Key Takeaways
- • Soneium and Asseto launched ipUSD and IP Vault on Soneium Portal, giving eligible users access to a $549 million intellectual-property royalties fund managed by Partners Group.
- • The underlying portfolio spans 53 investments and more than 100,000 royalty streams, including royalty-linked exposure to The Weeknd's back catalogue and Discovery's television library.
- • Users gain exposure by depositing ipUSD into IP Vault; ipUSD can also be swapped with USDSC, Soneium's native stablecoin, in the Startale App.
- • Access begins the morning of 28 October 2026 (UTC) on Soneium Portal and is limited to eligible users.
- • Asseto, which has deployed 14 real-world-asset products with nearly $500 million in tokenized volume, provides the digital-asset infrastructure.
Summary
Soneium, working with tokenization firm Asseto, has launched ipUSD and IP Vault on Soneium Portal, opening royalty-linked exposure to a diversified intellectual-property royalties fund of $549 million. Partners Group manages the fund, while Asseto supplies the digital-asset infrastructure connecting the strategy to Soneium's on-chain ecosystem.
The underlying portfolio comprises 53 investments and more than 100,000 royalty streams. Holdings include royalty-linked exposure to The Weeknd's back catalogue and music from other notable artists, Discovery's television library, and assets across pharmaceuticals, brands and the energy transition. Eligible users take exposure by depositing ipUSD into IP Vault. According to the announcement, the launch lowers the entry point to a royalties strategy that has historically been open mainly to institutional investors.
ipUSD will also be available in the Startale App from launch, where users can swap between ipUSD and USDSC, Soneium's native stablecoin. Access to ipUSD and IP Vault on Soneium Portal begins on the morning of 28 October 2026, UTC.
Asseto said it has deployed 14 real-world-asset products on multiple blockchains, with tokenized volume of nearly $500 million, and aims to bring more institutional-grade IP-linked products onto Soneium. Bridget Li, Co-founder and CEO of Asseto, said tokenization makes institutional assets programmable, transferable and financeable. Vincent Ng, Managing Director and Co-Head of Asia at Partners Group, described the partnership as providing eligible on-chain investors access to the firm's Royalties programme. Yuji Kumagai, Head of Soneium Protocol, said the launch extends Soneium's Tokenized IP strategy, which follows a September 2026 partnership with DayOneDream to bring K-pop intellectual property on-chain through WAVIST.
The underlying portfolio comprises 53 investments and more than 100,000 royalty streams. Holdings include royalty-linked exposure to The Weeknd's back catalogue and music from other notable artists, Discovery's television library, and assets across pharmaceuticals, brands and the energy transition. Eligible users take exposure by depositing ipUSD into IP Vault. According to the announcement, the launch lowers the entry point to a royalties strategy that has historically been open mainly to institutional investors.
ipUSD will also be available in the Startale App from launch, where users can swap between ipUSD and USDSC, Soneium's native stablecoin. Access to ipUSD and IP Vault on Soneium Portal begins on the morning of 28 October 2026, UTC.
Asseto said it has deployed 14 real-world-asset products on multiple blockchains, with tokenized volume of nearly $500 million, and aims to bring more institutional-grade IP-linked products onto Soneium. Bridget Li, Co-founder and CEO of Asseto, said tokenization makes institutional assets programmable, transferable and financeable. Vincent Ng, Managing Director and Co-Head of Asia at Partners Group, described the partnership as providing eligible on-chain investors access to the firm's Royalties programme. Yuji Kumagai, Head of Soneium Protocol, said the launch extends Soneium's Tokenized IP strategy, which follows a September 2026 partnership with DayOneDream to bring K-pop intellectual property on-chain through WAVIST.
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