In January, Sygnum completed its “oversubscribed USD 58m multi-stage Strategic Growth Round and, with its new 1 billion valuation, achieved Unicorn status. 2024 accelerating business momentum and group operational profitability was driven by core business growth across its European, Asian and Middle East hubs, as well as by Sygnum Protect, the group’s off-exchange custody platform launched with Binance.” Last year, Sygnum’s gross revenues “increased by 40%, annual trades surged by over 1000%
Historically, the crypto landscape was characterised by a patchwork of regulations. This means various jurisdictions and geographies adopted varied approaches. However, recent developments indicate a shift towards a more cohesive global framework. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had indicated after the 2022 Union Budget itself that crypto needs geography-agnostic regulations in view of the global nature of the asset.
Supply chains are complex networks involving multiple stakeholders, often spanning continents and regulatory jurisdictions. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are proving instrumental in enhancing transparency, traceability, and operational efficiency across global supply chains by leveraging blockchain technology for real-time tracking and immutable record-keeping.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has secured regulatory approval in Georgia to operate as a provider of digital asset exchange and custodial wallet services through the Tbilisi Free Zone (TFZ). The new licensing development is a strategic expansion aligned with Bitget's plans of growing its licensing portfolio in Eastern Europe, a region increasingly dictating the growth of crypto
nced the implementation of amendments to its regulatory framework for digital assets, with immediate effect. The implementation of these amendments follows extensive industry engagement and feedback received on Consultation Paper No. 11 of 2024.\r\n\r\nThe focus of the implemented amendments is on revisions to the process whereby Virtual Assets (VAs) are accepted for use as Accepted Virtual Assets (AVAs) in ADGM, alongside appropriate capital requirements and fees
Sports franchises, athletes, and leagues are exploring innovative ways to engage fans and raise capital through digital assets and real world assets (RWA). From tokenized team ownership to fan tokens and athlete-backed investments, blockchain technology is redefining how sports entities interact with supporters and manage financial resources.
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) In the evolving landscape of digital assets, one of the most critical challenges is ensuring the stability and reliability of tokenized assets. Among these, assets that maintain a 1:1 peg with real-world assets like gold, currencies, or commodities require meticulous management to maintain their value and trust with investors. Understanding Asset-Backed Tokens Asset-backed tokens are digital representations of real-world assets on blockchain platforms.
Asset tokenization is about transforming real-world things like art, property or even stocks into digital tokens that you can buy, hold or trade on a blockchain. It is like giving your assets a digital upgrade. Thanks to blockchain technology and smart contracts, asset tokenization automates processes and makes them transparent. Asset tokenization has been steadily gaining momentum. According to Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the tokenized asset market could reach an astounding $16 trillion
Lending has always been a cornerstone of economic growth, but traditional lending models often suffer from inefficiencies, lack of transparency, and limited access. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are addressing these challenges by enabling secure, scalable, and permissionless lending platforms powered by blockchain technology.
Real-world assets (RWAs) and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) tokens could be the next major breakout sectors in crypto. Grayscale, one of the industry’s largest digital asset firms, has added several RWA and DePIN projects to its top 20 picks, citing strong potential for growth in the coming months. While the firm sees opportunity in these sectors, it warns that they remain highly volatile, even as they could unlock trillions in value.
RWA total value on-chain. Source: rwa.xyz\r\nThis is even more impressive since the rebound is coming alongside Bitcoin, the leading light of the digital coins market, which is struggling to sustain its position above the much-desired $100,000 level. This, in turn, raises the question: Are RWAs the future of finance, making a way for a connection between traditional securities and the blockchain-based decentralized system?
Retirement planning is evolving as pension funds and individual investors seek higher yields, greater diversification, and more control over their financial futures. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are playing a growing role in this transformation by offering new investment vehicles, programmable income streams, and transparent asset allocation strategies.
Stablecoins dominate the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), but Standard Chartered (STAN) said it sees signs of a broader shift underway. With just $23 billion currently in non-stablecoin RWAs, around 10% the size of the stablecoin market, the investment bank anticipates significant growth as regulatory clarity improves and the focus shifts to assets that benefit more meaningfully from being on-chain, it said in a research report Wednesday.
Join: $1.50/wk Sign In Small Business Could Tokenization Drive Social Impact? ByJoash Lee, Forbes Councils Member. for Forbes Business CouncilCOUNCIL POST | Membership (fee-based) Jun 10, 2025, 07:00am EDT Share Save Joash Lee is a General Partner at Iron Key. He actively invests in emerging technologies like AI, Web3 and ClimateTech. Abstract IoT network background getty Over the past few decades, the internet has evolved through three distinct eras:
Healthcare infrastructure requires significant capital investment, yet traditional financing models often struggle to meet demand. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are offering new solutions by enabling hospitals, research institutions, and medical startups to raise funds transparently, attract global investors, and improve resource allocation.
Cardano is not alone in its efforts to advance RWA tokenization. Empowa, for example, is developing a property financing platform focused on the African market. Meanwhile, Tiamonds enables the tokenization and trading of real diamonds, allowing users to own a share of these valuable assets. These initiatives show how Cardano and its associated projects are striving to integrate real assets with blockchain technology.
The partnership combines IOST’s scalable blockchain infrastructure with DigiFT’s regulatory-first approach, creating a compliant and accessible gateway for investors to earn yield on tokenized assets. Through this collaboration, accredited investors can purchase iSNR on DigiFT’s MAS-licensed platform, bridge the asset to BNB Chain for multi-chain liquidity, and earn yield in the IOST Vault using decentralized finance (DeFi) yield strategies on a regulated foundation.
Education financing is undergoing a transformation as digital assets and real world assets (RWA) offer new ways to fund student loans, university infrastructure, and lifelong learning programs. Blockchain-based solutions are enabling income-share agreements, tokenized scholarships, and decentralized funding models that promote accessibility and financial inclusion.
DeFi Technologies (Nasdaq: DEFT), a financial technology company focused on bridging traditional capital markets with decentralized finance, has announced a significant expansion of its operations, marked by its recent Nasdaq listing and a strategic entry into the real-world asset (RWA) sector with a new regulated stablecoin. The company's common shares began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol "DEFT" on May 12, 2025.
For times, the world of crypto was substantially viewed as a tone- contained macrocosm — detached from the" real world," floating on abstract commemoratives, complicated tech slang, and academic trading. But a quiet shift has begun to change this narrative. It's called Real- World means( RWAs), and it’s breathing a new kind of life into blockchain by linking palpable value from the offline world to on- chain platforms.
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