Tag: Real World Assets (RWA)
Your phone is silent. Yet your AI portfolio agent has just scanned Messari’s on-chain data, spotted an unlock schedule that could tank a token you hold, swapped into a stable yield position on Base, and paid $0.07 for the intelligence it needed—all without waking you. The transaction settled in under five seconds. No Stripe. No credit card. Just a wallet, USDC, and an HTTP header.
That scenario isn’t sci-fi anymore. It’s live today,...
RWA 2.0: Why Non-Stablecoin Tokenization Could Outgrow Stablecoins in 2026
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In the bustling streets of Córdoba, Argentina, on a crisp autumn afternoon in 2025, a local entrepreneur named María stands at her small electronics shop counter. She’s staring at her phone: the peso has slipped another 3% against the dollar overnight. Her savings in the bank are evaporating faster than she can sell inventory. But she doesn’t panic like she did in 2023. Instead, she opens her wallet app, checks the automatic interest accrual...
Tokenized Precious Metals: Bringing Gold, Silver, and Other Metals into the Blockchain Era
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For thousands of years, precious metals like gold and silver have served as reliable stores of value, hedges against inflation, and symbols of wealth. Yet owning them physically comes with challenges: high storage costs, security risks, limited divisibility, and cumbersome trading.
Now imagine owning a precise fraction of a London-vaulted gold bar, tradable instantly from your phone, divisible to eight decimal places, and transferable...
Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson Champions Blockchain as the Future of Finance’s Infrastructure
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As the CEO of one of the world’s largest asset managers, with over $1.6 trillion in assets under management, Jenny Johnson has emerged as a prominent voice bridging traditional finance (TradFi) and blockchain technology. Her recent statements, particularly from appearances at Hong Kong Fintech Week and beyond, underscore a pragmatic, institutional perspective on cryptocurrency and blockchain—not as speculative hype, but as essential...
Aave Labs Proposes Non-Protocol Revenue Sharing to Ease DAO Governance Tensions
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Aave Labs has proposed sharing non-protocol revenue with AAVE token holders to address recent governance disputes.
The move follows a failed vote on transferring brand assets to the Aave DAO, highlighting tensions over fee allocation.
Founder Stani Kulechov outlines a vision for expansion into real-world assets and institutional lending, potentially unlocking new growth avenues.
Aave Labs, the development firm behind the...






