AiRWA bags $30m Solana investment to expand tokenized asset trading

AiRWA has received $30 million in Solana tokens to strengthen its exchange infrastructure and accelerate the rollout of tokenized U.S. equities, aiming to bring traditional assets onto blockchain rails with crypto-level speed.

According to a press release dated Oct. 7, publicly-traded AiRWA Inc. has taken custody of approximately $30 million in Solana (SOL) tokens, an investment earmarked to support the expansion of its AiRWA Exchange.

AiRWA said the capital injection is intended to solidify the exchange’s financial foundation and specifically accelerate the development of Solana-based trading pairs. Notably, the move coincides with the company confirming the successful completion of test runs for settling trades of tokenized U.S. equities on its platform.

AiRWA takes a crypto-native path to tokenized equity trading

According to AiRWA, its exchange is built for digital-asset traders, not traditional equity investors migrating into crypto. The platform’s design treats tokenized U.S. equities as on-chain assets that can be traded, settled, and recorded on blockchain ledgers with the same immediacy as cryptocurrencies.

Instead of operating within the constraints of stock-market hours or intermediated settlement processes, AiRWA’s model aims for 24-hour trading, global reach, and blockchain-level transparency.

“Our vision is to create an innovative platform that empowers crypto users to easily access and trade tokenized U.S. equities, merging the efficiency and speed of blockchain technology with the traditional U.S. stock markets,” Hongyu Zhou, Chairman of AiRWA, said.

The platform is poised for an initial rollout to a built-in audience of approximately 4 million users from the ecosystem of its joint-venture partner, JuCoin, per the press release. That early user base may give AiRWA a competitive edge as tokenized markets evolve beyond pilot programs and into fully functioning ecosystems.

AiRWA Inc. is a Nasdaq-listed firm operating through its majority-owned subsidiary, Yuanyu Enterprise Management Co., which licenses advanced digital technologies to partners worldwide. The company’s pivot toward Web3 through AiRWA Exchange underscores its ambition to merge traditional financial frameworks with blockchain efficiencies.