Tag: Real World Assets (RWA)
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...
The Top Crypto Investments of 2025: A Year of Utility and Maturity
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The year 2025 has been a turning point for the crypto market. Shifting away from the speculative “meme-coin” frenzies of the past, this year was defined by institutional maturation and a rotation of capital toward projects with tangible utility and sustainable revenue models.
1. High-Performing Altcoins
While the broader market saw steady growth, specific infrastructure and DeFi protocols outperformed the rest due to...






