🏦 Monolith & Ascend Partner to Unlock Real-World Asset Collateral Tokenization is just the beginning. The next step is putting tokenized assets to work in institutional financial markets. 🔹 @MonolithFi: Institutional Derivatives • Developing on-chain energy and commodity perpetual futures. • Leveraging @hedera's underlying @hashgraph technology. • Pursuing U.S. CFTC Designated Contract Market (DCM) registration. 🔹 @AscendFi: Collateral & Clearing • A subsidiary of PSG Digital, a digital asset management and financial technology group. • PSG Digital reports an approximately $8 billion pipeline of potential RWA tokenization opportunities. • The Stellar Development Foundation announced a $1 million direct investment in Ascend in May 2026. • Building on-chain collateral management and clearing infrastructure to connect tokenized assets with institutional derivatives markets. 🛢️ From Weeks to Hours? The partnership aims to reduce collateralization processes that can take weeks to just hours, unlocking capital tied up in real-world commodities such as crude oil. 🌐 The Bigger Picture Tokenizing assets is not enough. The real opportunity lies in making them usable as collateral in actual financial markets.