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ETFs took 20 years to reshape fund distribution. Tokenization will do it to all of capital markets - faster.  Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is no longer a concept - it is live infrastructure. McKinsey & Company projects the market could reach approximately $2 trillion by 2030. Institutional adoption is already underway across asset classes:    Debt instruments: tokenized bonds and securitized notes  Money market funds: BlackRock BUIDL, Franklin Templeton FOBXX  Actively traded securities: tokenized equities and ETF exposure    Regulatory frameworks are converging. The technology is operational. The question for asset managers and issuers is no longer whether to engage - it is how quickly their infrastructure can adapt.    "𝘙𝘞𝘈 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘛𝘍𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺."  Philip Filhol - Senior Business Development Manager, 21X    If you are reviewing your issuance or distribution strategy for tokenized assets, the 21X team is available to assess how regulated DLT market infrastructure supports your operational and regulatory requirements. #RWA #CapitalMarkets #AssetManagement #DigitalAssets #cashlink

💡 A short recap from last week’s Crypto Assets Conference in Frankfurt It was great to see how much energy, curiosity, and real momentum there currently is around regulated digital asset infrastructure and institutional adoption. That same momentum also carried into Ilja Tomilin’s session at the Digital Finance Night, where he shared Tangany’s perspective on how MiCA and related requirements can be translated into practical, institution-ready setups. Many thanks to everyone we met for the thoughtful conversations and exchanges, and to Finance Loop - Alliance for on-chain finance for creating such a strong setting for the side event. 🤝 📸 A few impressions from the event below #Tangany #CryptoAssetsConference #DigitalAssets #DigitalFinanceNight #DigitalFinance

🚨 top Speaker Announcement | Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna 2026 We are pleased to welcome Maike Hornung | Head of Crypto Europe, Visa to the Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna 2026. At Visa, Maike operates at the center of global payment innovation, working on how digital currencies, stablecoins, and blockchain-based infrastructures are reshaping financial systems at scale. In a recent Visa perspective, she highlights a clear direction: the future of payments is increasingly “on-chain” — driven by the convergence of blockchain efficiency and the reliability of traditional financial networks. Her work focuses on building bridges between traditional finance and the crypto ecosystem, enabling institutions to integrate tokenized money, stablecoins, and digital assets into existing payment infrastructures. At the same time, she is driving CBDC commercialization and global go-to-market strategies, working closely with banks, fintechs, regulators, and infrastructure providers, and contributing to pilot initiatives across multiple regions. 📢 At the forum, Maike will join the stream: “Stablecoins: Powering the Next Financial System” The discussion will explore how stablecoins and tokenized forms of money are evolving into a foundational layer for liquidity, settlement, and global payments — and what this means for institutions, markets, and the broader financial architecture. 📍 Vienna 📅 21 May 2026 | Conference starts 1 PM 🎟 Free tickets: https://lnkd.in/dn_TrRju 📌 Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB), Strauchergasse 3, 1010 Vienna. Further information: https://lnkd.in/dhUCSyHJ or DAAA | Digital Assets Association Austria www.daaa.at This event is part of #ViennaUP, the annual city-wide, community-driven startup and innovation festival initiated by the ViennaBusiness Agency and populated with exciting events from the ecosystem’s most important actors, from pitching sessions and conferences to hackathons and matchmaking opportunities. ViennaUP 2026 will take place from May 18 - 22. check out: https://viennaup.com/ DAAA Board Paul Pöltner, Melanie Eisenkeil, Astrid Woollard, Oliver Stauber Nikolaus "Niki" Futter, Richard Lutschounig, Thomas Hillebrand Bernhard Blaha, Wolfgang Matzner, Georg Brameshuber 🧢 Christian Niedermueller, Georg Harer, Maximilian Gartner, Walter Moesenbacher, Benjamin Levit

#FinanceMatters | What moved Frankfurt’s financial centre in March? 🔹Frankfurt remains the EU’s leading financial centre in the latest Global Financial Centres Index – but Europe overall is losing competitiveness, while Asia and the US gain ground. Action to strengthen capital markets is key. 🔹The new financial centre report by Frankfurt Main Finance and the State of Hesse highlights: strong capital markets are essential to mobilise investment and secure Europe’s future. 🔹Launch of “Finanzen erleben in Frankfurt” (FeiF): a new initiative making financial education more accessible. 🔹Frankfurt’s global reach: Our Managing Director Hubertus Väth trained executives of Vietnam’s new international financial centre, sharing expertise from Frankfurt. 📩 Stay informed about Frankfurt’s financial ecosystem and subscribe to our newsletter "Finance Matters" now: https://lnkd.in/eUDisvuj

