Animoca Brands has entered a strategic partnership with blockchain infrastructure provider Rayls, setting the stage for a major expansion in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). The collaboration aims to connect traditional finance with decentralized finance (DeFi) by leveraging institutional-grade settlement, privacy tools, and cross-chain infrastructure.
Building a Scalable RWA Tokenization Pipeline
Through this agreement, Animoca Brands will identify suitable asset classes and issuers that can be tokenized using Rayls’ infrastructure. The company will also help shape the economic, technical, and privacy frameworks required for compliant real-world asset tokenization.
Rayls, in turn, will supply settlement infrastructure, private transaction rails, and multi-chain bridge technology. This ensures that tokenized RWAs can move securely and efficiently across blockchain networks.
A key component of the partnership is NUVA, a chain-agnostic vault marketplace that will distribute Rayls-tokenized assets. NUVA’s platform is designed to boost liquidity and investor engagement by offering streamlined access to yield-enhancing, compliant RWA products.
Driving Institutional Adoption of On-Chain Assets
Rayls co-founder and Parfin CEO Marcos Viriato said the partnership aims to accelerate institutional adoption of tokenized financial products. With the support of Animoca Brands’ global ecosystem, the collaboration seeks to onboard traditional finance players while enhancing transparency and reliability in crypto markets.
Animoca Brands Group President Evan Auyang highlighted that combining Rayls’ settlement infrastructure with Animoca’s network and NUVA’s vault tech could unlock tokenization opportunities worth trillions of dollars in real-world assets.
This partnership reflects an industry-wide shift toward institutional-grade DeFi—where traditional assets like credit, treasury instruments, commodities, and private market products become tokenized and available on secure, programmable blockchains.
Broader Animoca Momentum
Beyond RWAs, Animoca Brands recently partnered with Chess.com to integrate the $CHECK token as the native utility asset for its gaming ecosystem, reinforcing the company’s multi-sector Web3 expansion strategy.