RWA

South Korea is moving to fold stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) into its existing financial system, a shift that could accelerate institutional adoption while significantly tightening regulatory oversight across the digital asset sector.

MetaMask is pushing deeper into tokenized finance with a new integration that gives eligible users access to U.S. stocks, exchange-traded funds and commodities — but beneath the surface, the rollout also serves to expand exposure and utility for Ondo Global Markets’ GM tokens.

F/m Investments aims to put $6B of TBIL ETF shares on a permissioned blockchain while maintaining full regulatory compliance.

Binance said Thursday it has introduced gold (XAUUSDT) and silver (XAGUSDT) perpetual futures contracts settled in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, giving crypto traders round-the-clock exposure to precious metals markets without expiration dates or physical delivery.

China’s leading financial industry bodies have effectively shut the door on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, officially reclassifying it as a risky and illegal financial activity, signaling Beijing’s intent to remove private-sector blockchain finance from the country’s regulatory landscape altogether.

President Donald Trump is building a new hotel estate in the middle of Maldives, one of the world's most exclusive holiday destinations.

UBS and Ant International are joining forces to launch a deposit-tokenization initiative in Singapore, marking one of the most ambitious attempts yet to modernize cross-border treasury flows using blockchain.