Amundi Launches Tokenized Swap Fund on Ethereum and Stellar

Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager with €2.4 trillion in AUM, and tokenized fund platform Spiko have launched the Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (SAFO), a tokenized UCITS vehicle with its shareholder register hosted on Ethereum and Stellar, with Chainlink providing on-chain NAV oracle infrastructure.

The fund is Amundi’s second blockchain-based issuance following a tokenized money market fund on Ethereum in November.

Chainlink oracles bridge the gap between off-chain fund valuation and on-chain execution, recording SAFO’s net asset value across both networks. The dual-chain architecture pairs Ethereum’s smart contract ecosystem with Stellar’s lower-cost transfer rails.

Total Return Swaps

SAFO is structurally different from the tokenized Treasury bill funds that dominate the on-chain real-world asset (RWA) market today. Rather than investing in government securities, the fund holds a portfolio of assets on behalf of a major bank, which pays the fund an agreed rate above risk-free benchmarks in exchange for the portfolio’s investment returns. Banks are willing to pay this premium because holding assets on their own balance sheet is expensive due to regulatory capital requirements.

The fund uses fully collateralized total return swaps with top banks, starting with BNP Paribas, to deliver stable yields and provide overnight liquidity. Eligible counterparties include Société Générale, Crédit Agricole CIB, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, UBS, and HSBC.

The product is available in EUR, USD, GBP, and CHF. CACEIS serves as a depositary bank and fund administrator, while Spiko acts as transfer agent, tokenization platform, and broker.

The launch extends Spiko’s rapid rise in European tokenized finance. The platform surpassed $1 billion in distributed asset value in February, according to RWAxyz, up from $190 million a year ago.

RWA Boom

SAFO arrives as the tokenized RWA market continues to expand. Distributed asset value stood at $27.3 billion as of March 19, up 9% over the past 30 days, according to RWAxyz.

2025 was a breakout year for RWAs. The sector was valued at around $5.5 billion in early 2025 but tripled to roughly $18.6 billion over the course of the year. Tokenized Treasuries and private credit have fueled the growth, with institutional products such as BlackRock’s BUIDL and Franklin Templeton’s BENJI driving adoption.