Real, iExec to explore confidential infrastructure for tokenized assets

Real, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on institutional-scale real-world asset tokenization, has signed a memorandum of understanding with iExec to explore privacy-preserving infrastructure for tokenized assets.

The collaboration will examine how institutional RWA issuance, distribution, and on-chain financial operations can be carried out while maintaining confidentiality, compliance, and auditability.

Real supports the full lifecycle of tokenized assets, including onboarding, verification, risk assessment, settlement, and asset management.

iExec provides confidential computing infrastructure through Trusted Execution Environments, including Intel TDX, and its Nox Protocol, which supports encrypted data processing, confidential smart contract execution, selective disclosure, and verifiable computation.

“Institutions need more than tokenization. They need infrastructure that protects sensitive financial data while still allowing compliance, oversight, and auditability,” said Ivo Grigorov, CEO, Real.

“Our Partnership with iExec is an important step toward exploring how confidential computing can support the next generation of real-world asset markets.”

The companies plan to explore how the Nox Protocol can integrate with Real’s Layer 1 network to support confidential tokenized assets, encrypted transaction flows, and private financial operations.

The collaboration will focus on confidential RWA issuance and distribution, including encrypted balances and private transaction flows, alongside financial operations such as subscriptions, redemptions, dividend distributions, lending, and structured credit.

The two companies will also evaluate selective disclosure mechanisms for regulators and auditors, as well as how confidential assets can remain compatible with custody systems, settlement infrastructure, and potential secondary markets.

The agreement creates a framework for exploring institutional use cases, including tokenized funds and private credit.

Next steps are expected to include technical discussions, pilot project identification, and alignment on system architecture.

As the tokenization of real-world assets continues to grow, institutional adoption increasingly depends on protecting sensitive information such as investor allocations and transaction details.

Real and iExec said they will assess how confidential computing can support private financial operations while maintaining on-chain verifiability and controlled regulatory access.