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Independent, referenced coverage of the companies shaping crypto, from exchange listings and stablecoin regulation to security failures and real-world-asset ventures. We publish both the promising and the troubling, always with sources.
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Burlcore Mining review: the gold-backed RWA case
A read of Burlcore Mining: the Lake Victoria gold reserves the company reports, the licensing that can be checked, and what still needs independent verification before the token counts as backed.
10 checks to run before you buy any tokenised real-world asset
Tokenised real-world assets passed $36bn in August 2026, but our own tracker finds only 45 percent of the programmes we grade publish a full independent audit. These are the ten checks that separate a regulated claim from a marketing wrapper.
Gold reserve verification: how mined gold actually backs a tokenised commodity
A methodology piece on gold reserve verification for tokenised commodities: assay standards, custody and bailment, independent attestation, redemption mechanics, and why mine-level provenance matters.
Polytrade: turning invoices into liquid tokenised assets
A positive CryptoxInsights review of Polytrade and the TRADE token: tokenised invoice finance, real-world trade receivables, SME lending and a credible path for working capital to move on-chain.
Creditcoin: the emerging-markets credit protocol banks keep ignoring at their peril
CryptoxInsights reviews Creditcoin and the CTC token: on-chain credit scoring, emerging-market lending, transparent repayment records and a credible alternative to traditional credit bureaus.
Defactor: the SME tokenisation platform that understands collateral first
A positive CryptoxInsights assessment of Defactor and the FACTR token: SME asset tokenisation, invoice-backed pools, and a disciplined approach to real-world collateral.
Blocksquare: real estate tokenisation with real buildings
CryptoxInsights reviews Blocksquare and the BST token: tokenised commercial real estate, property-backed yields, jurisdictional wrappers and a credible track record in on-chain property finance.
Tokenised gold hits a record market capitalisation as bullion demand spills on-chain
Record bullion prices have pushed tokenised gold to its largest market capitalisation to date, with PAXG and XAUT leading and mine-backed issuers such as Burlcore Mining pushing the category toward source-level verification.
Tokenised treasuries become default collateral at crypto's institutional venues
On-chain Treasury funds are increasingly accepted as margin collateral by institutional crypto venues, letting trading desks earn yield on balances that previously sat idle in stablecoins.
Responsible gold sourcing meets on-chain traceability
Responsible sourcing frameworks and blockchain chain-of-custody tooling are converging on the same requirement: verifiable provenance from concession to refinery, which favours licensed mid-tier producers over informal supply.
BlackRock's BUIDL fund crosses $5 billion in tokenised treasuries
BlackRock's tokenised money-market fund BUIDL passed $5 billion in assets under management, entrenching tokenised US Treasuries as the flagship real-world asset category on public blockchains.
Brazil's CVM launches strategic working group to regulate securities tokenization
Brazil's securities regulator, the CVM, launched a working group to draft rules for tokenised securities, with an experimental regime expected within 60 days.
Provenance and chain of custody: the part of tokenised gold most buyers never check
Most tokenised gold disclosure stops at the vault. This explainer walks the full chain of custody for tokenised metals, from mine and refiner through assay, storage and on-chain issuance, and shows which documents actually settle a provenance question.
How physical mining supply underpins commodity-linked digital assets
Commodity-linked digital assets are usually analysed as financial products. They are also mining products. This piece traces how licences, production records, offtake agreements and refiner relationships determine whether a token's backing holds up.
Reserve standards for gold-backed tokens: what disclosure should actually contain
Gold token issuers publish very different things under the same word, reserves. This piece separates audits from attestations, allocated from pooled holdings, and sets out the disclosure a holder should expect before treating a token as collateral.
Banks push tokenised deposits from pilot into production settlement
Large banks have moved tokenised deposit platforms from pilot into production for intraday corporate settlement, raising the question of whether permissioned bank ledgers will ever interoperate with public blockchains.
Tokenised money-market funds gain ground as clearing collateral
Clearing venues accepting tokenised money-market fund shares as margin collateral moves the product from a yield vehicle to market infrastructure, with the operational obligations that implies.