Tokenization
Every story this desk has filed under Tokenization, most recent first.
DTCC Names 25 Securities for Its First Tokenized Batch
The clearing house that settles US securities will issue tokens backed one for one by securities already held at DTC, starting on Canton and Besu, with Stellar and Circle's Arc expected in 2027.
Multiliquid Raises $8m to Settle Tokenized Assets Between Venues
The settlement platform closed $8 million across pre-seed and seed rounds, with Polychain leading the seed, according to The Block.
A Hong Kong Firm Signs Up to Put $500m of Pre-IPO AI Shares Onchain
L2 Capital is the first partner on a tokenization platform Newton Labs has not finished building. The design puts transfer restrictions inside the token and checks them before every settlement.
The CFTC Tells Commodities Firms Tokenized Assets and Onchain Records Are Allowed
The US derivatives regulator issued guidance permitting registered firms to invest in tokenized assets and to keep required records on a blockchain, days after a failed vote on the CLARITY Act.
Circle Ships a Chain Where BlackRock and the DTCC Produce the Blocks
Arc went live as a layer-1 network that charges gas in USDC and runs proof-of-authority across eleven named institutions plus Circle. More than 100 applications launched with it.
A Bank Builds a 2030 Arbitrum Case on One Robinhood Chain Line Item
Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick put Arbitrum at $10 by the end of 2030, roughly seventy times the current price, resting the case on the 10 percent cut Arbitrum takes from chains built on its stack. That line was created by Robinhood Chain in July and has since fallen 93 percent.
Stellar Holds $3bn of Real-World Assets and $213m of DeFi, Which Is the Whole Argument
RedStone puts tokenized real-world assets on Stellar above $3bn for July against decentralised finance value of $213m, a gap of more than fourteen to one.
Japan Starts Studying Blockchain Settlement for Its Own Stock Market
Nikkei reports that Japanese agencies are working on a blockchain-based stock settlement system, with details due in early 2027 and full operation not expected until the early 2030s.
Solana's Real-World Asset Pile Passes $4bn as Holder Count Clears 350,000
Tokenized real-world assets on Solana have reached a reported $4bn, with more than 350,000 holders, per Crypto Briefing. The holder number is the harder one to manufacture.