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In our last article we looked at how delta-neutral strategy can be carried out in altcoins with decent results. Let's take this further - how can Decentralized Finance primitives enhance the returns? And what benefits do synthetic positions bring? TL;DR: strategy optimization can boost returns up to 50% APY with a moderate level of risk, more details in our latest write-up: https://lnkd.in/dH__3fdz

In the last two weeks we gathered so many news about the tokenization market, that I could not even post everything here! (LinkedIn offers only limited spacing in posts. 😅) Get in our Telegram Group to get ALL the news! 🤗 (see comments) 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: » Great Eagle Gold to Tokenize 1.5M Ounces of Gold, creating 584,761 NatGold™ coins in partnership with OroEx Corp. » DekaBank to Receive Full License for Crypto Securities Register from German BaFin, enabling blockchain-based electronic securities issuance. » HAUCK AUFHÄUSER LAMPE to Complete 2nd Issuance of Digital Real Estate Bond, securing the private keys for holders and serving as the paying agent & registrar. » Sygnum Bank & Fidelity International Partner with Chainlink Labs to Provide Fund NAV Data On-chain for Fidelity’s $6.9B Institutional Liquidity Fund. » Elmnts to Tokenize Mineral Rights & Oil/Gas Royalties on Solana, with plans to expand to other commodities. » Societe Generale Forge Joins Global Layer 1 DLT Initiative with J.P. Morgan, Citi, BNY Mellon, & MUFG, aiming to create a public permissioned DLT network. » Bitfinex Securities to Launch Two New Tokenized Bonds on Liquid Network, offering 11-month & 36-month durations with 10% & 13.5% coupon rates. » ICMA, ISDA, GFMA Join Project Guardian Tokenization Project, involving 24 regulated institutions and regulators from the UK, Switzerland, & France. » Taurus SA Partners with UAE’s First Digital Bank, Zand, for Digital Asset Custody & Tokenization. » MAG to Tokenize $500 Million in Real Estate on Mantra Blockchain, starting with a $75 mio. project in Dubai offering investors an 8% APY. » Particula-Rated Tokenized Nvidia Stock by Backed Finance AG to start trading on INX Platform, rated AA by Particula. » Fasset & Dinari Partner to List Tokenized US Stocks on Global Digital Assets Platform, providing access to stocks like Apple, Nvidia, & Tesla. » Schroders Capital & Hannover Rück-Gruppe to Tokenize Reinsurance Contracts, creating tradable tokens representing shares in a reinsurance portfolio. » Hidden Road to Accept BlackRock BUIDL Token as Collateral, allowing institutions to earn interest on the token while trading. » Hamilton Lane to Tokenize Shariah-Compliant Private Credit under MAS’ Project Guardian, targeting the global Islamic funds market. » BlackRock's BUIDL Token to Surpass $500M in Market Value, driven by adoption in DeFi protocols and digital asset brokers. » German KfW to Issue €100M Digital Bond Under Electronic Securities Law, with a 3.125% coupon, maturing in December 2025. » Swiss Fintech Denario to Tokenize Precious Metals in partnership with Inacta Ventures. » Backed by Ownera, GDF and FIX to Partner for Tokenization Interoperability, forming the FIX-FINP2P Protocol Interoperability Alliance. » Goldman Sachs Plans to Launch 3 Tokenized Funds in 2024, targeting U.S. & European markets with permissioned networks.

🔎 How Bluefin & Keyrock reached new heights in perpetual trading volume — Being one of the main market makers on the exchange grants us a good understanding of its complexity, which we further explore in this first protocol spotlight piece 👇 https://lnkd.in/dFpfkN9p

Ethena Labs Introduces UStb, a new stablecoin backed by BlackRock’s fund. Ethena Labs is shaking up the stablecoin landscape with the launch of UStb, a new Ethereum-based stablecoin backed by BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUILD). This new offering provides users with a fully collateralized stablecoin backed by U.S. Treasury bills and notes, adding a distinct risk profile compared to Ethena’s existing USDe. UStb's partnership with Securitize Markets LLC allows investors to access tokenized real-world assets (#RWA) while earning interest in U.S. dollars, bringing traditional finance into the DeFi space. With $522 million already in assets under management (AUM) through BUILD, this move highlights the growing demand for secure, real-world asset-backed digital currencies. Key Takeaways: 🔸 UStb offers a secure, collateral-backed alternative to synthetic stablecoins, minimizing risks from market volatility. 🔸 Unlike USDe, which uses derivative hedging strategies and crypto assets as collateral, UStb provides a more traditional and stable risk profile. 🔸 Ethena Labs continues to expand its integrations with centralized exchanges, offering partners the choice between USDe and UStb for margin collateral. This launch is particularly significant for institutions and traders looking for secure, interest-bearing assets in the digital space. Will this shift towards RWA-backed stablecoins like UStb reshape the future of DeFi? How do you see tokenized assets redefine the digital finance landscape? #Stablecoin #DeFi #EthenaLabs #UStb #USDe #BlackRock #Tokenization

