Aave's Horizon Powers Institutional DeFi RWA Lending & More RWA News - Security Token Show: Ep. 298

Tune in to our FINAL EPISODE of the Security Token Show where Herwig Konings, Kyle Sonlin, and guest contributor Nico Pantelis cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including new this week’s IPOs, Broadridge nearing $6T in monthly repo volume, and much more RWA news!  Due to this being our final episode, Herwig and Kyle have chosen their Company of the Year for 2025 and it’s none other than Figure - a huge congratulations to Mike Cagney, June Ou, Michael Tannenbaum, and their whole team! Why did they win? Find out on The Security Token Show! Market Movements: Nasdaq Files with SEC to Trade Equities Onchain: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/09/05/nasdaq-seeks-nod-from-u-s-sec-to-tokenize-stocks    Nasdaq to Invest $50M in Gemini for Custody Services and Distribution, Separate from Friday’s IPO: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/nasdaq-to-invest-50-million-in-winklevoss-founded-crypto-exchange-gemini.html   Fidelity Launches Tokenized MMF $FDIT, with $202M Backing Ondo’s OUSG: https://blog.ondo.finance/fidelity-unveils-onchain-money-market-fund-anchored-by-ondo-finance/    Figure IPOs at $25/Share, Upsizes from Previous Targets and Raises $787M: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/figure-technologys-ipo-pricing-a-sign-of-strong-demand-for-crypto-companys-stock-fef600d4    SEC Chair Paul Atkins Speaks on Onchain Markets Coming “Without Endless Legal Uncertainty.”: https://www.theblock.co/post/370219/sec-chair-atkins-says-onchain-capital-raising-should-come-without-endless-legal-uncertainty?_bhlid=4bb475124521c42108ddee41336376f2d26b2016    Companies in the Token Debrief Include NYC RWA Meetup, St. Cloud Financial Credit Union, Ant Digital, Cantor Fitzgerald, Black Manta Capital Partners, Canton Network, HashKey, Farmway, Solowin, AlloyX, BNP Paribas, HSBC, 21X, IXS, Archax, UBS, DigiFT, Chainlink, Hyperliquid, Ethena, Fireblocks, NexStox, Stablecoin Standard, Particula, Broadridge, Kaiko, Zelle/ Early Warning Services, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Binance, SEC, Sifma, Japan Financial Services Agency   ====   TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25  STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9    More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/  Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz  Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz    ====   ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 2:12 Market Movements 22:44 RWA Foundation Updates 24:53 Token Debrief 40:40 Company of the Year 2025

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Kyle Sonlin cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including new entrants with live tokenized stocks, investments and acquisitions for RWA infrastructure, U.S. Bank’s renewed crypto custody services, and more RWA news.   Company of the Week - Herwig: Galaxy Company of the Week - Kyle: Ondo   Market Movements: Galaxy Natively Tokenizes Their Shares (GLXY) on Solana via Superstate: https://investor.galaxy.com/news/news-details/2025/Galaxy-and-Superstate-Launch-GLXY-Tokenized-Public-Shares-on-Solana/default.aspx Ondo Global Markets Goes Live with Over 100 Tokenized Stocks and ETFs: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ondo-launches-global-markets-100-183506974.html Trump Considers Tokenizing Gaza through “The GREAT Trust” to Rebuild, Citizens to Receive Tokens to Relocate: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/01/gaza-riviera-trump-administration-weighs-post-war-redevelopment-plan.html U.S. Bank Brings Back Bitcoin Custody through Sub-Custodian NYDIG: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-bancorp-revives-institutional-bitcoin-custody-service-2025-09-03/ tZERO Appoints Alan Konevsky as CEO After $BBBY Urges Board to Replace David Goone: https://tzero.com/press-releases/2025-09-04-tzero-announces-leadership-transition/ RedStone Acquires Onchain Credit Ratings Firm Credora: https://blog.redstone.finance/2025/09/04/redstone-acquires-credora-strategic-expansion-into-risk-ratings/ SEC and CFTC Issue Join Statement on Project Crypto-Crypto Sprint: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/sec-cftc-project-crypto-090225 SEC Shares Rulemaking Agenda to Reform Crypto Rules: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-sec-unveils-agenda-revamp-crypto-policies-ease-wall-street-rules-2025-09-04/   Companies in the Token Debrief Include NYC RWA Meetup, Backed Finance/xStocks, Raze, Embedded Finance, DEUSS, Shenzhen Futian Investment Holdings, GF Securities (Hong Kong), Seoul City, Japan Post Bank, DeCurret DCP, Thailand, Aurora Optoelectronics, Zerohash, Utila, Red Dot Capital, RWA Inc., EightLends, Finloop, Boerse Stuttgart, StratX, Aria, Polychain, Neoclassic Capital, Story Protocol Foundation, Power Metal Resources, Minestarters, State Street, Apex Fintech Solutions, European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, European Commission, U.S. Federal Reserve ==== TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25 STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9 More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/ Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz ==== ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:12 Market Movements 23:20 RWA Foundation Updates 25:07 Token Debrief 37:14 Companies of The Week