One thing Europe does not lack is the expertise in digital assets. A real privilege to share the stage with Dr. Alexandra Hachmeister (Deutsche Bundesbank) and Christoph Hock (Union Investment) at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. These are true heavyweights of modern European finance: people who built it, strengthened it and are now leading its digital future. I certainly take confidence and inspiration from that. Thank you, Dr. Tim A. Kreutzmann, LL.M. (SUN) (BVI German Investment Funds Association), for the excellent moderation and Marat Faritov (Moody's Corporation) and Akash Daryanani (Santander Corporate & Investment Banking) for the valuable insights and lively discussion. It was also a great pleasure to engage with Patrick Hennes Efe Eyibak Salvatore Lanzafame Ekaterina Kozhevatova, MBA Philippe Redaelli Dr. Max Bernt Delphine F. Daniel Siekmann Thomas Book Birgit Hass Sebastian Becker Sven Möhle Anja Odenthal Christian-Hendrik Knappe, CIIA Xavier Lavayssière Petra B. Mennong

Reflecting on two inspiring days at the Crypto Assets Conference and Digital Euro Conference filled with great conversations, fresh insights, and a clear trend that continues to solidify: secure institutional digital asset custody is becoming a top priority for banks. A big thank you for the strong interest in Tangany as a European digital asset custodian. Especially in light of our growing number of our custody setups emerging across the European market. One highlight was the workshop by DIS and Volksbank Mittlerer Schwarzwald with Sebastian Steiner on “Crypto in Banking: Practical Implementation.” A great role model demonstrating how crypto services evolve from experimental pilots into a strategic component of banking once they demonstrate sustainable revenue potential, meet customer demand, and are fully integrated into compliance, risk, and IT frameworks with Tangany. Also, a big thanks to Ilja Tomilin for his insightful presentation, “Turning Travel Rule & MiCA into institutional success,” at our side event together with Finance Loop - Alliance for on-chain finance. There is significant momentum in the market and it’s clearly heading in the right direction: secure digital asset custody is becoming a top priority. Sebastian Becker Daniela Boback Marlene M. Simon Heinze Taesuk Lee Andrei Galitski Moritz Schildt Moritz Starke Mykolas Majauskas Marc Burgheim Bart G. Birgit Hass Michael Wutzke Christopher Anz Cristina Hernando Paul Gärtner Pegi Myshqeri Teresa Riedl Manuel Müller Sarah Rentschler-Gerloff Moritz Gerstmayr Andrew Wishart Thomas Münch David Kurz Agnese Gentile Lorenzo Rigatti Dr. Mara Hartsperger Stefan Berg-Johansen Torsten Seeber Christian-Hendrik Knappe, CIIA

Brought out my TANGANY and TUM Blockchain Club merch yesterday and injected some Web3 spirit into the (still quite dusty) world of TradFi. Been a while since I felt this underdressed; but lots of good talks! Special thanks to Crypto Assets Conference & Finance Loop - Alliance for on-chain finance for having us.

„One Voice Finanzplatz“ unter diesem Namen haben wir heute in der Hessischen Staatskanzlei in Wiesbaden mit wichtigen Akteuren des Finanzplatzes Frankfurt getagt, darunter wichtige Veranstalter großer Konferenzen. Oliver Dany von Boston Consulting Group (BCG) hat die bisherigen Aktivitäten der letzten 24 Monate dargestellt, man sieht, am Finanzplatz Frankfurt bewegt sich viel. Dieses Momentum wollen wir gemeinsam weiter nutzen und die vielen Aktivitäten stärker vernetzen und gegenseitig unterstützen. Alles im Sinne, den Finanzplatz Frankfurt noch erfolgreicher zu machen. Hessische Staatskanzlei Frankfurt Main Finance Eric Menges Carsten Knop Andreas G. Scholz Max Hunzinger Corinna Egerer Charlie N. Müller Dr. Nader Maleki Samira Maleki Börsen-Zeitung LIVE House of Finance Nils Stieglitz Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH Ulf Homeyer Marco Kreuter Jonathan Bassenge Claire Kütemeier Hubertus Väth Alexandra Backhaus IHK Frankfurt am Main Dr. Matthias Schoder

How a great audience 🥰 turned courage into pleasure 😊 Yesterday I had the pleasure to attend the 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 in Frankfurt, organized by Finance Loop - Alliance for on-chain finance in the Nextower in Frankfurt. I wanted to listen to my colleague Tom-Michael Hesse from Sopra Financial Technology who talked about our innovative crypto-backed lending solution, have some good talks – and some cool drinks 🍹. But things turned different. When I learnt that my colleague Sebastian Feuster from Sopra Steria could not give his presentation "Does Europe Really Need the Digital Euro?" I had a short look into his script and spontaneously decided to take on his speech. I went on stage and explained that I am not an expert in the subject, just had a glimpse in the script, have never seen the presentation before but wanted to appreciate Sebastian's preparation and that he put his heart into his presentation. And, for sure, that I wanted to share his thoughts about the digital Euro 🪙. I received such a warm applause from the audience that I instantly knew that it was the right decision to give the speech and I wanted to sincerely thank the audience for its support and empathy🙏. It was really a pleasure doing the presentation and talking about the digital Euro 🥰 . Last but not least, I wanted to thank Sebastian for the good preparation of the presentation which made it easy for me to take on it. Photo credits: Christian-Hendrik Knappe, CIIA, Michael Wutzke