{"id":74532,"date":"2026-06-25T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/atlas-plans-usafi-launch-with-nasdaq-etf-backing-and-vara-approval\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:50:45","slug":"atlas-plans-usafi-launch-with-nasdaq-etf-backing-and-vara-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/atlas-plans-usafi-launch-with-nasdaq-etf-backing-and-vara-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas Plans USAFi Launch With Nasdaq ETF Backing and VARA Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Atlas plans to launch USAFi in Q3 2026 under Dubai VARA as an ETF-backed token.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Nouriel Roubini backs USAFi, signaling growing institutional support for tokenization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">USAFi will use Nasdaq-listed USAF reserves, targeting DeFi access and value preservation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Nouriel Roubini Backs USAFi Token Launch After Years of Crypto Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>Nouriel Roubini, the economist long known for his sharp criticism of <span>cryptocurrencies<\/span>, is entering digital assets through Atlas Capital Team\u2019s planned launch of USAFi, a regulated token backed by real-world financial assets.<\/p>\n<p>Atlas Capital Team and its Dubai subsidiary, Atlas AI Labs, published a <a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-ai.ae\/whitepaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whitepaper<\/a> co-authored by Roubini that outlines USAFi and a broader thesis the firm calls the \u201cTechnodollar.\u201d The concept frames the next phase of dollar dominance around artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, and tokenized reserve assets.<\/p>\n<p>USAFi is scheduled to launch in Q3 2026 under Dubai\u2019s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Atlas said the token will be issued under VARA\u2019s Asset Referenced Virtual Asset Rulebook.<\/p>\n<h2>ETF-Backed Token Targets Permissionless Finance<\/h2>\n<p>Atlas describes USAFi as the first regulated permissionless security. The product is designed as an <span>ERC-20 token<\/span> that can trade on permissionless chains while being backed by the Atlas America Fund, an SEC-registered, actively managed ETF listed on Nasdaq.<\/p>\n<p>The fund\u2019s reserve assets are custodied at the Bank of New York. Atlas said the structure is intended to bring institutional-grade collateral into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-defi-decentralized-finance\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decentralized finance<\/a> while keeping 24\/7 portability and onchain access.<\/p>\n<p>Roubini said his shift from criticism to participation reflects the difference between speculative tokens and assets backed by diversified reserves. He commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">VARA has developed a framework that embraces responsible innovation while maintaining the transparency and investor protection that institutional markets require.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Atlas Pitches the \u2018Technodollar\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Atlas said USAFi is built around reserves diversified across Treasuries, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold<\/a>, food, and strategic commodities, defense, cybersecurity, and industries being reshaped by AI.<\/p>\n<p>Reza Bundy, Atlas Capital Team\u2019s chairman and CEO, said the dollar has moved from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/bitcoin-vs-gold\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gold<\/a> Dollar to the Petrodollar and is now entering a third phase. He described the Technodollar as a digital reserve backed by exposure to America\u2019s most productive AI-linked industries rather than a single commodity. Bundy said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">Atlas is an agentic, digital reserve infrastructure: AI runs the portfolio day to day within the rules our Investment Committee sets, the Committee makes the decisions, and we tokenize the instrument so it can be held and traded on chain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For Atlas, USAFi is a bet that the next wave of tokenization will not be built only around <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoins<\/a> that move dollars, but around regulated digital assets designed to preserve purchasing power.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/atlas-plans-usafi-launch-with-nasdaq-etf-backing-and-vara-approval\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Atlas plans to launch USAFi in Q3 2026 under Dubai VARA as an ETF-backed token. Nouriel Roubini backs USAFi, signaling growing institutional support for tokenization. USAFi will use Nasdaq-listed USAF reserves, targeting DeFi access and value preservation. 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