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Kyle Sonlin cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Toyota working with Avalanche, Institutional DeFi lending powered by Aave, OCBC’s $1B offering on JPMorgan’s Digital Debt Service, and more RWA news.   Company of the Week - Herwig: Horizon/ Aave Company of the Week - Kyle: Toyota Blockchain Lab   Market Movements: Aave Launches Horizon Platform for Institutional Borrowing, Securitize Embeds within Platform as “HyFi”: https://coincentral.com/aave-horizon-platform-launches-with-institutional-stablecoin-borrowing-features/ Toyota Works with Avalanche for Tradable Digital Assets and Vehicle Financing Model: https://beincrypto.com/toyota-blockchain-lab-mon-mobility-trust-networks/ US Department of Commerce puts Economic Data on 10 Chains Using Chainlink: https://blog.chain.link/united-states-department-of-commerce-macroeconomic-data/ World Federation of Exchanges Warns Against “Mimic” Tokenized Stocks: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/world-federation-of-exchanges-says-tokenized-stocks-are-mimics/ Republic Digital Makes Investment into Centrifuge: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2025/08/248271-republic-invests-in-centrifuge-boosts-tokenization-commitment/ Companies in the Token Debrief Include Seazen, Polkadot, Paradata, Better Use Blockchain, MANTRA, Pyse, BluBird, Arx Veritas, Redbelly, Cronos Chain, Crypto.com, Kraken, SEC, Schroders, Versabank (VBNK), OCBC, Kinexys by JPMorgan, State Street ==== TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25 STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9 More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/ Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz ==== ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:31 Market Movements 21:30 RWA Foundation Updates 22:53 Token Debrief 36:33 Companies of The Week

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Kyle Sonlin cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Wyoming issuing their own stablecoin, DBS expanding to non-bank clients, and DigiFT raising $25M, tokenized indices coming onchain, and more RWA news   Company of the Week - Herwig: Avalanche Company of the Week - Kyle: Fanable   Market Movements: Wyoming is First State to Launch Stablecoin: Frontier Stable Token (FRNT): https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/19/wyoming-state-debuts-u-s-dollar-stablecoin-on-seven-blockchains Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital to Tokenize $300M Worth of 2 Funds on Avalanche via Apex Group’s Digital 3.0 Platform: https://tokeny.com/skybridge-capital-partners-with-tokeny-to-tokenize-300min-hedge-funds-on-avalanche?hss_channel=lcp-4874605 REtokens Introduces Their Broker-Dealer/ATS: REtokens Capital: https://retokens.com/announcing-retokens-capital-llc-broker-dealer-with-new-secondary-marketplace/ S&P Dow Jones Indices to Tokenize Index Products: https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604915409 Centrifuge’s deRWAs Go Live on Base with Tokenized Janus Henderson CLOs: https://crypto.news/centrifuge-launches-tokenized-real-world-assets-on-evm-platforms/ Epic Chain is Getting Into RWAs Through XRP-Based Platform: https://www.livebitcoinnews.com/epic-chain-launches-xrp-based-rwa-platform-to-revolutionize-finance/   Companies in the Token Debrief Include: DBS, ADDX, DigiFT, HydraX, Bitget, Swarm, Hedera, SBI, Bowmore, Avalanche, Valereum/ VLRM Markets, ZIGChain, DigiShares, Zoth, Haven1, Stellar Development Foundation, Archax, RealEstate.Exchange, FraXion, The Legacy, FIS ==== TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25 STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9 More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/ Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz ==== ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:06 Market Movements 24:10 RWA Foundation Updates 26:24 Token Debrief 38:39 Companies of The Week

