Using blockchain technology, Bankhaus von der Heydt has taken on a technological pioneering role in the fields of asset structuring and asset servicing. Bankhaus von der Heydt was founded in 1754 and is one of the oldest private banks in Europe. The bank plans to issue tokenized securities as well as issue its own stablecoin based on […]
Cape-based property investment specialist Flyt Property Investment has launched Africa’s first property-backed security token. The Flyt token (FLYT), which resides on the Ethereum blockchain, allows investors to subscribe for, redeem and transfer shares in the Flyt Hospitality Fund, a South African Section 12J fund investing in hospitality property and apart-hotels. One Flyt token is equivalent […]
The tokenisation of assets involves the digital representation of real (physical) assets on distributed ledgers, or the issuance of traditional asset classes in tokenised form. Asset tokenisation has become one of the most prominent use-cases of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) in financial markets, for assets including securities (e.g. stocks and bonds), commodities (e.g. gold) and […]
