OKX Ventures, the investment arm of the Singapore-based OKX exchange, announced Thursday a strategic investment in STBL, a next-generation stable coin and yield infrastructure provider.

In addition, STBL announced a partnership with leading global private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane and Securitize, a digital securities issuance and tokenization platform, to launch a new real-world-asset-backed stable coin on X Layer, STBL said in a statement.

X Layer is OKX’s EVM-compatible Layer 2 blockchain, which gives customers direct access to thousands of tokens, deep liquidity and trusted markets, along with secure, low-cost, low-friction bridging within OKX’s on chain ecosystem.

This collaboration aims to contribute to the evolution of blockchain-based financial infrastructure and support the responsible integration of traditional market frameworks with emerging on chain ecosystems, bringing together institutional private credit, regulated tokenization and programmable settlement infrastructure to advance regulated on chain financial products.

The asset framework supporting this launch incorporates a feeder fund to Hamilton Lane’s Senior Credit Opportunities Fund (SCOPE), issued and tokenized via Securitize as an institutional-grade component within the broader collateral architecture.

This structure is designed to enable scalable, regulated stable coin issuance backed by tokenized real-world assets.

In addition, as part of this initiative, STBL will introduce the first Ecosystem-Specific Stable coin (ESS) on X Layer, using its dual-token architecture to separate liquid settlement from yield generation.

The investment from OKX Ventures supports STBL’s mission to build Money-as-a-Service infrastructure, enabling ecosystems to issue their own branded stable coins backed by RWAs.

“The collaboration strengthens the foundation for highly capital efficient RWA products across the network,

“Working with STBL and Hamilton Lane allows us to accelerate that mission and bring users a more mature RWA ecosystem,” said Jeff Ren, OKX Ventures Founder.

Meanwhile, Dr. Avtar Sehra, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of STBL, said RWA markets are entering a new phase, where tokenization must deliver real utility, not just representation.

“STBL provides a purpose-built architecture for RWA backed stable coins combined with compliant yield management,

“Working with Hamilton Lane and OKX Ventures we are seeking to unlock deeper liquidity, yield management and efficient utility across on chain ecosystems,” he added.

Carlos Domingo, Chief Executive Officer of Securitize, said this structure shows how tokenization unlocks effective utility when it’s paired with regulated issuance and programmable settlement.

“By embedding institutional private credit directly into on chain money flows, we’re turning tokenized assets into functional building blocks: assets that can be settled, composed and used across financial applications, not just held,” he added.

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