EMN Weekly Issue #19

Welcome to the 19th issue of EMN Weekly!

We bring to you news on the hottest RWA and regulation-centric happenings in the world of blockchain and crypto and the latest developments at E Money Network. We hope that you find this issue both informative and entertaining. Happy reading!

What's in Today's Issue?

• This Week's Top RWA & MiCA News

• Top E Money Network Posts of the Week

• Fun Post of the Week

• Community Spotlight

Top RWA & MiCA News of the Week

1. ANZ to pilot Chainlink’s Private Transaction Protocol for boosting RWA tokenisation - Chainlink has released Private Transaction Protocol - a mechanism for enabling financial institutions to conduct secure and confidential transactions across different blockchain networks, and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) will pilot this privacy feature. ANZ will utilise the protocol for settling tokenised RWAs as part of Singapore’s Project Guardian.

2. Arttoo to launch RWA art project on Sui blockchain - Arttoo, a project focusing on democratising art ownership, is planning to build the financial infrastructure needed for a decentralized, on-chain art trading platform on Sui blockchain. With this platform, Arttoo will enable users to invest in and trade fractionalised shares of masterpieces by iconic twentieth century artists such as Henri Matisse and Claude Monet.

3. Layer 1 RWA blockchain Mantra announces mainnet launch - Mantra, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on tokenising RWAs, has announced the launch of its mainnet, marking a groundbreaking step in bringing RWAs onchain. The Mantra chain will feature a customisable suite of tools geared to ensure regulatory compliance and network security for the RWAs sector. Users will now be able to bridge Mantra native coin OM from ERC-20 to mainnet as well as stake the token to help secure the network. Furthermore, they will also be able to earn onchain staking rewards.

4. Cyprus stops CASP applications ahead of MiCAR implementation - On the coming December 30, the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations are set to replace national laws all across the EU. Owing to this event, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has already begun freezing CASP applications under Cypriot law. As of now, CASPs that register under existing crypto regulations before the December deadline can continue to operate until July 2026, unless they receive or are denied MiCA authorisation before then.

5. RWA Inc partners with Apsis Protocol to power RWA tokenisation - Leading RWA project RWA Inc has announced a strategic partnership with Apsis Protocol to add value to the management of RWAs in the digital realm. The collaboration is aiming at powering a more efficient, secure, and transparent way of managing RWAs using AI-powered decentralised vaults.

Fun Post of the Week

https://x.com/emoney_network/status/1848716454671049060

Top E Money Network Posts of the Week

1. E Money Network partnered with TRL, a holistic RWA ecosystem - https://x.com/emoney_network/status/1848696508931313926

1. E Money Network partnered with TenArmor to achieve the highest level of security for its smart contracts - https://x.com/emoney_network/status/1849424772431798348

Community Spotlight

Three cheers for our super bullish community members! https://x.com/emoney_network/status/1848696508931313926

That’s a wrap for this week. We will be back with more exciting news and updates next week. Stay tuned for more!