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Three central banks wrap a cross-border FX settlement trial bridging RTGS and DLT — live rollout still years off
The Bank of England, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Thailand finished a cross-border FX settlement trial linking traditional RTGS rails to distributed-ledger systems, with the BOE eyeing a live interface in 2028.
Securitize and Ethena switch on a $100M after-hours swap facility for BlackRock's BUIDL
Securitize and Ethena Labs turned on a $100 million round-the-clock facility letting eligible holders of BlackRock's BUIDL tokenized Treasury fund swap shares for stablecoins like USDC outside market hours.
DTCC targets second half of 2027 to put tokenized securities on Solana
DTCC said it plans to extend its securities tokenization service to the Solana blockchain in the second half of 2027, adding to the Canton and Besu networks it went live on in October.
DTCC Plans to Connect Its Tokenization Service to Solana in H2 2027
DTCC says it will connect its Tokenization Service to Solana in the second half of 2027, letting eligible DTC-custodied securities be issued and moved in tokenized form on the network.
Crypto's Own Public Companies Headline OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue After Corporate America Says No
OKX and ICE's tokenized stock venue will open Nov. 23 with roughly 70 assets led by Coinbase, Circle, Robinhood and Strategy, after 67 companies including every Magnificent Seven firm refused to let their shares be listed.
OKXICE sets a Nov. 23 launch for tokenized stocks — after most of its headline names opted out
OKXICE, the OKX–Intercontinental Exchange joint venture, will open round-the-clock tokenized stock trading on Nov. 23 with 70-plus assets, after roughly 90% of the large-cap companies it first proposed objected to being listed.
Kraken's Payward tokenizes 200 more UK and EU stocks — but you still can't own the companies, and UK investors still can't buy
Kraken parent Payward added more than 200 tokenized UK and EU stocks to its xStocks platform, pushing self-reported assets past $1.1 billion — though UK and US residents still can't buy them, and holders own no actual shares.
NYSE's parent picks Avalanche to run the plumbing under its planned tokenized-stock venue
Ava Labs said Avalanche will serve as the "core ledger technology" for the clearing firm behind an NYSE-affiliated venue for 24/7 trading, clearing and settlement of tokenized securities, pending regulatory approval.
SEC Staff Won't Pursue Canton Coin's Minting, Calling It a 'Digital Commodity'
SEC staff told Canton Network it won't recommend enforcement over the programmatic minting of Canton Coin, which it called a "digital commodity," days after DTCC's tokenization service went live on the network.
Curve Finance goes live on Stellar in its first native deployment off EVM
Curve Finance deployed its StableSwap exchange on Stellar's mainnet, its first native launch on a non-EVM blockchain, with the FXSwap product promised later pending an audit.
CFTC Sets December 15 Roundtable on 24/7 Derivatives Trading
The CFTC will hold a public roundtable on December 15, 2026 to weigh whether U.S. derivatives markets should move to round-the-clock trading, building on a comment request issued earlier this year.
Kraken's CF Benchmarks puts its Wall Street price feeds onchain with CFB Oracle
CF Benchmarks, the Kraken-owned firm behind BlackRock's bitcoin ETF pricing, launched CFB Oracle to pipe its traditional-market benchmarks onto Ethereum, HyperEVM and Robinhood Chain for DeFi builders.
SEC puts tokenization and "super intelligence" on its FY2027 exam list
The SEC's Division of Examinations named tokenization, Treasury clearing reforms, and "super intelligence" among its FY2027 exam priorities, listing them alongside long-running focus areas like adviser conflicts and retail protection.
DRW and Marex run an OTC swap on a tokenized S&P bond index — with the index's owners calling the shots
DRW and Marex completed a total return swap referencing a tokenized S&P iBoxx investment-grade bond index on the Canton Network, in a deal S&P and Kaiko call the first OTC derivative tied to a fully tokenized index.
Cardano Foundation launches programmable token standard, spins out Veridian identity unit
The Cardano Foundation says it has launched its CIP-0113 programmable token standard on mainnet and spun Veridian out as a standalone identity company, both unveiled at TOKEN2049 Singapore.