#Cryptovarsity #DecentralizedFinance #DeFiAssetpools Risks, Rewards, and Strategies: Navigating DeFi Asset Pools: As a crucial part of decentralized financial infrastructure, DeFi asset pools stand out among the many other things available in the DeFi space. To get around these pools, though, you need to deeply understand the risks, the possible rewards, and the best ways to deal with the uncertainties that come with them. This article will […] The post Risks, Rewards, and Strategies: Navigating DeFi Asset Pools appeared first on Coinscreed.

The importance of regulation and compliance is often overlooked in the world of cryptocurency and #RWA is no exception. Check out this article from FinanceFeeds to discover how tokenized #RealEstate and Blocksquare fit nicely within the SEC’s existing framework. https://lnkd.in/g_vT6_WE

On July 11, Lookonchain reported a significant deposit and withdrawal of ETH from Elwood Technologies to Binance. The Elwood-linked address deposited 26,811 ETH worth around $83 million to Binance over the past three days and withdrew 24,463 ETH worth around $76 million from the centralized exchange over the past two days. This sparked speculation about potential selling pressure and market manipulation. Elwood Technologies, led by billionaire investor Alan Howard, is also in the spotlight due to news of investment bank Standard Chartered considering an acquisition of part of Elwood Capital, a subsidiary of Elwood Technologies. Standard Chartered's move would support a shift towards OTC settlement services and virtual asset service provider licenses. In addition, Lookonchain reported that Golem appears to have stopped selling ETH and staked 40,000 ETH worth around $124.6 million. Ethereum staking has reached record levels, accounting for around 34% of the entire supply. Despite these whale movements, ETH prices have not been significantly impacted, trading at $3,110 at the time of writing, down 3% over the past week. There is hope that an imminent spot ETF launch in the United States will boost sentiment and prices for ETH.

Continuing our perpetual contracts journey, we dive into the core mechanisms powering DeFi protocols like GMX V2. Explore liquidity pools - the backbone facilitating seamless trading, and auto-deleveraging systems maintaining market stability. Unravel these critical components to confidently navigate decentralized perpetual trading. GMX V2 GMX started of as a plane perpetual defi protocol where you can long or short any crypto ‘Assets’ using collateral which are StableCoins. It had a liquidity pool which provided liquidity in order to execute ‘Margin’ Trading. From this point onwards, we will learn various terminologies about Perpetual Defi Protocols and explain its implementation using reference from GMX V2. Perpetual protocols can be operated using CLOB (Central Limit Order Book) or Pool based models from liquidity pov. Orderbook Perp dexes matches 2 orders using matching engine where a buy order and an ask order is matched at favourable conditions, where extra liquidity is provided by Market Makers just to make the protocol solvent such that higher volume buy and sell orders cannot manipulate the market. Liquidity Pool based dexes have no concept of order matching. Here the liquidity is provided by a pseudo AMM (Automated Market Maker) based pool which consists of assets which provide liqudity and makes the protocol solvent. GMX V1 upgraded to GMX V2 and allowed the listings of Synthetic Assets in a non-native to the Asset chain. So to give an example: GMX V2 is deployed in Arbitrum, which is a Layer 2 solution on top of Etheruem (Layer 1). GMX V2 allows Solana to be traded on despite of the non-existence of Solana on Etheruem or Arbitrum. This is made possible by the formation of synthetic assets with reference to a non-native asset to the chain. The next post shall be about explaining the architecture of GMX V2 and a little bit of coding If there's anything which goes over your head, don't hesitate to comment or DM me.

Ethereum ETFs Five Market Impacts Pantera Capital analyzes the repercussions of the ETFs that will imminently launch into the market. https://lnkd.in/ej4hN4us

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