Liquidity Products Continue to Grow; Archax, BlackRock, BENJI, Woo X, & More: Episode 234

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings, Kyle Sonlin, and Nico Pantelis cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including how liquidity products are continuing to grow!

This week Jason Barraza had a chance to sit down with Graham Rodford, CEO of Archax on their tokenization of BlackRock ICS US Treasury money market fund shares and Edward Woodford, CEO of Zero Hash, on their recent partnership with Securitize for USDC onramp/ offramp for funding 24/7/365.

 

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Company of the Week - Kyle: RSRV: https://www.hotelrsrv.com/ 

 

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The Market Movements

 

1. Archax Uses Hedera to Tokenize BlackRock MFF (Without BlackRock): https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blackrock-denies-tokenization-partnership-hedera-064224832.html

 

2. Franklin Templeton’s BENJI Goes Peer-to-Peer, Nearly $400M AUM: https://www.franklintempleton.com/press-releases/news-room/2024/franklin-templeton-announces-availability-of-peer-to-peer-transfers-for-franklin-onchain-u.s.-government-money-fund

 

3. Woo X Exchange Tokenizes T-Bill for Non US Retail Investors: https://cointelegraph.com/news/woo-x-exchange-first-tokenized-t-bills

 

4. RSRV Platform Launches on May 1st with St Regis: https://www.kron4.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/855055/rsrv-platform-open-to-investors-on-may-1st/

 

5. Consensys-owned MetaMask Becomes SEC’s Next Target: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/25/consensys-sues-sec-over-unlawful-seizure-of-authority-over-ethereum/

 

The Token Debrief

 

1. Collat Finance Launches Lending Platform on Solana: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/binary-news-network/collat-finance-launches-blockchain-based-lending-1259710761.html#google_vignette
2. Axis Technology Group and Carbonis Tokenize Carbon Credits: https://www.morningstar.com/news/globe-newswire/9104570/axis-technologies-group-and-carbonis-forge-ahead-with-new-digital-carbon-credit-technology
3. Backed Taps FordeFi for Its MPC Wallet Tech: https://blog.fordefi.com/backed-chooses-fordefi-to-power-programmatic-tokenization-as-a-service-platform
4. Tokeny Expands to Support Telos Blockchain for Tokenization: https://thetokenizer.io/2024/04/24/tokeny-strengthens-multi-chain-capabilities-with-telos-integration/
5. Tokeny Partners with Globacap to Enhance DINO Network: https://tokeny.com/globacap-and-tokeny-join-forces-to-enhance-tokenized-private-asset-distribution/
6. SEC Sued Over ‘Dealer’ Definition in Texas: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/04/23/crypto-lobbyists-sue-sec-over-dealer-definition/
7. Hong Kong Recommends Crypto Firms Self-Regulate: https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-officials-recommend-crypto-industry-self-regulates
8. Visa Launches Stablecoin Tracking Dashboard : https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/blog/bdp/2024/04/24/making-sense-of-1713984605043.html
9. Picasso For All: Democratizing Blue Chips Investments on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roomykhan/2024/04/23/picasso-for-all-democratizing-blue-chip-investments/?sh=2bf2641ee31a 

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⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰

• 0:16 Introduction
• 1:25 STS Interviews: Archax
• 8:49 The Market Movements
• 33:00 STS Interviews: Zero Hash
• 42:26 The Token Debrief
• 46:19 Companies of The Week: Franklin Templeton, RSRV