RWA Vaults are HOT, MetaWealth Debuts Staking, and More Feat. Amr Adawi - Security Token Show: Episode 284

Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where this week Herwig Konings, Jason Barraza, and guest contributor Amr Adawi from MetaWealth cover the industry leading headlines and market movements, including how RWA vaults are taking off, MetaWealth preparing to introduce staking, and more RWA news!

This week Jason also had the opportunity to interview Chase Ergen from DeFi Technologies which just listed on the Nasdaq (DEFT) this past Monday. Chase shares on their approach to building the Kenya Digital Exchange (KDX), their Valour Asset Management plans to launch new ETPs in various markets, and more.

 

Company of the Week - Herwig: VanEck

 

The Market Movements

1. Kinexys by J.P.Morgan and Ondo Finance Transact OUSG, Interoperability Through Chainlink: https://blog.ondo.finance/ondo-chain-jpmorgan-kinexys-chainlink/

 

2. VanEck’s Coming Onchain with VBILL on Securitize: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/05/13/asset-manager-vaneck-joins-tokenization-race-with-us-treasury-fund-token

 

3. U.S. SEC’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable, Considers Conditional Tokenization Exemption: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/tokenizations-trillion-dollar-promise-wall-street-leaders-make-their-case-to-the-sec/

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-sec-considers-conditional-exemption-3658048/ 

 

4. PREH $100M Real Estate Fund Launches on Chintai with Institutional Backers: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-real-estate-manager-launches-tokenized-fund-institutional-backing

The Token Debrief

1. Ondo Finance and PayPal Partner to Power 24/7 Conversions: OUSG/PYUSD: https://blog.ondo.finance/ondo-finance-launches-24-7-conversions-between-ousg-and-paypal-usd-pyusd/

 

2. Anchorage Digital Announces Plan to Acquire Mountain Protocol ($USDM): https://www.anchorage.com/insights/anchorage-digital-acquire-mountain-protocol-to-accelerate-institutional-adoption-of-stablecoins

 

3. MPact Capital Announces RIA Launch, Targeting Real-World Impact: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/810891246/mpact-capital-launches-sec-registered-ria-to-bridge-digital-assets-and-real-world-impact-investing

 

4. Intain and KSD Capital to Launch Marketplace for Community Banks and Originators: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250513738507/en/KSD-Capital-and-Intain-Partner-to-Build-an-Efficient-Marketplace-for-High-Quality-Originators-and-Community-Banks

 

5. Global Dollar Network Adds 19 New Members for Their USDG Stablecoin: https://www.theblock.co/post/353947/global-dollar-network-new-members-solana-usdg-stablecoin

 

6. Polymath Acquires Polymesh Assets: https://polymesh.network/blog/acquisition-of-polymesh-assets-by-polymath

 

7. 96 Companies Apply to Trial Dubai New DSFA Tokenization Sandbox: https://coinedition.com/big-buzz-in-dubai-96-companies-rush-for-dfsas-new-tokenization-sandbox/
8. Securitize Launches sToken Vault on Euler on AVAX for BUIDL: https://securitize.io/learn/blog/Securitizes-sToken-Vault-Technology-Unlocks-DeFi-Utility-with-BlackRocks-BUIDL

 

9. deRWA Token Vaults by Centrifuge Launch, First DeFi Protocol TBA: https://centrifuge.mirror.xyz/384RiqUvGfsxgnpY6arJDMAl3oi6diqukgSDt0B4FQE

 

10. China’s Largest Broker Launches RWAs in Hong Kong: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/hong-kong-arm-of-chinas-largest-broker-to-launch-tokenized-securities/

 

11. Tether Introduces Tokenized Gold on Thailand’s Digital Asset Market, Maxbit: https://tether.io/news/tether-gold-xaut-launches-on-maxbit-introducing-tokenized-gold-to-thailands-digital-asset-market/

 

12. Great Eagle Gold Corp. is Expanding its Tokenization-ready Mineral Portfolio: https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/great-eagle-gold-corp-launches-private-placement-to-boost-tokenization-portfolio

 

13. Uzbekistan Explores HUMO Token Backed by Sovereign Bonds to Accelerate Digital Finance Integration: https://blockchainreporter.net/uzbekistan-pilots-humo-token-backed-by-sovereign-bonds-to-accelerate-digital-finance-integration/

 

14. Particula Updates Rating for Anemoy’s JTRSY from A+ to AA+: https://particula.io/particula-rating-update-anemoy-jtrsy-may-2025/

 

15. Fed’s NYIC and BIS Innovation Hub Prepare for Tokenization Through Project Pine: https://www.ledgerinsights.com/central-banks-prepare-for-a-tokenized-future/

 

16. Meta Looks into Stablecoin Integration in Ecosystem: https://cryptodnes.bg/en/meta-eyes-stablecoin-integration-as-crypto-goes-mainstream/

 

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

 

⏰ TABLE OF CONTENTS ⏰

0:00 Introduction

0:16 Welcome

1:04 Market Movements

31:21 STS Interviews: DeFi Technologies

43:24 Token Debrief

50:43 RWA Foundation Weekly Update

52:27 Companies of The Week