Base's Jesse Pollak pitches a tokenized-equities 'supercycle' — with most of the numbers coming from Base
At Token2049 Singapore, Base creator Jesse Pollak told The Block that tokenized equities and non-dollar stablecoins will drive the next wave of tokenization, citing Coinbase's six-week-old tokenized-stock launch and $3.3 billion in circulating supply.
Securitize launches 1:1 share-backed tokenized stocks on Solana
Securitize has begun issuing tokens backed 1:1 by real U.S. shares, starting with big tech names, trading on Solana with USDC settlement during extended hours and a plan to reach 24/7.
Cardano Foundation spins out Veridian as a standalone digital-identity company, shares tokenized on-chain
The Cardano Foundation spun out its three-year digital-identity project as Veridian, a Swiss company whose shares are tokenized on Cardano, and says it will seek investors in 2027.
Cardano says compliance-enforcing token standard is now live on mainnet
The Cardano Foundation said its programmable token standard, CIP-0113, is live on Cardano mainnet, letting issuers code KYC, sanctions and transfer rules directly into native tokens.
Solana Foundation launches open-source atomic settlement program, with JPMorgan input
The Solana Foundation released Solana DvP, an open-source program for atomic on-chain settlement of institutional trades, with settlement expertise contributed by JPMorgan.
OKX–ICE venture tells SEC it will launch tokenized U.S. stock trading
OKXICE, the OKX–Intercontinental Exchange joint venture, told the SEC it plans to launch a permissioned on-chain venue trading tokenized versions of 60-plus U.S. stocks under a new five-year regulatory exemption.
ECB sketches three ways to put central bank money on a blockchain
ECB board member Isabel Schnabel laid out three designs for putting central bank money on blockchain rails, from directly issued reserves to privately issued settlement tokens, as the ECB's Pontes and Appia pilots advance.
Base ships Cobalt upgrade, adding conditional transactions and an admin balance-seizure function
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 Base activated its Cobalt mainnet upgrade on September 30, adding conditional "Validity Transactions" and new controls to its B20 token standard, including an administrator function to seize and reassign holders' balances.
CFTC Staff Expands Crypto FAQ to Cover Tokenized Customer Funds and Blockchain Recordkeeping
CFTC staff updated its crypto FAQ on September 24 to cover investing customer funds in tokenized permitted investments and using blockchain to meet recordkeeping rules, building on earlier tokenized-collateral guidance.
Solana Foundation Hires Ex-Binance CMO and a Polygon Payments Lead for Two New Senior Roles
The Solana Foundation named ex-Binance marketing chief Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer and former Polygon Labs executive Jamal Raees as general manager of payments, in a self-published announcement.
Ondo puts three "BlackRock-powered" portfolio tokens onchain — with BlackRock disclaiming most of the work
Ondo Finance launched three tokenized model portfolios built on nondiscretionary strategies from BlackRock, available only to eligible investors outside the U.S.
Cardano Foundation and Fireblocks say native tokens will get full custody support by March 2027
The Cardano Foundation and custody firm Fireblocks said native Cardano tokens will become fully supported assets on Fireblocks, with the feature expected by March 2027.
MoonPay to buy North Capital, adding SEC registrations for its tokenization push
MoonPay says it will acquire SEC-registered private-markets platform North Capital in an all-stock deal that CoinDesk sources value at more than $60 million, pending regulatory approval.
S&P Global buys OpenZeppelin, moving from rating token issuers to auditing their code
S&P Global has agreed to buy smart-contract auditor OpenZeppelin for undisclosed terms, extending the ratings company's onchain risk push from rating token issuers to rating the code they run on.
Matter Labs open-sources Prividium's core engine, with the Bundesbank as first tester
Matter Labs open-sourced the permissioning engine of Prividium, its ledger platform for banks, and said Germany's Bundesbank is the first institution testing the code in its own infrastructure.
SEC Moves to Rewrite 1980s-Era Transfer Agent Rules, Citing Blockchain
The SEC voted to propose the first substantive overhaul of its transfer-agent rules since the early 1980s, explicitly citing blockchain and electronic recordkeeping, with a 60-day comment window to follow.
Franklin Templeton's tokenized money market fund lands on HashKey — professional investors only
HashKey Exchange said Monday it has listed Franklin Templeton's tokenized U.S. government liquidity fund on its Earn channel in Hong Kong, restricted to professional investors only.
