Tokenized single-malt scotch collection launches on Singapore exchange

Tokenized single-malt scotch collection launches on Singapore exchange

Accredited investors can now own tokenized shares of a premium whiskey collection powered by Zilliqa. Rare Cask Holdings has listed a tokenized rare whiskey collection on the Singapore-based Hg Exchange. The premium whiskey collection — “Casks of Distinction” — was tokenized on the Zilliqa blockchain based on its ZRC-2 token standard.Commenting on the whiskies in the tokenized collection, Saayan Choudhury, senior director of commercial technology at Zilliqa told Cointelegraph:“The Casks of Distinction represent a collection of rare, high-quality single-malt scotch whisky casks being held....


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