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Every stablecoin and payments company on this list will eventually need compliance infrastructure for their RWA integrations. When you're moving real money onchain — investor verification, wallet screening, and audit trails aren't optional. Congrats to all the teams raising. The infrastructure layer to support all of this is being built at getclearlayer.com.

Huge week for stablecoin fundraising Over $150M announced in the past 7 days by very exceptional teams across payments, credit, and FX. Follow the companies below and if you're looking to enter the space check out their hiring pages @cyril_mathew at Latitude - $8M Seed @SamBroner and Adam Zuckerman at The Better Money Company - $10M Seed Santiago Alvarado at @OfficialXFX - $17M Series A Lily Yarborough and Connor Dougherty at @ValinorDigital - $25M Seed @prabhakar2reddy at @openfx_ - $94M Series A Congrats to the teams!

0.005% penetration with BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity, and WisdomTree already in. The infrastructure layer is being built right now — before the flood of capital arrives. That's the right time to be building compliance infrastructure. Not after $600T shows up and regulators start asking questions. getclearlayer.com

"Tokenization is overhyped" The data says otherwise: ~0.005% of global capital markets have been tokenized Just $27B of $600T+ In 3 years, many will wish they were paying attention

Congratulations — and this line stands out: 'The true reputational risk lies in not having a digital asset strategy.' The same is true for compliance infrastructure. The reputational risk for RWA protocols in 2026 isn't building too slow — it's getting caught without proper investor verification, wallet screening, and audit trails when regulators come looking. Franklin Templeton's Benji platform is ahead of most on compliance. The rest of the industry is catching up fast. Building the infrastructure layer that helps them get there at getclearlayer.com. Would love to connect as Franklin Crypto scales its RWA product suite.

Today, I’m very excited to announce that I will be joining @FTI_Global as the head of Franklin Crypto. The convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and the digital asset ecosystem is no longer a "future" trend—it is the reality of 2026. As I prepare to step into my new role leading Franklin Crypto with @sethginns and Tony Pecore, I am incredibly energized to help lead this firm’s continued evolution in a space that is fundamentally rewiring how global markets operate. Crypto’s institutional era is upon us, and to succeed, Franklin Crypto must leverage its deep and unique understanding of crypto and traditional finance to build differentiated, scalable and compliant products for our clients. My journey has always been defined by a foot in both worlds: the rigorous, disciplined structures of traditional finance and the high-velocity innovation of the crypto markets. At Franklin Templeton, my goal will be to leverage this unique vantage point to partner with our clients, building the institutional-grade products they need to succeed in this new digital frontier. We aren't just observing the market; we are active participants in its transformation. Markets are tokenizing. The once-distinct lines between crypto and traditional assets are blurring into a single, cohesive financial landscape. Perhaps most importantly, the era of the "9-to-5" market is fading as we embrace the reality of 24/7 global liquidity. It is fascinating to look back even just a few years. Previously, there was a perceived "reputational risk" for an institution to be involved in crypto. Today, that narrative has completely flipped. In 2026, the true reputational risk lies in not having a digital asset strategy. As the "Institutional Era" of crypto takes hold, our clients expect more than just exposure—they expect sophisticated navigation with people they can trust. Franklin Templeton has spent years building the foundational infrastructure—including the proprietary Benji Technology platform—and the deep internal expertise necessary to manage these assets with the same precision as any traditional portfolio. The timing for this transition couldn't be better. We are currently seeing a unique divergence: while broader market sentiment may fluctuate, the underlying fundamentals of the crypto markets continue to improve at an exponential rate. Our mission is simple: to attract the best investment talent, build leading digital infrastructure and support the needs of our clients in this exciting new world. We differentiate ourselves through an exceptionally deep knowledge of both crypto-native protocols and traditional asset management. By combining this expertise with Franklin Templeton’s legacy of operational excellence, we are perfectly positioned to deliver for our clients as they scale their own digital journeys. I look forward to what we will build together.

Compliance infrastructure becoming a product category. As RWA goes mainstream, the manual KYC/AML layer breaks. You can't onboard institutional capital with spreadsheets and email threads. Automated investor verification, wallet screening, and policy enforcement as API primitives — same way Stripe abstracted payments. That's the infrastructure layer being built right now to make everything else on your list actually work at scale. Building it at getclearlayer.com.

