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BlackRock plans to begin tokenizing funds with real-world assets and stocks on blockchain, sources tell Bloomberg. The New York-based firm is working on tokenizing funds tied to real-world assets, such as stocks, subject to regulatory considerations. JUST IN: BlackRock to tokenize funds with real-world assets and stocks on blockchain. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) September 11, 2025 BlackRock launched a tokenized money-market fund known as BUIDL in 2024. The fund has grown to more than $2 billion and is popular on crypto platforms. BlackRock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF launch has also seen huge success in the past year as one of the best-performing ETFs on the entire market. For context, tokenization refers to the process of using blockchain technology to convert RWAs like stocks, U.S. Treasuries, and real estate into tradable tokens. Tokenization not only digitizes assets but also makes them fractional and accessible assets available for 24/7 trading. BlackRock Explores Tradable ETF...

Investor Chris Burniske says the recent controversies surrounding memecoin launches have created an ideal opportunity for traditional financial (TradFi) firms to penetrate the crypto market. The venture capitalist tells his 324,400 followers on the social media platform X that TradFi firms are about to launch crypto-focused products and tokens and show the industry how to effectively raise and preserve capital. According to Burniske, memecoin launches are notoriously bad at capital preservation, which is the total opposite of how TradFi firms operate. “Don’t despair that our worthless memecoins were bad at capital formation, the entire world of capital formation is coming to a blockchain near you…  And for what it’s worth, memecoins were remarkable at capital formation, it was the capital preservation that most lacked. Perfect moment for TradFi to onboard their ‘trusted assets’ onto blockchains and have these RWAs (real-worth a...

Real estate blockchain project Propy witnessed an 90% surge of its token’s value as Coinbase’s asset management arm is set to tokenize real world assets. On Dec. 13, 2023, Propy‘s PRO token surged a significant 93% within just one day after the U.S.-headquartered crypto exchange Coinbase announced plans to double down on real world assets tokenizing. According to CoinGecko data, PRO surpassed in a moment the $0.83 threshold, propelling the token’s market capitalization up to $40.7 million. PRO price in USD | Source: CoinGecko The raped increase of PRO’s value followed Coinbase’s announcement of its venture called Project Diamond, a platform for issuing and trading blockchain-based debt instruments. As crypto.news reported, the launch came amid intense competition to integrate traditional financial asset s like bonds and credit into blockchain systems. This process, known as the token ization of real- world asset s (RWAs), is believed to enh...

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. While it remains a relatively new concept, asset tokenization is being deemed as one of the most compelling applications of blockchain technology amongst experts. Backed by benefits like greater portability, improved security, increased efficiencies, and fractionalization, asset tokenization has massive potential and is becoming impossible to ignore. You might also like: Decentralized finance is changing our everyday lives | Opinion It is transforming finance with enhanced security and liquidity. Not to mention, there is a less obvious benefit here, which is the value of real-world assets. With this level of potential, it is not an understatement to say that the momentum surrounding asset tokenization is growing. While there are many benefits and opportunities with asset tokenization, its success hinges on some chall...

Although he has praised Bitcoin (BTC) as one of the best assets to invest in to protect oneself against the looming financial crisis, Robert Kiyosaki seems uncertain about the future of the maiden cryptocurrency following a recent blockchain project announcement by Citibank. Specifically, the author of the best-selling personal finance book ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ has commented on Citibank’s future tokenization of client deposits for faster cross-border transactions, wondering what it meant for both Bitcoin and the United States dollar, in an X post published on September 26. BYE BYE Bitcoin & US Dollar? Citibank announced today it is offering bank block chain technology to turn institutional savings into Citibank tokens which can be used for instaneous 24/7 cross border transactions. Bye bye BC & US $? — Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) September 26, 2023 Citibank tokenization project Indeed, the prominent investment bank has debuted a pilot for turning customer dep...