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Weekly News Aggregator - August 21, 2025

We doom-scrolled so you don't have to: 214 tokenization stories that actually matter

Johnny Reinsch

• 30 min read

This is a compilation of weekly news from major tokenization projects, across the web and socials. We summarize the major stories in depth on our weekly podcast and then distill the key stories down to roughly 200 words in the Progress Bar, our weekly newsletter.

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📰 News Articles (57)

🐦 X/Twitter Updates (29)

  • 💬 : : [Issue] Treehouse: An Observatory Built Above the D...
    Posted: Telegram: @FourPillarsGlobal • Aug 14, 2025 • 1:56 AM PST
    Preview: **__Written by c4lvin__ - While fixed income markets in traditional finance reach $130 trillion, which is five times the size of equity markets, they...
  • 🐦 @FireblocksHQ
    Posted: Aug 13, 2025 • 6:13 PM PST
    Preview: This pilot is already shaping how digital settlement infrastructure could scale across institutions and asset classes. Explore how Fireblocks is driv...
  • 🐦 @FireblocksHQ
    Posted: Aug 13, 2025 • 6:13 PM PST
    Preview: Fireblocks is a lead use case participant, alongside: @NotCentralised @RedbellyNetwork @ausbondexchange @FasanaraCapital We're building: ✅ Atomic D...
  • 🐦 @Aptos
    Posted: Aug 13, 2025 • 7:21 PM PST
    Preview: Congratulations again to the @DecibelTrade team on Devnet launch 🌐 ICYMI: @Token_Relations covered all the latest on what Decibel delivers in their m...
  • 🐦 @axelar
    Posted: Aug 15, 2025 • 2:04 AM PST
    Preview: To unlock it, we need interoperability that’s non-custodial, permissionless, and open-source. Axelar developer @interop_labs breaks it all down in th...
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 15, 2025 • 12:50 AM PST
    Preview: 🌍 From treasuries settling on weekends to #Wallstreet chasing #stablecoin custody, the past seven days showed blockchain’s leap from “crypto niche” to...
  • 🐦 @Aptos
    Posted: Aug 14, 2025 • 10:00 PM PST
    Preview: Aptos is the chain of choice for stablecoins. 🌐 Performance built to scale with regulation 🌐 Institutional-grade infrastructure 🌐 $1.2B in stablecoin...
  • 🐦 @axelar
    Posted: Aug 15, 2025 • 2:04 AM PST
    Preview: Imagine assembling financial services like Lego blocks—secure, programmable, and interoperable across networks. That’s the promise of blockchain comp...
  • 🐦 @chainlink
    Posted: Aug 15, 2025 • 8:59 PM PST
    Preview: Only two weeks left to register for the vLEI Hackathon organized by @GLEIF, with support from the @swiftcommunity, Chainlink, & many others. Buil...
  • 🐦 @AptosLabs
    Posted: Aug 15, 2025 • 9:33 PM PST
    Preview: the Aptos brain trust is locked in the path is clearer than ever Aptos Global Trading Engine is inevitable https://t.co/TAlVuMoqbN
  • 🐦 @Aptos
    Posted: Aug 15, 2025 • 6:00 PM PST
    Preview: Public mainnet milestone for @predictonfliq = Achieved 🏆 Congrats to the team for accelerating even faster on Aptos, the Global Trading Engine 🌐 http...
  • 🐦 @OndoFinance
    Posted: Aug 16, 2025 • 5:16 PM PST
    Preview: The world is ready for tokenization. “I do think this time is different, in part because you have a lot of stablecoin liquidity out there, onchain ad...
  • 🐦 @axelar
    Posted: Aug 18, 2025 • 2:00 AM PST
    Preview: 📊 83% of institutional investors plan to increase digital asset allocation in 2025. 59% expect more than 5% of AUM in crypto-related products. Citi an...
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 17, 2025 • 11:54 PM PST
    Preview: 5/ August 2025. We announced our strategic partnership with @InveniamIO to build a global institutional ecosystem for RWAs. https://t.co/7AKP02ppL3
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 17, 2025 • 11:54 PM PST
    Preview: 4/ June 2025. MANTRA Chain became the first MultiVM Layer 1 blockchain by introducing #EVM compatibility. https://t.co/iMI8wyWnn8
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 17, 2025 • 11:53 PM PST
    Preview: 3/ February 2025, we announced the #RWAccelerator supported by @googlecloud. https://t.co/eJAXhnRYYP
  • 🐦 @axelar
    Posted: Aug 18, 2025 • 2:00 AM PST
    Preview: This shift goes beyond BTC and ETH. Institutions are exploring altcoins, DeFi, stablecoins and tokenized assets, much like ETFs moved from niche to ma...
  • 🐦 @sandeepnailwal
    Posted: Aug 18, 2025 • 1:59 AM PST
    Preview: Heartwarming to see such phenomenal fundamental growth on @0xPolygon based payments https://t.co/gRKCphGwF7
  • 🐦 @axelar
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 2:01 AM PST
    Preview: These principles enable financial composability: Lego-like modularity that empowers innovation & user control. Super apps? Only possible if these...
  • 🐦 @axelar
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 2:01 AM PST
    Preview: 🔄 What makes blockchain actually a foundation for innovation? 5 principles every institution, policymaker & regulator should know 🧵👇 https://t.co/...
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 9:50 PM PST
    Preview: 5/ Check out the new website and join the waitlist to stay ahead of the curve. The future of Real World Asset investments starts here: 👉 https://t.co...
  • 🐦 @Aptos
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 11:00 PM PST
    Preview: Aptos leads the way in RWAs. @BCG has the data to prove it, @pactconsortium has the RWAs on-chain to back it up. With +$720M and counting, the Global...
  • 🐦 @FireblocksHQ
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 10:09 PM PST
    Preview: Regulated. Secure. Scalable. BurjX is raising the bar for market-leading protection in the UAE. 📖 Read the full release to learn how BurjX and Fireb...
  • 🐦 @FireblocksHQ
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 10:09 PM PST
    Preview: BurjX also delivers comprehensive insurance with @RelmInsurance. Only 22% of exchanges offer full coverage. BurjX does because Fireblocks custody ma...
  • 🐦 @FireblocksHQ
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 10:09 PM PST
    Preview: Fireblocks MPC wallet tech powers BurjX custody. 🔐 Keys never exposed ⚡ 1M+ txns/sec 🧩 Multi-layer policy + controls Security that scales.
  • 🐦 @FireblocksHQ
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 10:09 PM PST
    Preview: When others were compromised, @burjxofficial doubled down. Compliance + custody. Fireblocks secured. 🛡️🇦🇪 https://t.co/jpUJS97Gz5
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 9:50 PM PST
    Preview: 4/ It’s been purpose-built for RWAs with native KYC and regulatory requirements integrated for seamless compliance and is supported by a trusted valid...
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 9:50 PM PST
    Preview: 3/ The new MANTRA Finance platform will be the gateway to regulated investment opportunities backed by verified income-producing real world assets.
  • 🐦 @MANTRA_Chain
    Posted: Aug 19, 2025 • 9:50 PM PST
    Preview: 2/ As the first DeFi platform licensed by @varadubai as a Virtual Asset Service Provider, all investment opportunities will be designed to ensure tran...

💬 Telegram Updates (128)

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