Tokenization

Tokenization

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Tokenized pre-IPO shares topic ignites legal debate at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

Ultan Miller touts a blockchain-based pre-IPO index, while critics warn unauthorized equity tokenization risks legal and investor fallout.

Hecto Finance's Ultan Miller. (Photo by Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

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From Wall Street to Web3: This is crypto’s year of integration, Silicon Valley Bank says

From bank-led stablecoins to tokenized T-bills and AI-powered wallets, digital assets will move from pilot projects to financial plumbing this year.

Wall street signs, traffic light, New York City

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Galaxy’s Steve Kurz sees ‘great convergence’ driving crypto’s long-term outlook

The firm's asset-management chief says the recent crypto selloff reflects healthy deleveraging, while infrastructure growth and institutional adoption support a bullish outlook.

Steve Kurz on CoinDesk TV

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ETHZilla prepares for takeoff: How you can now own a piece of a jet engine for just $100

ETHZilla unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, Eurus Aero Token I, offering accredited investors access to lease income from two commercial jet engines.

Plane in the air (Artturi Jalli/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

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OKX Ventures backs STBL in partnership with Hamilton Lane and Securitize

The companies are joining forces to introduce an RWA-backed stablecoin on OKX’s Ethereum-compatible layer-2 blockchain, X Layer.

Avtar Sehra sits on a chair in front of a microphone (Libre)

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Ondo and Securitize execs say utility, not hype, will drive tokenization’s next phase

Executives from both firms say the next phase of tokenization must prioritize functionality and compliance during a panel at Consensus in Hong Kong.

Left to right: Graham Ferguson, head of ecosystem at Securitize; Min Lin, managing director of global expansion at Ondo; and Coindesk’s Kris Sandor (Coindesk)

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BlackRock takes first DeFi step, lists BUIDL on Uniswap as UNI jumps 25%

BlackRock will make shares of its $2.2 billion tokenized U.S. Treasury fund tradable on the decentralized exchange Uniswap.

CoinDesk

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Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger in Ripple partnership

The U.K. asset manager teamed up with Ripple to bring traditional fund structures onchain in its first tokenization push.

Nigel Khakoo and Jill Barber

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Franklin Templeton and Swift say the future of banking is 24/7 and onchain

Tokenized funds and deposits are edging toward the mainstream, though regulation, infrastructure and security remain obstacles.

(l-r) Chetan Karkhanis of Franklin Templeton, Jean-Francois Rochet of Ledger, Devendra Verma of Swift, Nik De of CoinDesk: Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

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Tokenization still at start of hype cycle, but needs more use cases, specialists say

Crypto asset specialists must figure out how to match tokenization hype to real-world utility, Securitize's Graham Ferguson said.

Left to right: Graham Ferguson, head of ecosystem at Securitize; Min Lin, managing director of global expansion at Ondo; and Coindesk’s Kris Sandor (Coindesk)