ChainCatcher news, according to Newsini, the RWA tokenization protocol Hamilton has completed a $1.7 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by DisrupTech Ventures, with participants including CMS, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Core Ventures, and other strategic investors.It is reported that Hamilton is a protocol that brings tokenized assets to Bitcoin, aiming to combine traditional financial instruments with the security and transparency of Bitcoin. Hamilton will launch three flagship products: HUSD, a Bitcoin-native stablecoin backed by U.S. bonds; HUST, tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds; and Publius, a platform that allows authorized financial institutions to tokenize any asset.

ChainCatcher news, infrastructure provider Libre is launching a new Web3 protocol to bring investment capital to the Aptos network.The first funds deployed on Aptos Layer 1 include the Brevan Howard Master Fund, Hamilton Lane's Senior Credit Opportunities Fund, and BlackRock's ICS Money Market Fund. These funds collectively manage over $91 billion in assets.Libre is a joint venture recently established by the WebN Group and Nomura's Laser Digital, which will serve as the backbone infrastructure for integrating real-world assets (RWA) on Aptos. According to the announcement, Libre's Gateway DeFi DApps will allow accredited professional and institutional investors to access funds on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, RWA startup Hamilton launched the tokenization of U.S. Treasury bonds on Bitcoin's Layer 2 solutions (Stacks, Core, and BoB) on July 4, 2024, aiming to improve scalability, reduce costs, and enhance the liquidity of these assets.Hamilton further emphasized a report from the Boston Consulting Group, which indicates that the RWA market is expected to reach $16 trillion by 2030.

ChainCatcher news, Ripple recently profited in a class action securities lawsuit. Although Judge Hamilton dismissed most of the claims, he suggested that XRP might be a security, thus requiring stricter regulation. This contradicts last year's ruling by Judge Torres, who found that XRP is essentially not a security.This reflects a larger issue: the lack of legal and regulatory clarity in the U.S. crypto industry. Unless Congress or higher court rulings provide clarity for the industry, projects like Ripple may face more regulatory confusion.Ripple executives stated that Hamilton's ruling does not overturn Torres's 2023 ruling that XRP is not a security under federal law.Moish Peltz, a partner at New York law firm Falcon, Rappaport, and Berkman, added, "......The question of whether XRP is a security has not been resolved."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the digital securities tokenization platform Securitize on Polygon has launched a new side fund that offers tokenized exposure to the private credit fund Senior Credit Opportunities Fund managed by Hamilton Lane, available for qualified investors (with a minimum investment of $5 million), with the minimum investment amount reduced from $2 million to $10,000.This side fund is the second in the series of three Hamilton Lane funds offered on the Securitize platform, following Hamilton Lane's opening of a portion to individual investors through Securitize in February. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to the official Polygon blog, global asset management firm Hamilton Lane's $2.1 billion fund is opening up to individual investors through the digital securities platform Securitize on the Polygon network's tokenization platform.Hamilton Lane is opening a portion of its Equity Opportunities Fund V to individual investors through a new tokenized feeder fund, which provides individuals with a way to invest in the private equity asset class, lowering the minimum investment from an average of $5 million to $20,000. Securitize and Hamilton Lane plan to launch two more feeder funds in the coming months. (source link)