Tether expands Hadron tokenized-asset infrastructure through RedStone partnership
As tokenized assets move closer to mainstream financial infrastructure, issuers are facing growing demand for reliable pricing data and faster liquidity on blockchain-based markets. Tether says its collaboration with RedStone adds price feeds, net asset value data and T+0 settlement tools for eligible assets issued through Hadron by Tether.
Highlights
- Tether's partnership with RedStone expands Hadron token issuers' access to real-time price and NAV feeds, enhancing on-chain pricing accuracy and T+0 settlement functionality.
- RedStone Settle enables T+0 liquidation and redemptions for eligible tokenized assets via an auction-based process, improving secondary liquidity and reducing delays linked to traditional redemption systems.
- The collaboration is positioned to facilitate institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets on Hadron by combining issuance capabilities with robust data and settlement tools aimed at capital markets efficiency.
Pricing and settlement capabilities for Hadron issuers
Tether News reports that Tether has collaborated with RedStone to expand the pricing, settlement and liquidity infrastructure available to assets tokenized through Hadron by Tether. The arrangement gives Hadron issuers access to RedStone's price and NAV feeds, alongside RedStone Settle, which is designed to support reliable on-chain valuation and T+0 settlement for eligible tokenized assets.RedStone focuses on institutional and tokenized real-world assets. Its price feeds provide current market prices for on-chain applications, while its NAV feeds publish the net asset value of funds and other tokenized products so they can be priced on-chain with greater accuracy.
Through RedStone Settle, the company also provides settlement and secondary liquidity infrastructure intended to enable T+0 liquidity through an auction-based process involving verified liquidity providers. Under that model, the winning provider takes over the token position and redeems it through the asset's native process.
Paolo Ardoino, chief executive of Tether, says tokenized assets can only improve on traditional markets if they are accurately priced and liquid around the clock. He says the collaboration brings trusted price and NAV data together with settlement tools aimed at reducing delays tied to traditional redemption processes.
Implications for on-chain capital markets
For eligible assets, RedStone Settle enables T+0 liquidations, redemptions and un-looping by providing near-instant liquidity without changing the asset's compliance regime or redemption mechanism. Tether says this addresses a major barrier to broader use of tokenized assets by making them more practical across on-chain capital markets, from pricing through settlement and liquidity.Hadron by Tether supports the issuance of tokens tied to commodities, corporate equity, government debt, corporate bonds, fund structures, stablecoins and loyalty points. The platform serves users ranging from governments to small enterprises and hedge funds, and many of those assets depend on accurate valuation while still operating on traditional settlement timelines.
Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder of RedStone, says Tether's distribution can bring governments and institutions on-chain at significant scale. He says teams tokenizing assets on Hadron need immediate pricing and near-instant exit liquidity so the assets can be used in decentralized finance, including as collateral.
The companies say the tie-up combines Hadron's issuance capabilities with RedStone's data and settlement infrastructure to support tokenized real-world assets operating with greater speed, transparency and efficiency. That positions the partnership around a broader industry shift in which accurate pricing and dependable liquidity become baseline requirements for on-chain financial products.
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