Meet Dr. Salman Al-Khaldi, Regional President and Managing Director of Open World Saudi Arabia
He has deep experience in energy and public sector: led $7B+ projects at Saudi Aramco, advised the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum, and took part in OPEC-related initiatives
So what does this have to do with Abstract?
He’ll be in charge of Open World’s Saudi direction and the institutional/regulatory rollout of RWA tokenization - which, according to Open World’s own releases, is being built on @AbstractChain infrastructure 😉
The Project That Will Turn Abstract 180°
Did you know there's a project the Abstract team has been quietly building for over 7 months?
Yes, it's Project Quantum - and it's going to change everything
And there's enough information out there to paint a very clear picture
Abstract is joining forces with @_openworld to launch the world's first national Real-World Asset tokenization mechanism
To make this happen, they need a quantum-resistant, ZK-based enterprise-grade blockchain built on Ethereum - capable of tokenizing real-world assets at national scale with 10,000+ TPS, $0.001 transactions, and built-in privacy and compliance mechanisms
Abstract runs on the ZkSync stack - and it's exactly what makes these parameters possible
Timeline
▸ October 31, 2025 — Luca first mentioned Project Quantum
▸ December 8 - Abstract & Open World partnership announced
▸ January 5, 2026 - Open World acquires VerifyMe, a precision logistics and brand protection company. The deal gives Open World access to a Nasdaq listing, logistics expertise for regulated products, and a stronger position in enterprise-RWA
▸ January 22, 2026 - Open World launches Saudi Arabia's first RWA Tokenization Center of Excellence. The center operates under KSA regulatory frameworks and supports Vision 2030 - transforming the Kingdom into a global financial hub. Priority focus: tokenization of energy assets, real estate, sovereign bonds and carbon credits, with regulated stablecoins on the horizon - all on the Abstract blockchain
▸ 2026 Roadmap - launch of first RWA Center of Excellence pilot projects, development of investor protection and tokenization standardization frameworks alongside financial institutions and regulators, and announcement of new strategic partnerships
Larry Fink, managing $10+ trillion at BlackRock, called real-world asset tokenization the next giant leap in global finance.
I think you understand just how serious a project this is - one that demands time and resources
Luca Netz said that Abstract is one of the most capital-efficient teams in the industry when it comes to the ratio of funds raised to work actually delivered. And that's simply true
A reminder: all these ambitions are backed by a modest 11M$ in funding - and the team has been running on it for nearly 2 years. A new funding round, ICO, project revaluation - and Luca going full throttle with his marketing skills - all of this is inevitable, when the time comes
By the way, the @Aborean team has been cooking something interesting these past few months
Full-scale RWA tokenization and trading will require on-chain trading infrastructure - and there's no better candidate for that role than Aborean
The valuation of Abstract's leading liquidity hub currently stands at 1.8M FDV. Remember this
Project Quantum shows that Abstract has no intention of staying focused on consumer crypto alone
Abstract is going to take over the world.
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