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Federated Hermes plans to issue fund shares on blockchain
Leans positive
Major institution adopting blockchain signals growing legitimacy and adoption
What happened
Federated Hermes, a big traditional investment firm, is planning to offer shares of one of its funds in 'tokenized' form, meaning ownership gets recorded on a blockchain instead of only in traditional bank/broker systems. This joins a growing trend of large financial firms experimenting with putting real-world financial products like funds on crypto rails.
Why it matters
It's another sign that big, regulated institutions see blockchain as useful plumbing for normal finance, which can make the space feel more mainstream and less speculative over time.
Should I do anything?
Nothing to do here, this doesn't affect any crypto you already hold or any action you need to take right now.
Terms used
- tokenization
- Turning ownership of something, like a fund share, into a digital token on a blockchain
- onchain
- Recorded directly on a blockchain, rather than in a traditional private database