Crypto’s Latest Fling: Tokenizing Everything πŸ€‘

Oh, darling! It seems the crypto world has gone utterly mad for tokenization. Mercado Bitcoin, that dashing Latin American crypto exchange, has announced it’s tokenizing a whopping $200 million in real-world assets (RWAs) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). How thrilling!

Apparently, these RWAs include tokenized fixed-income and equity financial instruments. How quaint. According to Ripple, the blockchain company behind XRPL, this is all part of a grand plan to make the tokenized RWA market a $19 trillion behemoth by 2033. One does hope they’re not getting ahead of themselves, dear.

This news comes as the crypto industry and asset managers are scrambling to create some semblance of regulatory clarity for tokenized equities and other RWAs in the United States. Because, darling, no one wants to get on the wrong side of the SEC.

Ondo Finance, a DeFi protocol with a taste for adventure, has acquired Oasis Pro, a tokenized asset firm, in a bid to expand its presence in the RWA sector. How very bold of them.

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Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has urged the SEC to approve stock and bond tokenization. One does hope they’re listening, dear.

But, of course, there are those who are sounding a note of caution. John Murillo, chief business officer of fintech company B2BROKER, warns that tokenized equity instruments are still in a regulatory grey zone and lack many of the rights granted to holders of traditional equities. How very sensible of him.

β€œThere is no direct claim on company assets, no voting rights, and no access to internal financial information,” the executive wrote in an email. Investors, do take note! πŸ“

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2025-07-05 22:51