Uganda has launched one of Africa’s most ambitious blockchain initiatives to date, a $5.5 billion real-world asset tokenization project paired with the country’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The new initiative, led by the Global Settlement Network (GSN) and Uganda’s Diacente Group, will bring $5.5 billion worth of physical infrastructure assets on-chain. The tokenized portfolio will span sectors such as food production, mining, renewable energy, and trade. The rollout includes a pilo ...

Chainlink's recent SWIFT integration cements its position at the center of of an emerging financial infrastructure | Credit: Anete Lusina / Pexels. Key Takeaways As financial institutions embrace tokenization, they increasingly rely on Chainlink’s infrastructure. Chainlink’s latest integration lets banks manage tokenized assets using SWIFT messaging standards. Other global infrastructure players that have partnered with Chainlink include Intercontinental Exchange, Euroclear, and DTCC. In 2017, St ...