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BREAKING: Judge imposes $125 million civil penalty on Ripple
Ripple is also ordered to stop any further violations of securities laws, per Wednesday's court filing

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The need for competitive returns has ignited the growth of yield from real-world assets.

How real-world assets are positioning themselves to be DeFi's next growth engine 🧵
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RWA are tangible assets or financial primitives with the potential to serve as collateral in the DeFi:

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Security audits

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