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FIRST MOVER: Crypto Is 'Waking Up' to Real World Assets: Securitize CEO

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🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo discusses BlackRock's launch of its tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum network. To get the show every day, follow the podcast here. Asset management giant BlackRock (BLK) partnered with Securitize to launch its tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum network. Securitize founder and CEO Carlos Domingo joins "First Mover" with insights on the partnership and evolution of real-world assets in the crypto space. - Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The last couple of years, I think we've seen two things happening on one side.

0:54.1

The crypto people have kind of

0:55.2

waking up at the concept of real-wall assets, which is a bit of a terrible name, but it somehow

1:00.2

signifies that these are real stuff that you put on chain as opposed to more imaginary things that

1:04.7

we were doing before.

1:07.6

BlackRock and Securitize recently announced a fund called the BlackRock USD institutional digital liquidity fund, or Biddle.

1:15.9

This is BlackRock's first tokenized investment fund, and it saw $160 million in inflows in the first week.

1:23.7

Biddle is a tokenized money market fund that invests in U.S. Treasury bills, repurchase agreements,

1:28.9

and cash, and it uses the Ethereum blockchain for issuing tokens, which are designed to offer

1:34.4

a stable value of $1 per token and pay dividends to qualified investors.

1:40.2

While this is a totally different product than the spot Bitcoin ETF, this news is yet another

1:45.8

example of how TradFi might interact with blockchain projects moving forward.

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