Offchain Labs, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider, announced that Arowana, backed by Hancom Group, will launch its gold tokenization platform on Arbitrum, the world’s leading Layer 2 blockchain ecosystem. The partnership significantly expands Arbitrum’s rapidly growing real-world asset (RWA) ecosystem and creates a key onchain gateway for institutional-grade precious metals infrastructure, strengthening Arbitrum’s footprint across both Western and Asian markets.
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Scheduled to go live in March 2026, Arowana will introduce its AGT token and Aqua platform on Arbitrum, giving users access to tokenized gold backed by physical assets through a transparent and compliant framework. Backed by Hancom Group’s role as the operator of South Korea’s third-largest gold exchange—with more than $600 million in annual trading volume and nearly two decades of industry expertise—Arowana brings institutional credibility and operational scale to the onchain gold market. The platform is designed to deliver fast, low-cost, and scalable digital gold transactions while integrating seamlessly with Arbitrum’s DeFi ecosystem to unlock new collateral, yield, and stablecoin use cases.
As one of the world’s most enduring stores of value, gold remains largely disconnected from modern digital financial infrastructure despite growing demand. With real-world asset tokenization unlocking access to multi-trillion-dollar commodity markets, Arowana’s launch demonstrates how traditional financial institutions can leverage blockchain technology to improve accessibility, transparency, and efficiency. Planned features include real-time proof-of-reserves, mobile applications, and global custody vault partnerships, positioning the platform for both retail and institutional participation worldwide.
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A.J. Warner, Chief Strategy Officer at Offchain Labs, said that real-world asset tokenization has evolved from an experimental concept into essential financial infrastructure. He emphasized that Arowana exemplifies this shift by combining decades of precious metals expertise with blockchain-native design to deliver compliant, institutional-grade solutions that the market increasingly demands.
Arowana selected Arbitrum for its proven RWA ecosystem, technical scalability, and long-term commitment to sustainable growth. Beyond infrastructure deployment, the collaboration includes strategic efforts to develop integrated RWA collateral systems and expand the real-world utility of tokenized assets within decentralized finance.
SangYup Song, CEO and Ph.D of Hancom With, noted that Arbitrum serves as a strategic foundation for building RWA and stablecoin financial infrastructure. Beginning with gold-backed tokens, Arowana plans to introduce collateral and yield structures that integrate naturally into Arbitrum’s DeFi ecosystem while expanding tokenized asset utility into real-world financial environments.
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The launch further strengthens Arbitrum’s presence in the Korean market and reinforces its position as a premier global ecosystem for institutional-grade real-world asset infrastructure.
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