Circle Makes History with First Stablecoin IPO on NYSE
Circle Makes History with First Stablecoin IPO on NYSE
馃殌 Circle's NYSE Debut Plot Twist
Circle's landmark IPO raises $1.05B by selling 34M shares at $31 each, valuing the USDC issuer at $8B.
Key developments in institutional crypto adoption:
- Societe Generale FORGE partners with BCB Markets to distribute EURCV stablecoin
- Santander explores retail crypto services and stablecoin launch under MiCA
- Real World Assets market surges 260% to $23B in H1 2025
- Tokenized short-term funds reach $5.7B
- BIS report: Stablecoins become 3rd largest US Treasury bills buyer
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This week saw @circle one of the industry's largest players begin trading on the @NYSE , more public companies acquire crypto for their treasuries, and several key regulatory developments come to fruition across multiple markets. On the #RealWorldAssets front, @binance reports
Tokenized Assets Surge to $21B, Led by Private Credit
According to Coinbase's Q2 2025 State of Crypto report, tokenized assets have grown 245x from $85M in 2020 to $21B in 2025. The breakdown shows: - Private credit: 61% ($12B) - Treasuries: 30% ($6B) - Commodities: 7% - Institutional funds: 2% Key benefits of tokenization: - Faster settlement and programmability for treasuries - Improved liquidity through fractionalization - Automated payment tracking via smart contracts - Broader market access through reduced minimums - Secondary market trading opportunities U.S. Treasury tokenization has grown from $500M in 2022 to $6B by 2025, offering yield opportunities for Web3 companies without moving funds off-chain.
MANTRA Announces Seven Projects Selected for RWAccelerator Program
MANTRA and Google Cloud have selected seven innovative projects for their RWAccelerator program: - **Brickken**: Institutional-grade platform for RWA tokenization - **Liquidstar**: Solar-powered micro data centers for off-grid communities - **NestiFi**: Family-focused digital asset management tools - **Elevexai**: Real estate tokenization exchange - **Juic3Labs**: Decentralized energy network for grid stabilization - **Loop RWA**: AI-powered enterprise workflow automation - **Lympid**: Platform for tokenized investment products Each project demonstrates unique approaches to real-world asset tokenization and blockchain utility. [Learn more](http://www.mantrachain.io/resources/announcements/check-in-real-world-asset-accelerator-supported-by-google-cloud)
MANTRA and Dimitra Tech Partner on Agricultural RWAs
MANTRA announces a strategic collaboration with Dimitra Tech and KuCoin to bring agricultural real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain. - Focus on green and sustainable agricultural assets - Emphasis on compliance and transparency in tokenization - Upcoming Twitter Space discussion featuring Profoneur and Ben Smith Join the detailed discussion on June 6th at 11AM UTC to learn about this innovative approach to agricultural asset tokenization. [Join Twitter Space](x.com/i/spaces/1nAKEgQDyXaJL)
MANTRA Chain Accelerates Decentralization with Validator Changes
MANTRA Chain announced significant governance improvements focusing on decentralization. Key updates include: - Unwinding of MCA6 validator begins immediately - Plan to reduce internal validators by 50% by Q2 2025 - New external partners to be onboarded as validators This follows February's successful integration of seven major validators including **Vault Staking**, **Polkachu**, and **Cointelegraph**, who collectively bring substantial blockchain infrastructure expertise and security capabilities to the network. *View current validator status on [Mintscan](https://www.mintscan.io/mantra/validators/mantravaloper18se5kq0z86pqfym8uuuqp77kyd788npj3wx7fc)*