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Nico Pantelis from Blue Bay Ventures cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including RWA-focused blockchains & more RWA news Market Movements: Circle Introduces Layer 1 Stablecoin Blockchain Called Arc: https://www.circle.com/blog/introducing-arc-an-open-layer-1-blockchain-purpose-built-for-stablecoin-finance Stripe Teams Up with Paradigm VC to Launch Tempo Payments Blockchain: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/08/13/stripe-taps-paradigm-s-matt-huang-to-lead-new-blockchain-tempo-fortune MetaMask Plans mUSD Stablecoin Launch with Blackstone and Stripe: https://coincentral.com/metamask-set-to-launch-dollar-pegged-musd-stablecoin-this-week/ Dinari Launches Avalanche-Based Omnichain Network: Dinari Financial Network: https://dinari.com/blog/dinari-launches-the-dinari-financial-network-an-omni-chain-orderbook-powered-by-avalanche Ripple Positioning Itself for RWA Race: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/08/14/ripple-exec-on-why-xrp-ledger-is-uniquely-suited-for-real-world-asset-tokenization SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ Hester Peirce says “Market will sort out winners in tokenization”: https://www.investmentnews.com/alternatives/secs-peirce-says-market-will-sort-out-winners-in-tokenization/261714 ==== TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25 STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9 More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/ Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz  

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Kyle Sonlin cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Inveniam’s $20M investment into MANTRA, Galaxy tokenizing their GLXY shares on Superstate’s Opening Bell,, & more RWA news Company of the Week - Herwig: Inveniam Company of the Week - Kyle: Broadridge   Market Movements: Galaxy Digital to Tokenize GLXY Shares Using Superstate: https://www.theblock.co/post/365662/galaxy-digital-explores-tokenizing-its-own-glxy-shares-stock-falls-on-q2-earnings Inveniam Invests $20M into MANTRA and Partners for RWA and DeFi Infrastructure, Focus on UAE and US: https://www.inveniam.io/resources/inveniam-and-mantra-announce-strategic-partnership-to-build-a-global-institutional-real-world-asset-ecosystem-anchored-in-the-uae-and-united-states Animoca Teams up WIth ProvLabs to Launch NUVA as RWA Vault Marketplace Using YLDS: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250807794274/en/Animoca-Brands-and-ProvLabs-to-Co-Develop-NUVA-to-Accelerate-Access-to-Tokenized-Real-World-Assets-RWAs Figure Announces Draft S-1 Filing Ahead of IPO: https://www.figure.com/newsroom/announcement/figure-announces-confidential-submission-of-draft-registration-statement-for-proposed-ipo/ RealT Update Companies in the Token Debrief Include Exodus, Superstate, Asset Token Ventures, Vertalo, CodexField, EDITH, Assetera, xStocks, Guotai Junan International, HSBC, BB Prime, BounceBit, Franklin Templeton, CaoCao, Anchorage Digital, Standard Chartered, Animoca, HKT, Qatar Financial Center, Kaiko, Canton Network, Kaio, Centrifuge, RealFI, XRP Ledger, IVD Medical, Credefi, Vayana, Credit Agricole, CACEIS, Kriptown, Lise Exchange, HSBC, Broadridge, Ownera, HQLAx, JPMorgan, Davis Commodities, RBA, DFCRC, Stablecoin Standard, State Street ==== TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25 STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9 More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/ Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz ==== ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 0:57 Market Movements 15:51 Token Debrief 32:10 RWA Foundation Updates 34:30 Companies of The Week

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Kyle Sonlin cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Project Crypto, JPMorgan partnering with Coinbase, tZERO's own blockchain, and more RWA news! Company of the Week - Herwig: tZERO Company of the Week - Kyle: Coinbase Companies in the news include SEC, JPMorgan, Coinbase, tZERO, RealT, City of Detroit, eToro, InternetX, Doma, Risevest, Xend Finance, VERT Capital, XDC Network, FG Capital Advisors, BNP Paribas, Fnality, Lloyds, Abaxx, Plume, Web3Labs.  ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:25 Market Movements 24:01 Token Debrief 32:32 RWA Foundation Updates 34:22 Companies of The Week

