DMCC, Crypto.com Test Tokenized Commodities in Dubai

• DMCC and Crypto.com signed a Dubai MoU to explore tokenized commodities and settlement
• Workstreams cover custody, liquidity, and potential listings subject to regulatory approval
• Crypto.com also backed a prediction intelligence platform with ERShares and Signal Markets

Crypto.com and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) have entered into a partnership aimed at expanding the use of blockchain technology across global commodities markets, with a focus on tokenisation, settlement efficiency, and digital trade infrastructure.

Under the MoU, the two organizations will test how distributed ledger systems can reduce settlement delays and tighten price transparency in commodities workflows that still run on slow, paperwork-heavy processes. 

The scope includes commodities categories such as precious metals, diamonds, energy products, and agricultural goods, with an emphasis on improving how trades move from agreement to final settlement.

The partnership also includes an evaluation of tokenized real-world asset structures, possible exchange listings subject to regulatory approvals, and supporting infrastructure, such as custody models, liquidity mechanisms, and digital-asset payment rails, across selected DMCC platforms and member use cases.

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Tokenized Infrastructure and Regulatory Alignment

DMCC stated that the initiative builds on its earlier partnership with the Dubai Virtual Assets Authority (VARA), signed earlier in the year, which focused on developing compliant infrastructure for tokenised commodities. Together, these efforts aim to establish a regulated and scalable framework for integrating physical assets into digital financial systems.

As part of the broader engagement, Crypto.com will collaborate with the DMCC Crypto Centre on educational and technical programmes designed to support institutional understanding of tokenised asset models. Planned initiatives include workshops, hackathons, and technical capability-building programmes for businesses operating within Dubai’s Web3 ecosystem.

Separately, Crypto.com announced a joint venture with ERShares and Signal Markets to develop a global market-intelligence platform centred on prediction markets. The campaign combines macroeconomic data, financial market information, and corporate performance indicators into a unified probabilistic modeling framework.

According to the companies, the platform will integrate data covering interest rates, inflation, employment, equities, commodities, digital assets, and corporate earnings.

ERShares will oversee research design, content development, and media distribution, while Signal Markets will provide probability-based modeling and forecasting architecture. Crypto.com will handle user access and platform integration across its digital ecosystem.

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