Tokenization

Tokenization

Markets

Tokenization 'supercycle' set to drive crypto’s next leg higher in 2026: Bernstein

After a choppy end to 2025, Wall Street broker Bernstein said crypto markets have likely bottomed and it sees a broad-based tokenization boom reshaping finance.

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Finance

Lloyds Bank completes UK’s first gilt purchase using tokenized deposits

Lloyds enlisted the help of Archax and Canton Network to carry out the transaction.

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Finance

Brazilian stock exchange B3 to launch its own tokenization platform and stablecoin

The stablecoin will facilitate tokenized asset transactions and is expected to be linked to the Brazilian real.

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Finance

Most Influential: Carlos Domingo

The Securitize CEO ground through the uncool years of tokenization while NFTs, FTX and memecoins soaked up the hype. With billions in tokenized assets, a SPAC listing in the works and BlackRock as a flagship client and backer, Carlos Domingo’s early bet is finally paying off.

Carlos Domingo, Securitize CEO

Tech

Uniform Labs’ Multiliquid targets structural gap in $35 billion tokenized asset market

The new protocol offers instant swaps between tokenized money market funds and stablecoins as regulators scrutinize yield-bearing stablecoin models.

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Finance

TradFi giant EquiLend backs Digital Prime to link $40 trillion pool with tokenized markets

The partnership will focus on Tokenet, Digital Prime's institutional lending network, and introduce new features like regulated stablecoin collateral.

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Finance

Securitize to offer first fully onchain trading for real public stocks in early 2026

The platform offers full legal ownership, with shares issued and recorded onchain, and provides real shareholder rights and self-custody.

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Finance

Ondo Finance to Offer Tokenized U.S. Stocks, ETFs on Solana Early Next Year

The platform will enable 24/7 trading of U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds with near-instant settlement, building on Ondo's existing $365 million in tokenized assets.

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Web3

Real-World Asset DeFi Moves Into Sports Finance With Tokenized Football Club Revenues

A new DeFi model is providing football clubs with faster access to liquidity by converting future media and broadcasting revenues into tokenized, onchain assets.

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Finance

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum as Wall Street Moves Onchain

The $4 trillion U.S. bank is the latest financial giant in rolling out tokenized MMF onchain, joining BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and Fidelity.

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