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I don’t know who still needs to hear this but…
BTC & ETH eat reserve assets (gold, treasuries)
Stablecoins eat bank deposits
Tokens eat stocks & bonds
Crypto eats finance
Software eats the world.
THE FIRST FULLY TOKENIZED ENERGY DEAL JUST HAPPENED
Most people still think tokenization is some future idea.
It’s already happening. Quietly. And faster than most realize.
Last week, a fully operational oil & gas facility in Latin America changed hands for $75 million.
But the deal didn’t go through traditional banks or Wall Street.
It was executed entirely using stablecoins + tokenized debt & equity, fully on-chain.
WHO WAS INVOLVED
✅ Buyer/Operator: Feniix Energy → a company acquiring & operating LATAM energy assets.
✅ Tokenization Platform: Global Settlement (GSX Protocol) → a layer-1 chain built specifically for real-world asset tokenization.
✅ Payment Rails: Stablecoins → used to instantly settle the cross-border purchase.
🏦 This marks the first fully tokenized capital stack acquisition of an operating real-world commodity asset.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Traditionally, acquiring energy assets across Latin America would require:
Complex bank intermediaries
Slow cross-border settlements (often taking days)
Currency & compliance risk
Expensive wire fees
Limited access to foreign investment capital
Instead —
This deal settled in minutes using stablecoins & tokenized financial instruments.
By putting the full capital stack (equity + debt + payments) on-chain:
The buyer eliminated middlemen
Reduced counterparty risk
Lowered costs
Enabled global investors to participate directly
This is exactly the type of financial infrastructure crypto-native protocols are built for.
THE RWA THESIS IS COMPOUNDING
🔎 Big picture:
Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) is rapidly becoming the next institutional frontier for blockchain adoption.
Institutions are finally realizing:
RWA tokenization simplifies complex financing deals
Cross-border M&A becomes much faster + cheaper
Capital formation opens to new global participants
The total addressable market here is massive.
McKinsey: $2 Trillion RWA market by 2030
BCG & Ripple: up to $18 Trillion in tokenized assets
This is no longer a “maybe.” It’s happening.
THE LATAM ADVANTAGE
Emerging markets like LATAM stand to benefit more than developed markets:
✅ Traditional debt & equity markets are harder to access
✅ Energy, commodities, mining, and real estate dominate GDP
✅ Stablecoins & tokenization create alternative capital formation pathways
“I believe commodity tokenization is a key growth opportunity for emerging markets that don’t have existing access to traditional financial services.” — Kyle Sonlin, Global Settlement CEO.
WHAT GLOBAL SETTLEMENT BUILT (GSX PROTOCOL)
Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for RWA transactions
Connects multiple chains & participants globally
Handles vendor sourcing, payment flows, KYC, and compliance
Fully regulated for future M&A deals
Looking to replicate this model for future tokenized oil, gas, mining, and real estate acquisitions
THE BIG SIGNAL HERE
✅ We’ve now seen multiple major RWA deals land in just the past 30 days:
BlackRock’s $BUIDL.X ( 0.0% )
Midas’ mTBILL
Feniix Energy’s tokenized oil facility
Sovereign wealth funds exploring on-chain debt issuance
FINAL TAKE: THE RWA FLYWHEEL IS LIVE
🏦 Institutional capital → flowing into tokenized assets
🌎 Emerging markets → using tokenization to bypass legacy barriers
⚙️ Tokenization rails → maturing rapidly (Global Settlement, Ondo, Plume, Maple, Centrifuge, Midas, etc.)
💰 Early investors → get access to deal flow previously locked behind private equity walls
Now go out there and crush today.
-Cole