aelf (@aelfblockchain): 🌊aelf Ventures Weekly News Highlight: 14 February 2025💡

🌊aelf Ventures Weekly News Highlight: 14 February 2025💡 1️⃣Cosmos Ecosystem Emerges as a Hub for Real-World Assets with Ondo Finance’s New Blockchain The @cosmos ecosystem continues to solidify its role as a leader in RWAs, with @OndoFinance unveiling Ondo Chain, a new Layer 1 #blockchain purpose-built for institutional-grade RWAs. Announced at the Ondo Summit in New York, the blockchain aims to deliver verified collateral and native margin capabilities, designed to support RWAs at scale. The launch of Ondo Chain and $USDY, alongside rising adoption of RWAs in the Cosmos ecosystem, marks a significant step in bridging traditional finance and blockchain, positioning Cosmos as a central hub for scalable #RWA innovation.🏘️ 2️⃣Klarna to Embrace Crypto Ahead of $15B IPO Swedish fintech giant @Klarna is set to integrate #cryptocurrency services, marking a major shift as the company gears up for its highly anticipated $15 billion IPO in April. With 85 million users, 500,000 merchants, and $100 billion in annual volume, Klarna’s crypto adoption signals a bold step into digital assets, aiming to reshape the #fintech landscape. Once Europe's most valuable startup at $46B in 2021, Klarna’s pivot toward #crypto could influence other traditional finance firms to explore blockchain innovation. As Klarna prepares for its IPO, its venture into crypto highlights a significant alignment between fintech and blockchain, opening up new growth opportunities in payments and digital finance.🇸🇪 3️⃣Mastercard Tokenised 30% of Transactions in 2024, Recognises Stablecoins as Emerging Competition @Mastercard achieved tokenisation of 30% of its transactions as part of its ongoing efforts to "innovate the payments ecosystem." In its SEC filing, the payments giant highlighted its focus on unlocking blockchain-based business models, simplifying access to digital assets, and fostering collaboration with crypto industry players to enable seamless crypto payments with cards. As the US lawmakers work on regulating #stablecoins to strengthen the dollar’s global dominance, Mastercard's evolving blockchain initiatives and acknowledgement of crypto's competitive potential suggest a shift in strategy to embrace blockchain innovation.🪙 4️⃣Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Launches ‘Macro Strategy’ Token Reserve to Strengthen DeFi Ecosystem @worldlibertyfi (WLFI) has unveiled its new “Macro Strategy” token reserve. The initiative aims to solidify WLFI’s financial foundation by investing in top cryptocurrencies like #Bitcoin and #Ethereum, stabilising its portfolio, mitigating market fluctuations, and driving growth in emerging #DeFi projects. The reserve will enable WLFI to support leading #tokenised assets and strengthen its ecosystem while collaborating with traditional financial institutions for transparency. The platform aims to bridge #Tradfi and #DeFi, bolstering WLFI's position in the evolving global financial landscape.🤝 📥To get connected to aelf Ventures, contact us here: form.aelf.com/contact