Most interesting trends in DeFi rn: • 24/7 equity markets (HIP-3 coded) • Tokenization and RWA looping • New lending primitives (Aave V4, Silo V3, and soon a new Morpho product) • crypto neobanks gaining huge traction Anything else?

What happens when OFAC updates their sanctions list and a previously clean wallet is now blocked? Most RWA protocols have no answer. Automated wallet screening catches it instantly. Manual processes don't. getclearlayer.com

Stripe made payments invisible to developers. Clearlayer does the same for RWA compliance. You shouldn't have to think about KYC, wallet screening, or audit trails. Just call the API. getclearlayer.com

707,413 RWA asset holders onchain today. Each one needs to be verified before accessing a tokenized asset. Manual KYC doesn't scale past a few hundred. That's the problem Clearlayer solves. getclearlayer.com

Built a compliance API for RWA protocols in 48 hours. Wallet screening. Investor verification. Policy enforcement. Audit trail. One API call. Free sandbox. getclearlayer.com

RWA protocols in 2026 are doing compliance like fintechs did in 2012. Manual. Slow. Not scalable. The ones that automate it now will still be operating when regulators come knocking. getclearlayer.com

If you're building an RWA protocol right now — what's your biggest compliance headache? Drop it below. Building based on what the community actually needs.

Most people don't know what Reg D 506(c) means. It means you can raise from accredited investors only — but you have to verify every single one. No verification = no exemption = securities violation. Every tokenized asset offering in the US runs on this. Most are still doing it manually. getclearlayer.com

The RWA market just crossed $27B. BlackRock. Franklin Templeton. Fidelity. WisdomTree. All in. Every single investor accessing these products needs to be verified. Every wallet screened. Every transfer logged. That infrastructure is being built right now. getclearlayer.com

That it's a technology problem. It's not. The smart contracts work. The blockchains work. The tech is solved. The hard part is compliance. Who is allowed to hold this asset? How do you verify that at scale? How do you screen every wallet? How do you enforce transfer restrictions automatically? Most teams figure this out after they've already built the product. By then it's a painful retrofit. Compliance isn't a feature you add later. It's the foundation. Building the infrastructure for it at getclearlayer.com."

What’s the biggest misconception about tokenization?

Fidelity — managing $5T+ in assets with a compliance infrastructure that's been built over decades. When Fidelity brings that institutional compliance rigor onchain, it sets the standard every other protocol has to meet. The interesting question isn't which institution joining changes the narrative. It's what compliance infrastructure they demand from every protocol they interact with. BlackRock doesn't plug into a protocol that does KYC in a spreadsheet. That's the pressure that builds the infrastructure layer. Building that layer at getclearlayer.com.

BLACKROCK. MASTERCARD. FRANKLIN TEMPLETON. WISDOMTREE. FIDELITY. All roads lead to one ecosystem. This is what the tokenization of trillions looks like. Not a whitepaper. Not a roadmap. A roster. Which institution joining Ondo changes your mind the most?

This is a significant signal — Franklin Templeton doing M&A with tokenized securities in the settlement structure is exactly the kind of institutional validation the space needed. The compliance infrastructure question this raises: when institutional-grade crypto investment management scales to retail and institutional investors, every single one needs to be verified, screened, and policy-checked before accessing these products. Franklin Templeton already has $1B+ in tokenized treasuries via Benji. The compliance layer for that at institutional scale is non-trivial. Building that infrastructure at getclearlayer.com — the compliance API that makes institutional RWA products accessible at scale.

Today, we launched Franklin Crypto: a new dedicated, institutional-grade crypto investment management unit. Industry veterans Chris Perkins and Seth Ginns will co-lead Franklin Crypto alongside @FTI_Global’s Tony Pecore. To expand our existing suite of actively managed crypto and blockchain VC investment offerings, Franklin Templeton will acquire 250 Digital, led by Perkins (@perkinscr97 ) and Ginns @sethginns , formerly of CoinFund. As part of the agreement, all CoinFund liquid cryptocurrency strategies will be acquired to broaden our crypto investment platform. The transaction is expected to incorporate tokenized registered securities within its settlement structure, marking an important step toward conducting M&A transactions on chain.

