoming launch of its much-anticipated stablecoin, ripple usd (RLUSD). A Focus on RLUSD and Defi Marks Strategic Shift for …
Spanish Securities Watchdog Approves First Tokenization License
The Spanish securities watchdog, the CNMV, has approved the first tokenization license in the country, opening the doors for tokenizing real-world assets (RWA). Ursus-3 Capital, in partnership with Onyze, is the first consortium that will be able to offer this kind of service to Spanish companies seeking to enter the decentralized ledger world. “We firmly […]
Tokenization and Stablecoins Close to Being Regulated in This Latam Giant
The President of the Central Bank of the Latin American giant announced plans to expedite the regulation of asset tokenization and stablecoins by 2025. The bank will issue a new consultation this month to gather more input on the rules for approving VASPs’ operations in the country. Central Bank of Brazil to Expedite Asset Tokenization […]