Whitepaper Reading Club: Tokenized Gold, Oracle, ERC-3643
Tokenized Gold, Oracle, ERC-3643
Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization uses distributed ledgers and smart contracts to represent off-chain physical or financial assets as digital tokens on a blockchain. Tokenization does not change the physical or legal nature of the asset itself; rather, it upgrades how ownership records, transfer restrictions, and settlement processes are executed across financial institutions. Globally, total tokenized assets on-chain (excluding fiat stablecoins) have surpassed $30 billion, driven primarily by private credit, sovereign debt, and physical commodities. Prominent global examples include:
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References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EBkEP07Xc-LF2UzUlOhTeyNlqDn7_qJu/edit
Format
Short introduction and context setting to start.
A short walkthrough of the paper and its key ideas.
Questions and discussion grounded in the original source.
Moderator-led discussion with no promotions.
Session Guides:
🧠 Session Lead: Winston Andersen
Software engineer at StraitsX (Stablecoin / XSGD and XUSD issuer) and an HKUST Computer Engineering graduate, with experience across blockchain infrastructure and full-stack development
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D3 Labs is a Southeast Asia-focused blockchain infrastructure company building programmable asset solutions for financial institutions and businesses. Starting in Indonesia, the company helps clients design and deploy tokenization, settlement, interoperability, and other blockchain-based systems across banking, supply chains, digital assets, and commerce. https://d3labs.io/about We wouldn't be here without you!
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