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French Tokenized Exchange Lise Prepares First Issuer Admission With Aerospace Manufacturer ST Group
Lise, a tokenized stock exchange operating under the EU DLT Pilot Regime in France, is preparing to admit aerospace composites manufacturer ST Group as its first issuer. Subscriptions are scheduled to open on April 9 on a regulated venue with 24/7 secondary trading.
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Alpha Ladder and Maqam Form Abu Dhabi JV for Real Estate and Infrastructure Tokenization Across MENA
Alpha Ladder Group and Abu Dhabi-based Maqam International Holding are forming a joint venture in ADGM for RWA tokenization and digital payments across the Middle East and North Africa. The venture plans to apply for an FSRA licence. No live products yet.
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Australia Passes Digital Asset Framework Law Requiring Licenses for Crypto and Tokenization Platforms
Australia's Parliament passed the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill on April 1. Exchanges, custodians and tokenization platforms will need an Australian Financial Services Licence. The regime takes effect 12 months after Royal Assent, with 18 months to comply.
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Plume Launches Payroll Pilot That Pays Employees in WisdomTree's Tokenized Money Market Fund
Plume launched a payroll pilot with Toku that lets employees elect to receive part of their compensation in WisdomTree's WTGXX tokenized money market fund instead of cash. The asset is a U.S.-registered treasury fund under the Investment Company Act, not a stablecoin.
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Swift Moves Blockchain Shared Ledger to MVP Stage for Cross-Border Tokenized Deposit Payments
Swift said it has finished the design phase of its blockchain shared ledger and is now building the first MVP. Participating banks will begin live transactions in 2026, with the initial use case focused on real time international payments using tokenized deposits.
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Midas Raises $50M to Build Infrastructure for Tokenized Investment Products
Berlin-based Midas raised $50 million in early-stage funding led by RRE and Creandum, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Franklin Templeton. The company operates a prospectus-backed issuance program for blockchain-based certificates under EU regulation.
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Eddid Financial Coordinates Hong Kong's First Tokenized Silver Issuance With On-Chain Deployment
Eddid Financial coordinated the issuance of what it calls Hong Kong's first silver RWA tokenization project. Up to 40,000 tokens, each representing one troy ounce of silver, were placed with professional investors under the SFC's existing framework.
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RWA Weekly — March 30, 2026
RWA Weekly (Mar 30, 2026): on-chain RWAs rose slightly to $26.77B (+0.37% WoW) with holders up to 697,922. BNB Chain strengthened its position as the clear #2 by value, while Ethereum remained dominant. Stablecoin value dipped slightly, but user growth continued.
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Obex Begins Deploying $1B in USDS Across First Cohort Including Better, Securitize and Centrifuge
Obex said it began deploying $1B in USDS across its first cohort of eight projects, including Better, Securitize, Centrifuge and Maple. The deployment spans structured credit, mortgages, energy finance and AI infrastructure within the Sky stablecoin ecosystem.
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Visa Joins Canton Network as Super Validator, Moving From Pilot Participant to Infrastructure Role
Visa said it will join the Canton Network as a Super Validator, the first major global payments company in that role. The move shifts Visa from its 2024 pilot participation into infrastructure and governance on a blockchain network used for tokenized financial assets.
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