DeFi Update: SEC, JPM, RWA Growth

Summary

The Upside community received a DeFi update highlighting significant institutional adoption and regulatory movement. Key developments include the U.S. SEC implicitly approving the DTC to offer Real World Asset (RWA) services on approved blockchains and JPMorgan Chase launching its first tokenized money market fund on Ethereum. This signals strong growth in RWA tokenization, driven by institutional alt funds, which have seen an 11x year-to-date increase.

DeFi+L1L2 Update:

  • U.S. SEC implicitly approved the DTC to offer RWA services on pre-approved blockchains
    🚀 JPMorganChase launched its 1st tokenized money market fund, MONY, on Ethereum
    📈 Institutional Alt Funds drove RWA growth, up 11x YTD

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