UBS Asset Management has introduced its first tokenized investment fund on Ethereum. Named “UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token,” or ‘uMINT,’ the fund is built on Ethereum (ETH) for various authorized distribution partners across Singapore, per UBS. Tokenization is a process that converts traditional assets, like stocks or bonds, into digital tokens that can be managed on a blockchain, the decentralized technology underlying crypto like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum. These digital tokens represent a share of the asset, enabling investors to buy, sell, or hold portions of traditional financial…
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Binance Launches New Crypto Exchange-Based Platform for Wealth Managers and High Net Worth Clients
The leading crypto exchange by trading volume is launching a new platform built with high-net-worth clients in mind. According to a new press release, Binance is launching “Binance Wealth,” a platform tailored to wealth managers. “Binance Wealth allows wealth managers to oversee the onboarding of their clients and make investment recommendations, allowing their clients to receive strong support during onboarding and thereafter while retaining full discretionary control, akin to traditional wealth management.” As the name suggests, the new platform will aim to target wealth managers, though it does not set…
Robinhood Launches Election Bets as Polymarket, Kalshi Draw Millions — But for How Long?
As Robinhood rolls out its presidential election event contracts, the prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi are drawing in substantial multi-million-dollar revenues tied to election-related trading. Robinhood Jumps Into Election Contracts Scene On Monday, Robinhood said began deploying election event contracts to select U.S. customers on Oct. 28, just ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential […] Source CryptoX Portal
Qatar Tech Firm Launches Platform for Tokenized Islamic Finance Contracts
Blade Labs, a Qatari tech company, has launched a platform for tokenizing Murabaha contracts, a type of Islamic finance. This innovation allows for broader access to Sharia-compliant financing, both for financial and non-financial institutions. Tokenized Sharia-Compliant Contracts Blade Labs, the Qatar-based tech company focused on blockchain and Web3, recently unveiled a platform for tokenized Islamic […] Source CryptoX Portal
Binance launches MOODENG on USDT Perpetual Contract
Users can now trade the MOODENG meme token on Binance in the form of the MOODENGUSDT Perpetual Contract with up to 75x leverage. On Oct. 25 10:00 UTC, Binance Futures announced it has expanded its listing to include the Solana-based meme coin MOODENG(MOODENG) through the MOODENGUSDT Perpetual Contract. According to the company notice, the Moo Deng-inspired meme coin remains as the underlying asset, while Tether becomes the settlement asset. Moreover, the capped funding rate set by the exchange at the time of the launch is 2.00%/-2.00%. Funding fees will be…
Flare launches Blockchain Machine Images on Google Cloud
Flare, the blockchain for data networks, has unveiled a new tool designed to enable rapid and low-cost deployment of blockchain nodes. Blockchain Machine Images, a node-as-a-service solution, is Flare’s (FLR) latest product that allows web3 developers to access faster node deployment via Google Cloud’s marketplace. With Blockchain Machine Images, it’s now easier to power decentralized applications, blockchain platforms, and data streams. The solution supports Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Avalanche (AVAX) among other top blockchain networks. According to details the Flare team shared on Oct. 25, blockchain developers can leverage…
RedStone launches AVS testnet on EigenLayer
RedStone, a modular oracles platform for decentralized finance, has launched the testnet of its data validation service on the restaking network EigenLayer. The oracle platform announced the launch of a testnet for its actively validated service on EigenLayer (EIGEN) on Oct. 23. An Actively Validated Service allows for off-chain validation, enabling users to benefit from reduced gas consumption, price data accuracy, and consistency. Decentralized finance reached all-time highs of over $300 billion in total value locked at its peak in December 2021. According to RedStone, further innovations such as oracle…
Aurum Launches $1B Tokenized Fund for Data Center Investments on XRP Ledger With Zoniqx
The vehicle will focus on data center investments across the U.S, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and Europe, claiming to be the “world’s first combined equity and debt tokenized fund.” Source
United Arab Emirates Region Ras Al Khaimah Launches a Framework for Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) in Free Zone
“The introduction of DARe represents a stepping stone in our journey towards building a global hub for the blockchain and digital assets ecosystem,” Luc Froehlich, chief commercial officer of RAK DAO said in the statement. “By offering a structured legal framework, we enable DAOs to interact with the off-chain world, such as opening a bank account and owning both on- and off-chain assets.” Source
Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering
The Sui blockchain has launched a hub in Dubai which will act as an incubator for blockchain developers and entrepreneurs, one of its founding developers told CoinDesk in an interview. Source