RWA Tokenization
Hoskinson Criticizes Legacy Tokenization, Backs Full Web3 Systems
The push to tokenize real-world assets has moved from theory to competition, as blockchain builders and institutions chase scale. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently sharpened that debate by contrasting native...
Real-World Assets in 2026: From Experiment to Core Financial Infrastructure
As 2025 draws to a close, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization has grown steadily, largely independent of the usual ups and downs of the crypto market. The total on-chain value of...
India Moves Toward RWA Adoption as MP Proposes Tokenization Bill
India’s Parliament opened a critical debate on the future of asset ownership when Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha formally urged the government to introduce a dedicated Tokenization Bill. The proposal...
Brazil Targets Auction Fraud with Immutable On-Chain Property Records
Brazil is testing blockchain technology to overhaul its public-sector real estate auctions. In a first for the country, the Court of Auditors of the State of São Paulo (TCE-SP) will...
DMCC and Crypto.com Sign a Dubai MoU on Tokenized Commodities
Crypto.com and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) have entered into a partnership aimed at expanding the use of blockchain technology across global commodities markets, with a focus on tokenisation, settlement...
Doha Bank Issues $150M Digital Bond Using Euroclear’s DLT Platform With Instant Settlement
Doha Bank has completed a $150 million digitally native bond issuance, marking one of Qatar’s earliest digitally native USD bond issuances. The floating-rate notes were listed on the London Stock...
Robinhood Builds ‘Shadow Wall Street’ on Arbitrum: Tokenized Stocks Hit $13M Despite ARB Slump
Robinhood is effectively building a parallel financial system on the Arbitrum network, with on-chain data confirming that its tokenized stock pilot has cleared a significant liquidity hurdle. According to analytics...
Keel Launches $500M ‘Tokenization Regatta’ to Bootstrap Solana’s Real-World Asset Market
The race to tokenize global finance found a new engine in Abu Dhabi today. During the Solana Breakpoint conference, institutional capital allocator Keel unveiled a massive $500 million liquidity initiative...
U.S. Market Giant DTCC Gets Green Light to Put Stocks on Blockchain
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the core settlement and custody infrastructure for U.S. financial markets, has received a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission No-Action Letter allowing it to...
Bhutan Turns Its Gold Reserves into Digital Tokens on Solana
The government of Bhutan, a Himalayan kingdom, has launched TER, a gold-backed digital token on the Solana blockchain that represents allocated physical gold held in custody. The launch fits into...
Abu Dhabi RWA Tokenization Grows with Mubadala Pilot And Galaxy Digital’s ADGM Launch
Abu Dhabi has solidified its status as the premier destination for institutional digital assets, executing a dual strategy of attracting Wall Street heavyweights and deploying sovereign capital onto the blockchain....
Tokenized Finance Advances in China With Hua Xia’s $600M Bond Sale in Digital Yuan
China’s push to upgrade its digital-asset market entered a new phase this week after Hua Xia Bank sold 4.5 billion yuan ($600 million) in tokenized, government-linked bonds to digital-yuan users....
Republic of Georgia Signs MoU with Hedera to Tokenize National Land Registry
The Ministry of Justice of Georgia has formally engaged the Hedera network to overhaul its national public registry, marking a strategic evolution in the country’s decade-long experiment with blockchain governance. ...
Kraken Acquires ‘Backed’ to Vertically Integrate Tokenized Stocks; xStocks Volume Hits $10 Billion
Crypto exchange Kraken formally agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG on Tuesday, executing a strategic pivot to own the infrastructure behind the booming tokenized asset sector. The deal brings the...
Amundi Challenges BlackRock’s ‘BUIDL’ with Euro-Denominated Tokenized Fund
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager with €2.2 trillion in AUM, has formally entered the on-chain finance race, launching the first tokenized share class of a Euro-denominated money market fund on...
Global Exchanges Clash with SEC Chair Atkins Over ‘Innovation Exemptions’ for Tokenized Stocks
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rethink its plan to grant regulatory exemptions for tokenized stock offerings. The entity warned that...
Securitize Selects Avalanche to Power First EU-Regulated Securities Market
Securitize has secured regulatory authorization from Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) to operate a digital asset trading and settlement system under the European Union’s DLT Pilot Regime. The approval...
Stellar Network Wins U.S. Bancorp Stablecoin Pilot Thanks To Compliance Features
U.S. Bancorp has begun tests for a proprietary stablecoin on Stellar, one of the leading public networks built for asset tokenization. Bloomberg first reported the development, with confirmation from the...
WhiteBIT Partners with Saudi Prince’s Holding to Tokenize $2.7 Trillion in Assets
WhiteBIT Group has signed a strategic agreement with the Holding of Prince Naif Bin Abdullah Bin Saud to overhaul Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure. This initiative focuses on blockchain integration, tokenization,...
Trump, Dar Global to Launch ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Tokenized Maldives Resort
The Trump Organization and Dar Global have disclosed plans for a new resort in the Maldives. This project will be funded by a “tokenized investment structure.” The initiative, a first...
Ondo Finance Urges SEC to Hit Pause on Nasdaq Tokenization Plan, Demands DTC Transparency
Ondo Finance is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delay approval of Nasdaq’s proposal to trade tokenized securities. In an open letter, Ondo argues the plan should...
UAE’ Ajman Bank Moves into Shariah-compliant RWA Tokenization using Fasset Infrastructure
Fasset and Ajman Bank signed an MoU to launch integrated digital asset services that conform to Shariah principles. The rollout targets both retail and institutional clients in the UAE and...
Wall Street Backs Tokenization as XRPL Looks to Challenge Ethereum’s Lead
Wall Street tokenization keeps moving from pilots to production, and State Street projects tokenized assets could reach about 16% of institutional portfolios within three years. Ethereum (ETH) still anchors the...
Larry Fink Declares the ‘Great Repotting’: BlackRock’s Plan to Move All of TradFi On-Chain
In a recent CNBC interview, BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink declared that his firm is actively planning to “repot” traditional financial assets, moving them from legacy structures into tokenized versions on...
Ripple Brings Institutional Crypto Custody To South Africa With Absa
Ripple and Absa have launched institutional digital asset custody in South Africa, pairing bank-grade controls with Ripple’s licensed infrastructure to support tokenized assets. The alliance makes Absa the first major...
