RWA Tokenization News

The IMF said tokenization could improve cross-border payments and financial inclusion in emerging economies but cited concerns over volatility and the “erosion of monetary sovereignty.”

French blockchain-based stock exchange Lise plans to host what it describes as a fully onchain IPO for ST Group.

Altura, a DeFi protocol led by former Fidelity and PwC staff, is pitching retail investors an onchain gold arbitrage vault targeting 20% yields as bullion trades near record highs.

High-demand assets enable continuous settlement, collateralization and network effects. Programmability on dollars and bonds compresses financial frictions where trillions already flow.

S&P Dow Jones Indices puts its iBoxx US Treasuries Index on the Canton Network, allowing institutions to access bond benchmark data through tokens rather than feeds.

Tokenization startup Midas's Series A round was led by RRE and Creandum to scale an “instant liquidity layer” for onchain yield products.

Hong Kong plans to integrate tokenized bond issuance and settlement into its financial system, building scalable infrastructure for digital capital markets.

Trilitech launched a new platform for trading tokenized uranium and metals that are critical for the development of the artificial intelligence industry.

Bernstein says crypto-linked equities like Coinbase, Robinhood and Figure now trade about 60% below last year’s peaks, but analysts see growth in revenue and earnings through 2027.

Tokenized finance and related infrastructure upgrades could be “revolutionary,” according to industry advocates cited by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Industry executives told US lawmakers that existing investor protection and financial surveillance regulations should apply to tokenized securities.

Available initially to non-US investors, the funds will offer onchain exposure to equities, bonds and gold through crypto wallets.

Startale said SBI invested $50 million to complete its Series A, with the firms working on tokenized securities, stablecoins and consumer onchain products in Japan.

The Vienna-based crypto broker announced an Ethereum layer-2 designed for European banks and fintechs to issue tokenized assets under MiCA and MiFID II.

STS Digital said the platform offers institutional clients access to options-based strategies through predefined crypto investment products.