Category: Raising Funds
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HashKey Capital Monthly Insights Report May 2024
May 2024 was a positive month for the cryptocurrency market, with several catalysts such as the FIT21 Act, the U.S. presidential election, and the sudden approval of spot ETFs bringing new bullish sentiment to the market. Read more
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[Deloitte] Tokenization – Realizing the Vision of a Future Financial Ecosystem
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[Presto Research] Market Making:Predatory or Essential?
Market makers contribute significantly to reducing volatility and transaction costs by providing substantial liquidity, ensuring efficient trade execution, fostering investor confidence, and enabling smoother market operations. Market makers utilize various structures to provide liquidity, most commonly token loan agreements and retainer models. In the token loan agreement, market makers borrow tokens from the project to… Read more
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[SPICE ROUTE FINANCE] STAGES OF FUNDING
Raising funds has its own difficulties for any company or individuals. But when it comes to startups, the story is different. It is a very strenuous task for any startup to raise equity funding in its initial stages and it is a time at which most of the entrepreneurs feel low and disheartened. But, once… Read more
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[McKinsey Explainers] What is tokenization?
Tokenization is the process of creating a digital representation of a real thing. Tokenization can be used to protect sensitive data or to efficiently process large amounts of data. Events of the past few years have made it clear: we’re hurtling toward the next era of the internet with ever-increasing speed. Several new developments are… Read more
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[Crypto.com] Tokenisation of RWAs & Yield-Bearing Stablecoins
We have undoubtedly seen the rise of RWA tokenisation in 2024. Not only does it signify a bridge between TradFi and the digital asset space for crypto natives, it also opens up the crypto world to many new users and products. Various institutions have taken their first steps to jump on the bandwagon of tokenisation… Read more
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[DigiFT RESEARCH] Institutions Enter DeFi: The Current State of BlackRock’s BUIDL
On March 20, 2024, BlackRock, a prominent asset manager, expanded its presence in Web3 by collaborating with U.S.-based tokenization platform Securitize to issue the tokenized fund BUIDL (BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund). This follows the approval of its Bitcoin spot ETF, marking a significant step for mainstream cryptocurrency investment. The tokenized fund BUIDL represents… Read more
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[BINANCE] Half-Year Report 2024
Following a notable 109% surge in 2023, crypto markets experienced a continued rise in the first half of 2024, with total market capitalization up by 37.3%. This growth was largely driven by a 60.2% gain in the first quarter of the year, while the second quarter reversed some of these gains as market capitalization declined… Read more
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[McKinsey & Company] 🌊 From ripples to waves: The transformational power of tokenizing assets
Tokenized financial assets are moving from pilot to at-scale deployment. Adoption is not yet widespread, but financial institutions with blockchain capabilities in place will have a strategic advantage. 🚀 Tokenization is progressing at a gradual pace, with acceleration expected as network effects gain momentum. 🔍 This expects the most prominent frontrunners will include cash and… Read more
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[Standard Chartered] 🌐 Real-World Asset Tokenization: A Game Changer for Global Trade
The introduction of blockchain technology was the game changer. It is revolutionizing the financial markets. What was once unthinkable is becoming a reality, and tokenization has emerged as a crucial element in expanding digital asset markets, transforming them from niche and experimental to widely accepted and mainstream. Driven by client demand and the potential opportunity… Read more