Injective launches Mint as $6.8B in RWA volume flows onchain

Injective, the finance-focused Layer 1 blockchain, launched Mint on July 17, a platform for issuing tokenized real-world assets with built-in compliance controls.

"Injective Mint removes the friction between asset issuance and regulatory compliance by embedding permissions, jurisdictional screening and freeze controls directly into the platform," the team said.

The platform supports equities, bonds, ETFs, international securities and foreign exchange products. Injective has settled more than $6.8 billion in RWA volume and surpassed $1.1 billion in native asset issuance, according to the team. The network has processed 2.94 billion onchain transactions to date.

The launch puts Injective in position to capture a growing share of the tokenization market, where curated vaults alone hold $8.6 billion in assets across 788 products, Vaults.fyi data shows. Injective is also filing to become a registered transfer agent with the SEC, a move that would embed the blockchain into the US securities infrastructure.

The platform entered private alpha on July 17 with limited access. Future releases and integrations will be powered by the $INJ token, the team said.

Injective added BitGo as a validator in June 2025, strengthening its institutional infrastructure. BitGo, a regulated digital asset trust company, provides custody services for major institutions.

The SEC transfer agent filing is the most strategically significant element of the announcement. Transfer agents maintain official records of securities ownership and process changes in ownership. Companies such as Computershare dominate this role in traditional finance. If approved, Injective would become one of the first blockchain networks to operate within the formal US securities framework.

The inclusion of AI agents as potential issuers reflects a broader convergence between DeFi and artificial intelligence. Autonomous programs could use Mint to create and manage onchain assets without human intervention, the team said.

The tokenization market has drawn increasing regulatory scrutiny. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned last week that some DeFi vaults and onchain lending strategies may fall under federal securities laws depending on their structure. "Tokenized securities are still securities," Peirce said. Vaults have become one of DeFi's fastest-growing sectors, with Coinbase and Robinhood integrating them to offer yield on user stablecoin balances.

For INJ token holders, more institutional issuance on the network means higher transaction volume and fee generation. The token migrated from Ethereum's ERC-20 standard to the native Injective EVM earlier this year, with Coinbase supporting a 1:1 conversion.

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