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Digital Asset, DTCC complete collateral tokenization pilot

The project aimed for speed, privacy and legal compliance while using highly accessible and desirable US Treasury bonds as a collateral asset.

Blockchain solutions provider Digital Asset and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have completed their US Treasury Collateral Network pilot project on the Canton Network. The project brought together 26 market participants to carry out 100 transactions.

The project used tokenized “digital twins” of Treasury bonds (USTs) in four use cases using the Canton Network Global Synchronization and DTCC LedgerScan features to demonstrate transaction flows and a case of default.

In the first use case, a digital twin was created of real-world assets (USTs) for an investor and then set aside. The digital twin was registered with the central security depository. The digital twin could be used for the same purposes as the asset itself — trading, lending or collateral, for example.

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BlackRock aware that RWAs are ‘multitrillion-dollar opportunity’ — Kinto co-founder

Kinto co-founder Victor Sanchez says real-world asset tokenization could be the future of finance and explains why BlackRock has decided to get in on the action.

The crypto markets’ focus on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has gained momentum throughout 2024, and multiple entities within the traditional finance (TradFi) industry are also integrating blockchain and asset tokenization into their portfolios. 

Cointelegraph Markets spoke with Victor Sanchez and Alan Keegan, the co-founders of the RWA-focused blockchain project Kinto, to explore the market potential of tokenized RWAs. Both shared their views on the factors behind the rapid growth of RWAs and why they believe “big institutions” such as BlackRock are bullish on the asset class.

Cointelegraph: What would you say is the driving factor behind the rapid growth of RWAs this year?

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