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.”

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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.

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

Tokenized stocks could shift trading beyond US exchanges, raising the risk of price gaps and fragmented markets, according to TD 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.

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

Ripple joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s BLOOM initiative with Unloq to test RLUSD and XRPL for programmable cross-border trade settlement in Singapore.

Securitize will become NYSE’s first digital transfer agent to mint blockchain-based shares of stocks and develop standards for compliant tokenized stock issuance.

Omnes and Apex plan to issue a tokenized Bitcoin mining debt note on Base, giving eligible non-US investors exposure to hashrate-linked returns.

ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said private digital money cannot scale Europe’s tokenized markets on its own, pointing to Pontes and broader legal reform as next steps.