Great breakdown — the revenue accrual filter is exactly right. The thing missing from most of these protocol analyses: compliance infrastructure costs. As these protocols scale from thousands to millions of investors, the operational compliance layer becomes a significant cost center. Manual KYC and wallet screening doesn't scale past a few hundred investors. The protocols on this list that figure out automated compliance first will have a structural cost advantage as they grow. Centrifuge and Maple specifically — both have serious institutional partners who will demand proper compliance infrastructure. That's an integration conversation worth having. Building that infrastructure layer at getclearlayer.com — curious which of these protocols you think will move fastest on institutional onboarding."

built a short list of tokenized RWAs operators best positioned for what's coming tokenized RWAs crossed $27B, tripled in 18 months. still less than 0.02% of global capital markets tier 1 (highest conviction): → @SkyEcosystem $SKY: $7.5B TVL, ~$435M annualized revenue, $102M in buybacks deployed since feb 2025. 99% circulating. the defensive anchor → @maple_finance $SYRUP: $2.1B TVL, 25% of revenue funds direct buybacks, 96% circulating, trades at 0.12x TVL. cleanest value accrual in the sector → @centrifuge $CFG: $1.35B TVL, janus henderson + apollo partnerships, $89M market cap. 0.066x TVL ratio. fee-share vote pending tier 2 (high upside, higher risk): → @OndoFinance $ONDO: $2.7B TVL, best institutional brand in RWA. zero value accrual today. H2 2026 fee activation is the binary catalyst. 49% circulating → @pendle_fi $PENDLE: $2.1B TVL, ~$40M revenue, 80% of fees to stakers. the yield infrastructure layer every RWA product routes through. 41% ethena dependency is the risk → @sparkdotfi $SPK: $7.9B TVL, $172M first-year revenue, $50M market cap. 0.006x TVL. most extreme value dislocation in the entire report the filter that matters in 2026: does the token capture protocol revenue or is it just governance. half of these trade 80-95% below ATH while the protocols underneath are doing more volume than ever

This is the weekly update that matters most in crypto right now and nobody is talking about it enough. $403B in represented assets. 707K holders. DTCC tokenizing $100T in custodied securities. Every single one of those holders needs to be verified. Every wallet needs to be screened. Every transfer needs a compliance decision. The infrastructure layer for all of this is still being built. That's what we're working on at getclearlayer.com — compliance API for RWA protocols. The boring but essential layer that makes $403B scale to $4T.

RWA Infrastructure Weekly Update: March 25 - April 1 1️⃣ $ONDO - Franklin Templeton partnership, 5 new tokenized ETFs. Ondo Perps live on Hyperliquid, Talos & Gate 2️⃣ $LINK - Exclusive oracle for Aave V4 & bridging infra for Coinbase Wrapped Assets. GMX perps live on MegaETH. Founding member of the Blockchain Leadership Fund 3️⃣ $PLUME - Tokenized payroll live via Toku & WisdomTree Prime. GC testifies at U.S. Congressional hearing. PLUME perps live on Overlay 4️⃣ $SKY - USDS hits ATH of $11.99B. 8 new allocators via Obex, up to $1B in USDS borrowed. Listed on Upbit 5️⃣ $CFG - deSPXA live on Base. JTRSY crosses $1B TVL, AAAf rated by S&P & accepted as collateral on Aave Horizon 6️⃣ $SYRUP - syrupUSDT crosses $1B in deposits. Two overcollateralized billion-dollar assets generating yield 24/7 🔹 Macro & Institutional > DTCC launches Digital Assets Solutions, dedicated unit to tokenize $100T+ in custodied securities > U.S. Congress reaches bipartisan consensus: tokenized securities are inevitable RWA sector: $27.5B distributed | $403.28B represented | 707,413 asset holders

All of this — and the compliance infrastructure layer that makes it possible. Every item on this list requires investor verification, wallet screening, and transfer policy enforcement to work at institutional scale. That's the unsexy but essential layer being built right now. Building it at getclearlayer.com.

Things to be bullish on: >Tokenization of financial assets >Implementation of stablecoins >Tokenized stocks going mainstream >RWAs being used inside DeFi (collateral, looping, structured products) >Institutional rails moving onchain >Better transparency (proof of reserves, real-time data) >Global access to assets that were previously gated >Settlement speeds improving across markets >New financial products that only exist because of blockchain

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