Soneium, the blockchain entertainment ecosystem developed by Sony Group and Startale Group, is expanding into tokenized intellectual property investments through a collaboration with Asseto, bringing eligible users access to royalty-linked exposure from a $549 million fund managed by global private markets investment firm Partners Group.

The initiative introduces two products, ipUSD and IP Vault, through Soneium Portal, enabling eligible participants to gain exposure to a diversified portfolio of intellectual property royalties. The underlying fund comprises 53 investments and more than 100,000 royalty streams, including exposure linked to The Weeknd’s back catalogue, music from other prominent artists, Discovery’s television library, and intellectual property assets across pharmaceuticals, brands and energy transition.

Scheduled to become available on October 28, 2026, the launch represents a step toward making institutional private-market investment strategies accessible through blockchain…