Veteran economists are setting up tokenized funds, backed by dual regulatory endorsements from Nasdaq and Dubai’s VARA. This compliant pathway is worth a closer look—will USAF become a template for institutional entry?

Rubini's first foray into blockchain finance involves launching the USAF tokenized investment product, a tokenized version of the Atlas America Fund, listed and regulated on NASDAQ, with plans to go live under Dubai’s VARA framework, with infrastructure provided by Securitize. USAF is called Technodollar, aiming to enable investors to access and settle the underlying fund via blockchain, serving as a digital reserve asset to enhance diversification and purchasing power.