EMURGO’s Bold Step: Redistributing Genesis ADA to Empower Smaller DReps
EMURGO’s May 2025 newsletter features a monthly recap of product updates and announcements to drive community-led initiatives and the commercial adoption of blockchain technology and asset tokenization.
Stay informed with the latest news and developments from EMURGO:
- EMURGO decides to allocate Genesis ADA to smaller, independent DReps
- Five RWA tokenization sectors to explore
- Community weighs in on Cardano treasury withdrawal mechanisms
May Highlights: Our Top News & Achievements
Charting a New Era at EMURGO: A Conversation with CEO Phillip Pon
In a recent in-depth interview with Cardano influencer BigPey, EMURGO’s new CEO, Phillip Pon, outlined a bold vision for the Cardano ecosystem. Having a background in traditional finance and deep experience in Web3 over several cycles, Phillip emphasized EMURGO’s renewed focus on high-conviction opportunities, particularly in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization—a market he sees as a potential $450 trillion breakthrough for Web3.
Under his leadership, EMURGO is pushing forward with transforming the future of finance through RWAs, offering support as a technology provider to projects like the regulated Cardano stablecoin Anzens USDA, and tokenized gold via its partnership with Kinka. He also addressed Cardano’s decentralized governance concerns head-on, announcing that EMURGO will remove its Genesis ADA from its own DReps (*has been completed – see announcement here) and delegate it to a group of smaller DReps to give them a platform and thereby foster greater decentralization.
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Exploring the Future of Finance through RWA Tokenization
In our blog, “5 RWA Tokenization Sectors to Watch,” EMURGO delves into the transformative potential of Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization to become the future of finance. This innovative approach bridges traditional finance with blockchain technology, unlocking new avenues for composability, investment, and liquidity, with greater transparency and security.
The piece highlights five key sectors seeing current adoption:
1) Stablecoins: As the most tokenized RWA, stablecoins facilitate faster and more direct payments and settlement, especially across geographical borders.
2) US Treasuries: Tokenization of US Treasuries offers direct ownership claims, expanding access to these traditionally secure assets.
3) Private Credit: This sector has seen rapid growth, making traditionally illiquid lending opportunities more accessible and tradable.
4) Global Bonds: Focusing on bonds from nations outside the US, this market is gaining traction with EU treasury bills being the most popular.
5) Institutional Funds: This sector includes private equity, hedge funds, and venture capital, and it is witnessing increased tokenization, which offers greater accessibility to accredited investors.
As institutional involvement in blockchain and Web3-related products and services increases, RWA tokenization becomes a focal point for innovation and economic growth. Governments worldwide are collaborating with industries to clarify the regulatory status of these asset types, especially for institutional investors.
EMURGO at TOKEN2049 Dubai & Consensus Toronto
At TOKEN2049 Dubai’s Multichain Day, Phillip Pon delivered a powerful keynote, asserting that Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization is not just a passing trend but an inevitable shift in the future of finance. He highlighted how tokenized RWAs go beyond simply being “wrapped assets”—and that their true value derives from enabling programmability, seamless integration with tools like stablecoins and wallets, and significantly boosting liquidity.
Key drivers of RWA adoption include clearer regulations in innovation-friendly regions, stronger institutional infrastructure, rising use of stablecoins, and the convergence of TradFi and DeFi in search of yield. EMURGO and Cardano are leading the charge by building compliance-ready infrastructure, developing tokenized tools, and forging partnerships with custodians and stablecoin issuers.
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Community Weighs In on Treasury Withdrawal Options
The Cardano community continues to play a vital role in governance, as shown by the strong turnout in the latest Treasury withdrawal polls hosted by EMURGO on X, with over 1200 votes cast. The poll results are in, and 74.9% believe ADA withdrawal amounts for approved proposal budgets should be adjusted based on the current price of ADA, while the preferred method for withdrawals was more divided between separate withdrawals for each approved budget proposal or having them batched by proposal category.
This level of engagement reflects the community’s commitment to transparency and efficiency in managing the treasury fund withdrawal and strengthening decentralization.
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