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Tokenized equities fall under the larger real-world assets (RWA) umbrella which is forecasted to exceed $30 trillion by 2034 according to Standard Chartered Bank’s research. TradFi Meets DeFi: Ondo and Block Street to Tokenize US Equities Traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are increasingly resembling two peas in a pod and Block Street, a … Read more
Bitget exchange and Bitget Wallet have integrated with Ondo Finance to enable trading of more than 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs. The partnership provides global users with around-the-clock access to traditional financial assets through blockchain-based tokens. Ondo’s Tokenized Stocks, ETFs Go Live on Bitget Exchange and Wallet Through a new real-world asset (RWA) module, users … Read more
Galaxy has partnered with Superstate to let stockholders tokenize and hold GLXY shares on Solana, a structure the companies claim is the first instance of SEC-registered public equity issued directly on a major public blockchain. Galaxy Ventures-Backed Superstate Powers GLXY Onchain Share Registry Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq/TSX: GLXY) said on Sept. 3 that Superstate will … Read more
Kraken and Backed have introduced tokenized equities on the Ethereum blockchain, adding another network to the multi-chain rollout of the xStocks product. Kraken Expands Tokenized Equities Offering to Ethereum The companies said xStocks will be issued as ERC20 tokens on Ethereum, each backed 1:1 with the corresponding equity listed on Kraken’s platform. Eligible clients will … Read more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned on Monday that blockchain-based “tokenized stocks” risk causing investor misunderstanding because they generally do not confer shareholder rights despite tracking a company’s share price. ESMA executive director Natasha Cazenave told a Dubrovnik conference that several fintech firms offer products that give exposure to listed equities or derivatives … Read more
Japan Post Bank plans to adopt a tokenized asset network in fiscal 2026 that will let depositors convert savings into a digital token for faster securities transactions, according to a recent report by Nikkei, Japan’s largest financial newspaper. Japan Post Bank Outlines FY2026 Plan for Digital Currency–enabled Securities, Nikkei Reports The bank will link savings … Read more
The project will issue 130,000 equity tokens backed by $6 million for the Asunción Innovation Valley, a real‑estate development in Paraguay. The issuance is being managed by Better Use Blockchain, a tokenization platform built on Polkadot. Polkadot $6 Million Equity Tokenization Project Takes Paraguay by Storm Latin America is becoming a pioneer in tokenization projects … Read more
Sygnum announced it arranged a $50 million BTC‑backed syndicated loan for Ledn, with a portion of the facility tokenized using Sygnum’s end‑to‑end issuance platform, marking a further step toward tokenized private credit for institutional and qualified investors. The transaction, described as 2x oversubscribed, follows Sygnum’s August 2024 issuance of the industry’s first BTC‑backed syndicated loan … Read more
The World Federation of Exchanges has urged securities regulators to take action against tokenized stocks, citing concerns over market integrity and investor risks. Mismatched Products and Regulatory Gap The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents major stock exchanges globally, has called on securities regulators to crack down on tokenized stocks, arguing they pose a … Read more
Representatives of the crypto exchange Kraken recently met with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force to discuss its proposed tokenized trading system and the broader regulatory framework for tokenizing traditional assets. A Proposal for a Tokenized Trading System On Aug. 25, the staff from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force met with … Read more