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Ripple, Archax debut first tokenized money market fund on XRP Ledger

To kick things off, Ripple’s XRP Ledge will tokenize asset manager asset manager abrdn’s $4.77 billion US dollar Liquidity Fund.

Blockchain payments firm Ripple has announced the launch of the first tokenized money market fund on the XRP Ledger, comprising asset manager Abrdn’s $4.77 billion (3.8 billion British pounds) US dollar Liquidity Fund.

It was made possible through Ripple’s partnership with Archax, the United Kingdom’s first Financial Conduct Authority-regulated cryptocurrency exchange, broker and custodian, which has access to Abrdn’s money market fund.

The tokenization of abrdn’s $4.77 billion money market fund on XRPL demonstrates how more real-world assets (RWAs) are moving on onchain to unlock operational cost savings and settlement efficiencies, Ripple said in a Nov. 25 statement.

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BlackRock in Talks With Crypto Exchanges About Using Its BUIDL Token As Derivatives Collateral: Report

BlackRock in Talks With Crypto Exchanges About Using Its BUIDL Token As Derivatives Collateral: Report

Asset management titan BlackRock is reportedly in talks with numerous crypto exchange platforms about using its proprietary token BUIDL as collateral for derivatives contracts. According to a new report by Bloomberg, anonymous people familiar with the matter say the world’s largest asset manager is exploring the idea of utilizing BUIDL – the crypto asset related […]

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BlackRock tokenized treasury fund BUIDL reaches $500M

BlackRock has hit the milestone less than four months after the launch of BUIDL in April.

The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund has reached a $500 million market cap — making it the first tokenized treasury fund to reach the milestone.

Launched less than four months ago, BlackRock BUIDL, currently holds $502.8 million worth of tokenized treasurys, according to Ethereum block explorer Etherscan.

The milestone was reached after real-world asset tokenization firm Ondo Finance bought more BUIDL, which it uses as a backing asset for its OUSG token.

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BlackRock’s BUIDL becomes the world’s largest tokenized treasury fund

It took less than six weeks for the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund to surpass Franklin Templeton’s one year old tokenized treasury fund.

The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund is now the largest treasury fund tokenized on a blockchain after it surpassing Franklin Templeton’s product this week.

BlackRock’s six-week old product, tickered BUIDL, has notchemarket cap of $375 million, surpassing the 12-month-old Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (BENJI), which sits at $368 million, according to a Dune Analytics dashboard.

It comes as BUIDL took in $70 million in the last week, including $50 million from real-world asset tokenization firm Ondo Finance's OUSG token.

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