Trade finance’s financing gap and paper-based inefficiencies create blockchain’s largest opportunity. Tokenized receivables can unlock global liquidity for SMEs.

In just over a decade, blockchain technology has rewritten the rulebook for global finance, bringing transparency, speed and access to financial markets. It has clearly established its worth in digital assets, decentralized finance (DeFi) and cross-border payments, among other effective use cases.

Perhaps the greatest unrealized potential for blockchain lies in one of the world’s most vital sectors: global trade finance.

Read the full Cointelegraph article to learn why trade finance and blockchain are a perfect match.

Trade finance is the biggest opportunity in blockchain

USDC holders gain access to yield-bearing and regulated RWA assets.

Raze Finance launches strategic yield-bearing RWA platform on XDC Network

As USDC stablecoin adoption continues to accelerate, institutional participants face a clear challenge: deploying large-scale stablecoin liquidity into compliant, asset-backed yield opportunities rather than speculative protocols. RAZE on XDC (Raze) addresses this need directly and serves as a critical yield and distribution layer for on-chain capital markets.

The XDC Network already provides institutions with fast finality, low transaction costs, and enterprise-ready reliability. With Raze now fully integrated with XDC Network, USDC holders gain access to a core platform designed to generate real yield from real-world assets. 

Through its Vault-as-a-Service offering, Raze enables asset owners and issuers to launch stablecoin-denominated vaults backed by private credit, structured debt, and commodities —  while removing the complexity of tokenization, compliance, onboarding, and lifecycle management. 

The Raze integration unlocks immediate XDC ecosystem value. 

XDC Network has seen more than $100 million in USDC liquidity move on-chain. That liquidity now has another leading destination to earn yield. Through Raze, asset issuers gain access to global, stablecoin-native capital, while investors benefit from transparent exposure to asset-backed yield on a purpose-built enterprise blockchain.

XDC Foundation developed a strategic alliance with Raze Finance to bring RAZE on XDC to market. Director Matthew Weisenthal provides further insight, stating that “building a liquid on-chain economy through RWA tokenization has long been a focus for XDC Foundation. Through RAZE on XDC, capital market flow will nourish this economy for new and existing XDC ecosystem participants.”

The real assets, real liquidity, and real yield provided through RAZE on XDC are vital components to the further adoption of on-chain trade finance. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have yearned for this type of solution since the dawn of blockchain technology. 

The launch of RAZE on XDC signals compelling progress for the industry.

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1. @investax, a MAS-licensed RWA tokenization platform, is bringing its regulatory-compliant SaaS solution to #XDCNetwork!

Backed by @PlugandPlayTC, this initiative aims to simplify and scale real-world asset tokenization for businesses worldwide.

https://www.investax.io/blog/compliant-tokenization-investax-xdc-network-and-plug-and-play

2. What’s ahead for digital finance? 🤔

Join an insightful panel featuring Greg Johnson of Rubicon Crypto, @AndreCasterman, Ziv Keinan, @XinfinUSA, & moderator @WBlueu as they dive into crypto regulations, utility tokens, RWA tokenization & more in 2025.

https://x.com/xdc_community/status/1867212280280031267

3. In the latest XDC APAC Podcast, Geoff Ira, Founder of @TradeTogether4U, joins @MohantySonny to discuss Web3 digital asset management.

From hybrid models blending Web2 & Web3 to global market expansion, don’t miss these insights!

📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeZ3wD8X2o4

XDC Weekly December 8 - 14, 2024

In the 12th episode of XDC The Stream, podcast hosts Lance Lilly and Dave Marcus talk amongst themselves, reflecting on a full year of the podcast and the past year on the XDC Network. They also discuss Dave’s secret past as an architect, and Lance’s history as a car racer, military recruiter, punk rocker, and salesman who can fix just about anything.