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings, Kyle Sonlin and guest contributor Adrian Alvarez, CEO of InvestReady, cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including the GENIUS Act being voted into law, stock lending on Kamino, and more RWA news!   Company of the Week - Herwig: Kamino Finance Company of the Week - Kyle: BioSig   Companies in the news include The House of Representatives, Kamino, xStocks/ Backed Finance, Spiko, Falcon Finance, Superstate, HUMO, Gemini, KN Group, AlloyX, Prypco, abrd, Lloyds, Hedera, Archax, MirrorRSV, OpenEden, Particula, NEXBRIDGE, Citi, J.P.Morgan, Northern Trust, Swift, Canton Network, B2C2, Cumberland DRW, FalconX, GSR, Midas, Etherlink, Chainlink, Blockchain Association, Ondo, BNB Chain, Brickken, Theo, ULTRA/ Wellington Management, Libeara, Pineapple, Inc., DeFi Dev Corp., Solana, Pop Social, AssetMint, BioSig Technologies, CXG   ===   TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25  STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9    More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/  Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz  Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz    ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:30 Market Movements 25:02 RWA Foundation Updates  26:51 Token Debrief 37:59 Companies of The Week

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and guest contributors, Tal Elyashiv, Managing Partner at SPiCE VC, Nico Pantelis, Partner at Blue Bay Ventures, and Jason Barraza cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Robinhood’s tokenized stocks, stablecoin issuers like Circle and Ripple applying for bank charters, SPiCE VC’s 3rd investor payout, and more RWA news!   This week Jason Barraza had a chance to sit with Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset, for an inside look at their $135 million raise, the growing momentum behind Canton Network including integrating with Nasdaq Calyspo, and why privacy, composability, and real world asset tokenization as a whole are going to change global markets.  Did Yuval leave you on a cliff hanger before the RWA Foundation Updates? Jason and Yuval dive into it and more on the full interview available here: https://youtu.be/Aj4URNZo9uM    Company of the Week - Herwig: Robinhood   Companies in the news include SPiCE VC, Circle, Ripple, Robinhood, Republic, SpaceX, OpenAI, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Centrifuge, Anemoy, Janus Henderson, Midas, Fasanara, Morpho, Steakhouse Financial, Bitfinex Securities, Castle Community Bank, Arbra, Colb, Gemini, Arbitrum, Euroclear, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, FAB, HSBC, Bybit, xStocks, Dinari, BitGo, Spiko, Chainlink, MetaWealth, Securitize, Redstone, Apex Group, GLEIF, ERC-3643 Association, Kinexys by J.P.Morgan, S&P Global, Particula, 21X, GF Securities, Hashkey, OnRe, Lynq Network, European Central Bank, Ondo, Pantera, Zult, Stable, AMINA, Ripple, Paxos, World Liberty Financial, Plume, Paul Atkins/ SEC, SIFMA   Check Out Tal’s Book “Investing in Revolutions”: https://www.amazon.com/Investing-Revolutions-Creating-Transformational-Technology/dp/B0DKS3YFWV#detailBullets_feature_div    TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25  STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9    More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/  Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz  Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz    ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 0:47 Market Movements 34:06 STS Interviews: Yuval Rooz, Digital Asset 45:23 RWA Foundation Updates 46:52 Token Debrief 58:18 Companies of The Week  

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings and Kyle Sonlin cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including Grove's $1B allocation, Digital Asset's $135M raise, tokenized stocks and more RWA news!   Company of the Week - Herwig: Dinari Company of the Week - Kyle: Davis Commodities   Companies covered include Grove, Janus Henderson, Anemoy, Centrifuge, Republic, SpaceX, Dinari, Upexi, Superstate, Digital Asset, Canton Network, DRW, Tradeweb, FalconX, Lynq Network, Wormhole, Ripple, Nasdaq, QCP, Davis Commodities, Plume, Blocksense, Jarsy, Baillie Gifford, Archax, BlackRock, Ethena, Securitize, KfW, SDX, MTCM Securitization Architects, Tokeny, Matrixdock, SPiCE VC, Clearpool, Fiserv, Solana, Mastercard, Paxos, PayPal, Particula, Agora, and EFAMA ==== TokenizeThis 2025 Conference Review: https://docsend.com/v/k8bn7/tt25  STM Predicts $30-50T in RWAs by 2030: https://docsend.com/view/7jx2nsjq6dsun2b9    More STM.co Reports: https://reports.stm.co/  Join the RWA Foundation and Read the Whitepaper: RWAF.xyz  Learn More About WALLY DAO: WallyDAO.xyz  ==== ⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰ 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Welcome 1:56 Market Movements 18:00 RWA Foundation Updates 20:18 Token Debrief 40:14 Companies of The Week