Real-World Asset Market Cools off With a 1.09% Pullback This Month

Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) slipped slightly this month, with total distributed value falling 1.09% as $268 million quietly exited the sector since the first of November. Worldwide RWA Value Eases Lower Tokenized RWAs—onchain versions of traditional financial (TradFi) instruments like treasuries, commodities, private credit, public equity, and corporate debt—continued expanding in breadth even as total … Read more

US Tokenization Debate Grows as SEC Reviews Ondo Finance Recommendations

Ondo Finance urges U.S. regulators to accelerate tokenized securities growth by clarifying rules that could unlock innovation, strengthen investor control, and help the country catch up to faster-moving global markets. Ondo Finance Outlines Tokenization Blueprint for SEC Ondo Finance Inc. submitted on Dec. 4 written input to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto … Read more

Report: World Liberty Financial Preps 2026 Release of Tokenized Oil, Gas, and Timber Assets

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) plans to roll out a suite of real-world asset (RWA) products in January 2026, expanding its ecosystem beyond stablecoins and deeper into tokenization. WLFI’s RWA Products Scheduled for January Debut Reuters first reported the development, citing comments from WLFI co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff during Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai. Witkoff … Read more

Ripple and Key Investors Push Openeden Into Fast RWA Expansion

Openeden’s latest investment round signals accelerating demand for regulated tokenized assets as the company pushes deeper into on-chain financial products and expands its infrastructure for fast-growing RWA markets. Openeden Secures Strategic Backing to Expand Tokenized Asset Platform Openeden announced on Dec. 1 that it closed a strategic investment round with Ripple, Lightspeed Faction, Gate Ventures, … Read more

Kraken Moves to Acquire Backed in Bid to Expand Global Tokenized Equities

Kraken is moving to acquire Backed Finance AG, aiming to pull tokenized equities deeper into the global financial mainstream. Backed to Join Kraken as Tokenized Stock Demand Climbs Worldwide Kraken has agreed to purchase Backed Finance AG, the issuer behind xStocks, in a deal meant to accelerate the expansion of tokenized equities while tightening the … Read more

$60B Tokenized Potential in Philippines Seen as Opening Move, Not Limit

Tokenization is poised to open a vast new financial market in the Philippines, with fresh analysis pointing to a multibillion-dollar opportunity driven by rapid retail adoption and expanding blockchain access. Report Sees Philippines’ $60B Tokenized Market as Entry Point With Upside Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX), Saison Capital, and Onigiri Capital released a report projecting … Read more

Amundi Launches Its First Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum

Amundi has launched its first tokenized share class on Ethereum, marking a major step in Europe’s shift toward blockchain-based fund distribution. The move underscores the rapid growth of tokenized money market funds and Ethereum’s dominance in real-world asset tokenization. Europe’s Largest Asset Manager Enters Fund Tokenization Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has officially entered the … Read more

SEC Set to Examine Tokenization Rules With Coinbase, Blackrock, Galaxy, Robinhood Joining

The SEC’s Dec. 4 meeting channels accelerating crypto-industry energy as Coinbase, Blackrock, Galaxy, and Robinhood join regulators to advance tokenized-equity frameworks, fresh governance updates and clearer AI disclosures, setting up a more efficient, technology-ready market structure. SEC Sets Stage for Governance, Tokenization, AI Review The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Nov. 25 … Read more

Dual Markets: Securitize Earns EU Approval for Digitized Market Infrastructure on Avalanche

Securitize has secured full regulatory approval to operate as both an Investment Firm and a Trading & Settlement System (TSS) in the European Union, setting the stage for a new onchain market infrastructure built atop Avalanche. Securitize Gains EU Green Light to Operate Digital-Asset TSS on Avalanche Securitize, which describes itself as the leading platform … Read more

Experts: Crypto’s $1 Trillion Yield Opportunity Lies in Liquid Staking Derivatives and Tokenized RWAs

A recent study found that only 8% to 11% of the $3.2 trillion cryptocurrency market generates yield—a five- to sixfold disparity compared with traditional finance, where 55% to 65% of capital is yield-bearing. Experts say the gap is a major barrier to institutional adoption, noting that institutions require “predictable, auditable yield,” which in crypto remains … Read more