Topic: #rwa
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RobinhoodChain hits $885.50M RWA volume in first month post-launch
RobinhoodChain, which launched in July, recorded $885.50 million in RWA transfer volume as of July 29, representing a 2,424,301% surge over 30 days. Market observers note the spike reflects the network's transition from zero activity to production use, though questions remain about sustainability and baseline comparisons.
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Alpaca Controls 94% of Tokenized-Stock Market Despite Crypto's Decentralization Promise
Alpaca, a self-clearing broker founded in 2015, now custodies or clears roughly 94% of tokenized US stocks and ETFs—a concentration that mirrors the centralization crypto was supposed to eliminate. The DTCC's October launch of its own tokenization service may reshape the landscape.
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DeFi's Institutional Trust Problem: Pricing On-Chain Real-World Assets
The DTCC's tokenization trial with 40 major firms signals institutional appetite for on-chain RWAs, but DeFi faces a critical bottleneck: deciding which oracle feeds and curators can be trusted to price tokenized stocks, bonds, and commodities when primary markets close.
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SBI Holdings and SMFG partner with Solana to tokenize Japan's real-world assets
SBI Holdings and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced a strategic partnership with the Solana Foundation to build a regulated Web3 hub in Japan, focusing on tokenizing real-world assets including the yen-backed JPYSC stablecoin and enabling cross-border micropayments between AI agents.
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Base activates B20 token standard for stablecoins and RWAs
Base is set to activate its B20 token standard on Wednesday at 6 pm UTC, enabling developers to create stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets natively without building custom ERC-20 contracts.
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Trad.Fi and W3 compress equipment loans from months to one day with AI
Trad.Fi and W3 are working to move $650 million of equipment-finance origination onto blockchain rails over four years using AI to automate underwriting, but loan performance still hinges on collateral, servicing, and investor liquidity outside the token.
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Ether.fi Launches $100M Liquid RWA Vault on Midas Infrastructure
Ether.fi committed $100 million to a new Liquid RWA vault built on Midas' Vault OS, launched June 5 in partnership with Plume Network. The vault provides tokenized exposure to traditional financial assets but carries distinct credit risks separate from staking.