Today’s ASK and Keeta announcement was huge.
A partnership tied to one of the most influential families in the world.
Plans to tokenize gold, silver, copper, and oil.
Discussion around trillions of dollars moving across the network.
That’s a big announcement.
So naturally this has me thinking what comes next?
Back when Keeta Personal launched, Ty mentioned they had roughly 5-6 releases lined up almost back to back.
Keeta Personal was obviously first.
The iOS app is expected within weeks.
T-Bills are on the horizon.
Ty has publicly talked about the next anchor helping connect Web3, and we’ve heard some very interesting rumors around that.
At some point we still have the card, tokenized stocks, and whatever other partners the team is working on behind the scenes.
When you think about it all combined, Keeta really is building one hell of a stack.
Even after today’s announcement, I still don’t think people fully grasp what this team is in the middle of building.
And from the sounds of it, we’re a year or less away from seeing a lot of these pieces come together and the vision start becoming reality.
@KeetaNetwork $KTA
Punit Thakker is the Executive Director of Fintech, Digital Assets, and Blockchain at @askgroupae the group behind $KTA Keeta's joint venture to tokenize Gulf commodities and modernize cross-border payments across the UAE, MEA, and India.
Punit has over 20 years of fintech infrastructure experience across MENA, APAC, and India - with founding team roles at some of the region's most significant payments companies:
- @PayPal India: Part of the team that brought PayPal into one of the world's largest and most complex remittance markets, laying the groundwork for digital payments adoption across the subcontinent.
- @Checkout: One of the most widely used enterprise payment processors globally, built for high-volume, cross-border transactions across financial institutions and merchants at scale who had total of $300 Billion Dollars of total volume of ecommerce payments in 2025 alone.
- @TelrDotCom: A UAE-based payment gateway built specifically for MENA's merchant and e-commerce infrastructure, operating across some of the region's fastest-growing digital economies.
- @PayTabs: A MENA-focused payment solutions provider that became core infrastructure for businesses processing transactions across the Gulf and beyond.
Across all four, Punit was on the ground building culminating in MENA's largest payments switch, processing over $2.6 billion across 28 countries.
Beyond building, Punit advises at the policy level. As Senior Advisor at Kearney FIG, he consults directly with the institutions defining how digital finance moves in the Gulf:
- Central Bank of UAE @centralbankuae
- Dubai International Financial Centre @DIFC
- Abu Dhabi Global Market @ADGlobalMarket
All three on stablecoin regulation and tokenization frameworks.
Now At @askgroupae, he leads the execution of the joint venture with @KeetaNetwork, focused on tokenizing Gulf commodities and modernizing cross-border payment infrastructure across the UAE, MEA, and India, putting Keeta at the center of this institutional push.
Someone with this kind of background isn’t brought in to work on small-scale initiatives, but on market-changing ones. Punit is extremely well connected and has deep knowledge and years of experience in the market, which positions him to help Keeta succeed in its mission both in the region and globally.
🚨 ABSOLUTE MONSTER MOVE for $KTA 🔥
@KeetaNetwork just locked in a JV with ASK Group — backed by UAE royalty His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Sultan bin Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan — to tokenize TENS OF BILLIONS in Gulf oil, gold & silver + modernize cross-border payments across UAE, MEA & India.
Keeta-powered public commodity exchange launching 2027. 24/7 settlement, fractional ownership, verifiable reserves, and infrastructure built for both humans AND AI agents.
This isn’t just another partnership.
This is one of the largest real-world asset migrations in history hitting the fastest chain on earth.
UAE vision + Keeta tech = the new standard.
$KTA 🇦🇪💎
What other blockchain has legitimate partnerships with royal families in government that exclusively push billions of dollars of volume in tokenization and cross boarder payments for several established countries through a single blockchain? I believe it’s none. This is unheard of. The craziest part is the token only has a market cap of 84m. Fundamentals are not priced in fairly. With time it’s only inevitable.
Keeta didn’t just announce a new project.
They partnered with a member of the Al Nahyan family, one of the wealthiest and most influential families in the world.
Technology matters.
Influence matters too.
When you’re trying to modernize payments, move real-world assets on-chain, and build financial infrastructure across multiple countries, relationships matter.
Billions of dollars in volume attract attention.
Banks.
Institutions.
Payment companies.
Liquidity providers.
Everyone wants to be where the activity is.
The commodities are the headline.
The influence behind this partnership may end up being the bigger story.
@KeetaNetwork $KTA @askgroupae
Join us as we discuss Keeta and ASK Group's recent announcement.
Ty Schenk, Keeta's CEO, will provide additional insight into the partnership and answer questions from the community.
https://t.co/9cLWu353ki
This is a HUGE achievement by the $KTA team.
While much of crypto is distracted by daily price action, and noise, the Keeta team has been building relationships, infrastructure, and real-world adoption pathways.
This partnership is a strategic move into two of the largest markets on the planet:
✔️ Real World Asset tokenization
✔️ Cross-border payments
If successful, we're talking about bringing commodities, capital, and payment flows worth billions, potentially trillions onto keeta blockchain rails.
What stands out most is that these opportunities don't appear overnight. They are the result of years of execution, credibility, and consistently delivering on promises.
It's a reminder that in this space, fundamentals eventually matter.
The market often rewards hype first and substance later. Those who focus only on short-term price movements often miss what is being built beneath the surface.
Whether you're invested or not, it's hard not to respect what the team has achieved here.
The future of blockchain won't be won by the loudest projects.
It will be won by the projects solving real-world problems, securing institutional partnerships, and creating infrastructure that can support global adoption.
Congratulations to the entire Keeta team. This feels like another important step in a much bigger journey.
@schenkty
It is a pleasure to begin this journey with @KeetaNetwork , led by CEO @schenkty and supported by former Google CEO @ericschmidt. The UAE has always been a place that inspires ambition, innovation, and long-term thinking, and we are proud to play our part in that story. Through this partnership, we look forward to working hand in hand to contribute to the UAE’s vision while helping strengthen cross-border connectivity and unlock the potential of real-world assets through technology. This is only the beginning, and I am excited for what we can build together for the benefit of our nation and beyond.
H.H Ahmed Bin Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan On Instagram about the Keeta $KTA joint venture:
''It is a pleasure to begin this journey with Keeta, led by CEO Ty Schenk and supported by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
The UAE has always been a place that inspires ambition, innovation, and long-term thinking, and we are proud to play our part in that story. Through this partnership, we look forward to working hand in hand to contribute to the UAE’s vision while helping strengthen cross-border connectivity and unlock the potential of real-world assets through technology.
This is only the beginning, and I am excited for what we can build together for the benefit of our nation and beyond.''
$KTA