🎥 INSIGHT: From tokenized real estate to AI-driven investing, where is onchain finance heading? @OneAsset_io founder and CEO Sonia Shaw (@The_SoniaShaw) joins Cointelegraph at CONNECT Singapore to share her vision.

Everyone talks about RWA liquidity. But who is on the other side of the exit? A token can change hands in seconds. A sale still needs a cash buyer. A BIS working paper found that the liquidity advantage in tokenized real estate depended on platform buybacks. Those buybacks gave sellers an exit, but came with higher insolvency risk for the platform. Tokenization can make an asset transferable. It can’t manufacture a buyer. "Tokenization Doesn’t Create Liquidity"; link below ↓

Your life doesn’t run on banking hours, your money shouldn’t either. Stablecoins already meet that bar – with most volume moving on nights, weekends and holidays. 73% of volume to be exact. And that’s just one of the findings from our new research with @TheBlockCo ↓

APAC office occupiers are back and pickier about where. CBRE surveyed 650+ corporate real estate executives: 88% have staff in 3+ days a week 50% expect to expand space in 3 years 85% prefer Grade A or above Demand is real, and it is concentrating at the top of the stock.

Take a closer look inside the DTCC Tokenization Service. From supported networks and eligible asset classes to launch capabilities and future expansion, our at-a-glance overview outlines the service and the path ahead. ➡️brnw.ch/21x6t0e

That's a wrap on CONNECT Singapore! 🇸🇬 CONNECT: SG tackled some of the digital asset industry's toughest questions, from liquidity to investor exits, while giving emerging projects a platform to showcase their ideas to industry leaders. Across four panels, we heard from: • @raycotarrida, @KenomicAI • @ShiliangTang, @monarq_mgmt • @Lingersj, @DWFLabs • @ataaffe, @GSR_io • Min Teo, @etherealvc • @MikeSilagadze, @ether_fi • @ashtokyo, @Mercuryo_io • Ilya Podoynitsyn, @FinHarbor • @yvchiax, @USDDecentralize • @AliceCrypto3, @CoinMarketCap • @frank_liquid, @liquidtrading • @MiguelMorel, @Arkham • @Austin_Federa, @doublezero • @0x_eunice, @Monad • @nabais_andre, @Second_Lane • Pulkit Gupta, @NomadCapital_io • @al_nechaev, @FundersVC • @The_SoniaShaw, @OneAsset_io

Standard Chartered Opens ETH Trading to UAE Wealthy Clients 🇦🇪 Traditional finance continues to move closer to Ethereum. Standard Chartered has received approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to offer crypto trading services to professional investors in the UAE. Eligible affluent clients can now buy and sell $ETH and $BTC directly through their existing bank accounts, without setting up separate wallets or using third-party platforms. Why does this matter for Ethereum? • Easier access: Wealthy clients can gain ETH exposure through an established banking relationship. • Institutional adoption: Regulated banking services help bridge traditional finance and crypto markets. • Broader distribution: Banks can make ETH more accessible to investors who prefer familiar financial infrastructure. This is another step toward integrating Ethereum into traditional finance, although the service is currently limited to eligible professional investors. As regulated access expands, ETH’s role in the financial system could grow beyond its native crypto audience.