Solana says Bullish ran the first tokenized equity trade on a regulated venue. Almost every detail is missing.
Solana's official account says exchange operator Bullish completed the first tokenized equity trade on a regulated digital asset venue using its own BLSH shares, but disclosed no size, price, date or transaction record.
Tokenized Invesco Treasury fund shares go live as collateral on Kamino
Kamino says tokenized shares of Invesco's $950M short-duration Treasury fund, issued by Superstate as USTB, can now be posted as collateral in its Solana lending markets, though loan terms went undisclosed.
Securitize and Neuberger tokenize a high-yield credit fund on Solana, with nearly every term undisclosed
Securitize and Neuberger have launched HINC, a tokenized high-yield credit fund on Solana, but the announcement disclosed no fund size, fees, minimums or redemption terms.
Robinhood Chain's deposits are climbing. Its tokenized-stocks pitch isn't.
Total value locked on Robinhood Chain topped $540 million in mid-August, up more than 45% this month, while tokenized real-world assets shrank to 6% of the chain from roughly a third on July 7.
R3 says Corda networks are now wired to Solana. The announcement is a video, not a spec sheet
R3 says Corda's permissioned networks can now reach Solana's public liquidity, with SIX Group involved, but the announcement names no assets, counterparties, volumes or go-live date.
SEC staff clears Franklin Templeton's traditional funds to park cash in its own onchain money fund
SEC staff issued Franklin Templeton a no-action letter letting its conventional mutual funds and ETFs hold shares of its blockchain-based FOBXX money fund for cash management without meeting certain 1940 Act custody conditions.
Securitize misses in first quarter as a public company; shares drop 20% despite record tokenized AUM
Securitize's first quarterly report since its July SPAC listing showed revenue down 5% to $14.4 million against a $20.6 million consensus, and shares fell 20% after hours even as tokenized assets and transaction volume hit records.
Itaú enters ANBIMA tokenization pilot with OpenAssets — a vendor part-backed by the bank's founding family
Itaú Unibanco and infrastructure firm OpenAssets said Tuesday they have begun a tokenized bond and fund pilot run by Brazilian markets body ANBIMA, with no size or timeline disclosed.
Coinbase says it has an Abu Dhabi licence for tokenized securities
Coinbase says Abu Dhabi's FSRA granted it a Financial Services Permission to arrange deals in and custody tokenized securities, making the emirate its international tokenization base.
Standard Chartered puts a $200 tag on LINK by 2030, and shows its arithmetic
Standard Chartered initiated coverage of Chainlink with a $200 end-2030 target for LINK, roughly 25 times its current $8, built on a forecast that tokenized assets reach $4 trillion by 2028.
Tokenized real-world assets grew to $7.4 billion while the rest of DeFi shrank, CoinShares report says
A CoinShares and Token Terminal report says tokenized real-world asset deposits into lending markets and DEXs rose from $2.3 billion to $7.4 billion year over year while total DeFi deposits fell about 15%.
Ondo Finance founder's estate sues CEO over control of the company
Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman's estate has sued in Delaware Chancery Court, alleging CEO Ian De Bode improperly took control of the tokenization firm after Allman's death in May.
Tokenized real-world assets tripled to $7.4B in DeFi while the rest of DeFi shrank, CoinShares says
A CoinShares and Token Terminal report says tokenized real-world assets in DeFi lending and DEXs grew from $2.3 billion to $7.4 billion year over year while total DeFi deposits shrank about 15%.
Backpack lists a tokenized Take-Two stock on Solana, one day before Take-Two reports earnings
Backpack Securities listed a tokenized Take-Two stock on Solana hours before the company's earnings, with no named brokerage partner, regulator, supply figure or fee schedule disclosed.
Circle beats on profit, misses on revenue, and puts Wall Street names on its Arc validator set
Circle beat profit estimates but missed on revenue for Q2 2026, and named BlackRock, DTCC, ICE, Visa and Mastercard as founding validators for its Arc blockchain, which launches Sept. 16.
BlackRock's "BRSRV" surfaces in an SEC filing link — announced by Solana, not BlackRock
Solana's official X account announced that BlackRock filed with the SEC for a tokenized "stablecoin reserve" vehicle called BRSRV, pointing to a single EDGAR document and no BlackRock statement.
