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Deutsche Telekom Joins RWA-Focused XDC as Infrastructure Provider in Digital Asset Push
The company already runs nodes on multiple blockchain networks and is considering bitcoin mining, its web3 head revealed last month at a conference.
Updated Jul 25, 2024, 7:00 a.m. Published Jul 25, 2024, 7:00 a.m.
- Deutsche Telekom will operate a standby masternode for XDC network.
- The telecom giant already runs nodes on other blockchains including Ethereum, Polygon and Polkadot.
German telecommunications giant, Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary announced on Thursday that it will expand its Web3 services to the XDC Network (XDC), a blockchain focused on tokenized real-world assets (RWA), trade finance and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePin).
Deutsche Telekom MMS, dedicated to cloud and internet infrastructure, joined the network as an infrastructure provider and will operate a standby masternode. This type of node does not validate transactions on the blockchain as default, but will be called into action if the number of operating validator masternodes drop below the required level of 108.
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"This addition utilizes our enterprise-grade infrastructure to enable secure blockchain-based applications, with a focus on the finance sector," said Dirk Röder, head of Deutsche Telekom MMS's web3 unit.
The announcement is the latest example of the global telecom company's growing blockchain prowess, following Röder's comment last month at the Bitcoin Prague conference last month that the Deutsche Telekom MMS will start mining bitcoin . The company already runs nodes on Bitcoin and Lightning networks, he said then.
Read more: Telecom Giant and T-Mobile Parent Deutsche Telekom Plans to Mine Bitcoin
On top of that, the company operates validators on a range of proof-of-stake blockchains including Ethereum , and , and offers a staking service where customers can deposit tokens to earn rewards for maintaining the network.
XDC is a layer-1 blockchain that's compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), that claims to offer fast transaction speed and "near zero" gas fees. The network hosts euro and U.S. dollar stablecoins and tokenized versions of real-world assets such as gold and U.S. Treasuries.
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