Securitize KKR Health Care Growth II Tokenized Fund

Through a partnership with Securitize Capital, investors can gain tokenized exposure to investment firm KKR’s latest health care focused growth equity fund, with lower investment minimums and greater potential for liquidity. It marks the first time exposure to one of KKR’s alternative investment strategies has been offered in a digital format in the United States. The fund is tokenized on the eco-friendly Avalanche public blockchain-based smart contract platform. [Read more at Securitize Capital]

OpenNode Is Testing Bitcoin Payments With The Central Bank Of Bahrain

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has authorized OpenNode to test its bitcoin payment processing and payouts solution in the central bank’s regulatory sandbox. The sandbox is a virtual space for CBB-licensed financial institutions and other start-ups and FinTech firms to test their technology-based innovative solutions/services relevant to FinTech before scaling up their operations in Bahrain and across the region. [Read more at  PR Newswire]

Discounted tickets available for CBDC Think Tank masterclass

The CBDC Think Tank, in partnership with the IMF and George Washington University, is hosting a full-day in-person CBDC Masterclass on October 12 in Washington DC for “official sector” staff and academics active in the CBDC / digital currency space only. The sessions are designed as instructional deep dives with full presentations and Q&A components.  Tickets are $99. [Register here]

Also, the CBDC Think Tank, in partnership with Georgetown University and the DC FinTech Week, is hosting a FREE (also in-person) Digital Currency Lecture Series, a set of digital currency lightning talks delivered by subject matter experts, on October 14 in Washington DC. [Request an invite here]

Kiffmeister’s Global Central Bank Digital Currency Monthly Monitor

Just a reminder that I produce a monthly digest of central bank digital currency (CBDC) developments exclusively for the official sector. So for any of you out there who work for a central bank, ministry of finance or international financial institution who would like to receive it by email on the first business day of every month, please DM me on LinkedIn or email me at chronicles@kiffmeister.com.