Solana touts a $1.6B tokenized card market. The numbers are its own.
Solana's own news arm says Collector Crypt has crossed $1.6 billion in volume tokenizing vaulted trading cards, part of a fast-growing but self-reported market with unnamed custodians and unaudited numbers.
Ondo is said to be weighing a $250M–$500M acquisition. Ondo says it isn't in talks with anyone.
A single CoinDesk report citing one anonymous source says the tokenization firm is weighing a $250 million to $500 million acquisition, possibly in wealthtech; Ondo says it is not in talks with anyone.
Tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain grow fivefold to ~$70M — but still under a tenth of the chain's trading
Tokenized real-world assets on Robinhood Chain rose to about $70 million, roughly fivefold in under two weeks, though memecoins and stablecoins still account for most of the network's near-$600 million daily volume.
Mubadala Capital puts a private-markets fund onchain with $75M in commitments; Coinbase takes a stake
Mubadala Capital has tokenized a private-markets fund across Base, Solana and Sui through a provider called KAIO, drawing $75M in commitments, with Coinbase taking a stake, according to CoinDesk.
Citadel Securities buys into Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, its second exchange stake in eight months
Citadel Securities put $400 million into Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, the exchange's first institutional raise, earmarked to expand tokenized stocks, derivatives and prediction markets.
Solana claims No. 1 spot for real-world-asset holders at 300K — a headline about wallets, not dollars
Solana's official account said the network passed 300,000 real-world-asset holders, claiming the top spot by holder count, citing analytics outlet SolanaFloor — a milestone about wallet numbers, not asset value.
Robinhood built a chain for tokenized stocks. Two weeks in, memecoins own it
Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 launched July 1 to host tokenized stocks, has drawn heavy early traffic driven mostly by memecoins, with real-world assets making up roughly $13 million of activity.
SK Hynix's $26.5B Nasdaq debut gets tokenized on Telegram and Solana within a day
SK Hynix's $26.5 billion Nasdaq ADR listing went live Friday, and crypto firms including Telegram's built-in wallet moved quickly to offer tokenized versions of the stock.
SK Hynix's Nasdaq debut arrives on Solana the same day — via three tokenized-stock issuers
SK Hynix debuted an American Depositary Receipt on Nasdaq and, per Solana's own announcement, three issuers simultaneously launched tokenized versions of the stock for 24/7 trading on Solana.
Tokenized SpaceX shares drive on-chain equity trading to a record $3.86B in June
On-chain tokenized-equity trading jumped 145% to a record $3.86 billion in June, with tokenized SpaceX shares alone accounting for $1.19 billion after the company's $75 billion IPO, per a CoinDesk Data report.
Ondo says traders can now post tokenized stocks as collateral on its perps platform
Ondo Finance opened pre-alpha access to a perpetual-futures platform that lets non-U.S. traders post tokenized stocks as collateral, a claim reported by The Block and sourced to Ondo's own announcement.
Vanguard, long crypto's loudest skeptic, advertises for a head of digital assets
Vanguard has posted a job ad for a head of digital assets to build a multi-year crypto strategy and represent the firm with regulators — a shift for a manager that once called Bitcoin an "immature asset class.
Ethereum Foundation pitches itself to governments as "neutral" public infrastructure
The Ethereum Foundation published a non-technical policy guide urging governments to treat decentralized public blockchains as neutral infrastructure for identity, records and tokenization — while pitching Ethereum over rivals.
New York Life's asset manager puts a junk-bond fund on-chain with Centrifuge — but not for anyone in the U.S.
New York Life Investment Management tokenized its high-yield corporate bond strategy with Centrifuge, settling in USDC but structuring the fund offshore under Reg S so U.S. investors are excluded.
New York Life's Investment Arm Reported to Launch Its First Tokenized Bond Fund — but the Details Aren't in Front of Us
Decrypt reported that New York Life Investment Management launched its first tokenized bond fund, but no primary announcement, fund size, blockchain, or custody details were confirmed.
Symbiotic Rebrands From Restaking to "Collateral Markets" With Core V2 Launch
Symbiotic launched Core V2 on Wednesday, rebranding from restaking to shared "collateral markets" that pool capital across lending, insurance and tokenized-asset vaults, per The Block.