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Brickken announces deployment on MANTRA Chain and describes institutional workflows for issuing tokens, onboarding investors, applying compliance controls and managing assets. The company presents the integration as an expansion of its infrastructure and distinguishes the deployment from earlier participation in the MANTRA and Google Cloud accelerator.

A Cointelegraph advertorial commissioned by Brickken describes its no-code tokenization platform, investor onboarding, ownership records, distributions and integrations for fund operations. Edwin Mata explains the company's aim to connect traditional financial institutions with compliant blockchain infrastructure.

ABC examines Web3's transition from speculative experimentation to financial infrastructure through tokenized assets, stablecoin payments and digital identity. Edwin Mata explains the shift toward regulated real-world assets and interoperability, connecting traditional banking with blockchain for greater efficiency and transparency.

AGBI reports on how the UAE's adoption of the OECD crypto-asset tax reporting framework could increase compliance workloads and consolidate the market. Edwin Mata says smaller operators may face strain while structured firms gain a commercial advantage, and links the reforms to greater credibility as an international digital-finance centre.

France's threat to block EU crypto-license passporting tests MiCA's single-market model: the article contrasts regulatory-arbitrage concerns with the view that France can scrutinize firms and escalate cases but cannot unilaterally bar a duly licensed provider.

Bitstamp's August crypto trading volume rose 21% to $14.4 billion, overtaking parent company Robinhood's $13.7 billion less than three months after the acquisition even as their combined volume declined slightly.

Crypto Reporter includes Edwin Mata's view that clearer US crypto rules can reduce legal burdens and allow companies to provide innovative services.

Edwin Mata tells Cointelegraph that Robinhood joining the S&P 500 expands the index’s connection to digital assets: its retail crypto business brings indirect exposure to the sector’s growth and liquidity to index investors. The article also considers institutional access and additional benchmark volatility.

Cointelegraph reports the CFTC’s Foreign Board of Trade pathway for offshore crypto exchanges. It reprises Edwin Mata’s earlier comments that clearer regulatory boundaries would reduce fragmented legal interpretations and the legal burden on firms operating in the United States.

TokenPost quotes Edwin Mata on enabling tokenized assets to circulate across jurisdictions by placing compliance controls at access points. The article connects private-credit growth and programmable compliance with the challenge of balancing open DeFi infrastructure and institutional safeguards.

Edwin Mata explains how clearer SEC and CFTC responsibilities could reduce conflicting enforcement and support consistent US legal interpretations. Cointelegraph also reports unresolved custody and Bitcoin-reserve questions.

Coin Insider quotes Edwin Mata on how clearer SEC and CFTC oversight can strengthen the US crypto ecosystem, alongside discussion of legislation, investor protection and regulatory implementation.

Crypto.news reports on the Credefi partnership and quotes Edwin Mata and Ludovico Rossi.

The Brickken-Credefi partnership release describes permissionless USDC lending against tokenized assets, borrower-defined terms and an incentive pool. Edwin Mata and Ludovico Rossi discuss asset utility and access to DeFi liquidity.

AInvest's Coin World synthesis summarizes the Brickken-Credefi lending partnership using FF News and crypto.news, including Edwin Mata and Ludovico Rossi's comments on asset utility and DeFi liquidity.

Brickken's Assetera integration gives issuers a route from no-code asset structuring and investor onboarding to potential secondary trading on an Austrian MiFID II-regulated digital-securities venue. The arrangement is intended to add liquidity and market visibility to Brickken-issued securities.

The article examines stablecoins' growing institutional and regulatory momentum while arguing that broader adoption depends on expanding beyond trading into payments and DeFi, where they provide liquidity for Web3 and tokenized assets.

The report says the tokenized real-world asset market grew from $8.6 billion to more than $23 billion by mid-2025, driven by institutional interest and regulatory clarity, with private credit and US Treasuries leading.

The analysis reviews ONDO, RSR and TOKEN after MANTRA's collapse, and quotes Edwin Mata saying legally backed RWA tokens can behave more like traditional securities and may be less exposed to crypto-market volatility.

As BlackRock's BUIDL fund grew from $615 million to $1.87 billion, Edwin Mata linked rising demand for tokenized RWAs to greater institutional appetite and clearer US regulation.