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What are the drivers, opportunities and challenges with asset management tokenization?

CNBC recently reported that OnePay Cash , majority owned by Walmart and fully integrated with Walmart’s digital and physical channels, is launching crypto trading and custody via partnership with Zerohash, a crypto infrastructure firm. And that users will be able to pay using crypto at Walmart. This move isn’t about speculation. It signals a broader transformation where consumer fintechs and large retailers are merging into a single ecosystem: one that blends commerce, bankin

Stablecoin gave the world a tokenized USD checking account. Tokenized MMF gave the world a tokenized USD savings account. Here is what comes next.

Stablecoin is a killer use case for blockchain. But what is the killer use case for stablecoin?

Digital assets are no longer a fringe conversation, they are finally reaching the institutional scale-up phase. Let's unpack top 3 trends:

Last week, BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund (MMF), BUIDL, surged past the $1 billion milestone. marking a defining moment in the onchain financial revolution. Launched on 21 March 2024, BUIDL wasn’t just another product; it was a signal. A starting gun for traditional asset managers to storm the onchain space. Excellent news article headline. But the real insight? It’s not in the mainstream media headlines or crypto media soundbites. It’s time to get granular and dive

Last week, when I outlined the 3 interest-income revenue models for stablecoins , I had no idea just how much bigger the opportunity would become a few days later - courtesy of the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) .  On Friday, in a dramatic reversal, the OCC scrapped Biden-era restrictions that had kept US banks from engaging in stablecoin transactions and crypto custody. Overnight, the stablecoin market’s potential didn’t just grow—it likely 10x’d .  With

Last week was a defining moment for stablecoins. Top CEOs from major U.S. financial institutions made bold statements about their stance on stablecoins, signaling a decisive shift in the industry: Bank of America CEO, Brian Moynihan : "If regulators make that leap, we will enter the stablecoin business." PayPal CEO, Alex Chriss : “With an estimated 20 to 60 million monthly active crypto users3, the potential for commerce is immense. For merchants, this means unlocking a new,

At the recent RWA London Summit, one topic dominated my panel discussion: tokenized assets as collateral .  A variety of views emerged, including using more exotic tokenized assets other than tokenized MMF as collateral.  While I recognize the potential of these alternative assets, I made one thing clear—this is a conversation about the future, not the present. Right now, tokenized products must meet investor demands, and illiquid assets simply don’t. Even the most prestigiou

Mapping out the biggest US banks digital asset businesses and benchmarking against comparable revenue data

As institutional tokenization gained momentum rapidly last week with CFTC inviting crypto CEOs  to discuss stablecoins as possible eligible collateral in the derivatives market and Senator Bill Hagerty introducing his stablecoin bill, the urgency with which firms are looking at their tokenization strategy is palpable in my conversations.  It has become apparent to me critical to anyone’s tokenization strategy is a GTM playbook that articulates product, tech, ecosystem and reg

This week, Apollo Global Management teamed up with Securitize to launch a tokenized feeder fund for the Apollo Diversified Credit Securitize Fund ($ACRED), aiming to bring tokenized private credit to institutional and accredited investors. A bold move. But here’s the harsh reality—it’s not going to gain traction. In this week’s research issue, I’ll break down exactly why this initiative is set to fail. More importantly, I’ll explain why asset managers hoping to pump up their

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Another week, another busy tokenization announcement calendar with 5 big developments. I published a highlight recap here . Out of the 5, the most consequential has to be the news that the UK government plans to issue digital gilts, the UK government bond equivalent to US Treasuries, on blockchain. Why? Because the fastest growing tokenization vertical - tokenized MMF/US Treasuries  - while signalling an insatiable demand from onchain capital to access the US sovereign debt m

Last week was particularly busy for tokenization space. There were 5 announcements about the development or the launch of tokenized MMF, including 3 from institutional players. UBS Asset Management launched its first tokenized investment fund, the UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund, on Ethereum. The fund will be domiciled in Hong Kong serving the APAC region with DigiFT as the distributor. Citi and Fidelity International have developed a solution that combines a tokenized m