Polymesh Tapped For $1T RWA Coalition

Polymesh’s admission into the TAC cements it as core infrastructure for bringing institutional-grade real-world assets on-chain.
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Jonathan Morgan·Stocktwits
Published Aug 04, 2025 | 9:21 AM GMT-04
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Polymesh (POLYX) the public-permissioned chain engineered for regulated assets, just snagged a coveted slot in the Tokenized Asset Coalition’s newest cohort, a 24-member strike team tasked with hauling a trillion dollars of real-world assets on-chain. 

The TAC sifted through hundreds of applicants, hunting three traits: institutional credibility, regulatory alignment, and shipping software. Polymesh ticked every box.

It's Kind Of A Big Deal 

Tokenization pilots litter the press, but base-layer settlement that satisfies regulators is scarce. Ethereum (ETH) L2s chase speed; consortium chains chase compliance; Polymesh shows up with both. KYC-bound wallets, role-based asset controls, and deterministic finality live in the kernel, so funds, REITs, and private-equity shops can mint tokens without duct-taping legal PDFs to ERC-20s.

Inside Polymesh's Impressive Toolbox

Protocol-level identity – every address maps to a verified legal entity; transfers auto-fail when counterparties aren’t cleared.

Embedded compliance engine – issuers set jurisdiction, lock-ups, and ownership caps; the chain enforces every block.

Atomic DvP settlement – no “token represents a share certificate.” Delivery-versus-payment finality hits in seconds, minus cross-region fees.

Upgraded 7.3 release – relaxed CDD for POLYX transfers and instruction-locking for sophisticated off-chain workflows add fresh polish for institutions.

Joining TAC plugs Polymesh into a SWIFT-like club of custodians, issuance platforms, and liquidity venues hammering out standardized custody, audit, and secondary-trading rails. Expect joint pilots that move actual fund units (not demo NFTs) between Polymesh, top custodians, and forthcoming ATS venues. 

If they nail interoperability, administrators push a button, tokens hit investor wallets, and regulators keep X-ray vision over every hop.

Global asset managers eyeing KKR-style credit funds or BlackRock-grade treasuries need a chain that speaks SEC and ESMA simultaneously. With TAC’s stamp, Polymesh just moved from promising outsider to preferred dialect for compliance-first tokenization.

The trillion-dollar RWA convoy just picked its settlement engine, and Polymesh is riding shotgun: clipboard, checklists, and regulator-approved toolkit in hand.

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