Tokenization

Tokenization

Finance

France’s Lise Wins License to Launch Europe’s First Tokenized Stock Exchange

The Paris-based exchange has secured a distributed ledger technology license from French regulator ACPR.

France bank

Finance

Eric Trump Confirms Plans to Tokenize Real Estate With World Liberty Financial

The World Liberty Financial co-founder said in a CoinDesk TV interview he is currently working on tokenizing a real estate project tied to a building under development.

Eric Trump speaks at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Finance

Backpack Expands to SEC-Registered Tokenized Stocks With Superstate Partnership

The crypto exchange is integrating Superstate’s Opening Bell platform to offer natively tokenized public equities for investors outside the U.S.

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante (CoinDesk)

Finance

SoloTex Set to Bring Tokenized Stocks to U.S. Retail Traders With FINRA Green Light

Built by Texture Capital and Sologenic, the platform aims to bring real onchain stock ownership for U.S. retail users, executives said in an interview.

Texture Capital CEO Richard Johnson (Texture Capital)

Markets

Citigroup CEO Backs Tokenized Deposits, Says Too Much Focus on Stablecoins

Speaking on her bank's earnings call, Citi CEO Jane Fraser said tokenized deposits offer faster, safer infrastructure and fewer AML and compliance burdens for the next era of digital finance.

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Finance

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Eyes Bigger Role in Tokenization

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the digital asset market, including stablecoins and tokenized assets, will grow "significantly" over the next few years

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Finance

Majority of Institutions Expect to Double Digital Asset Exposure by 2028: State Street

Tokenized private markets seen as first major wave of blockchain adoption, the survey by State Street highlighted

State Street building in London (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

BNY Mellon Trials Blockchain Deposits to Overhaul $2.5T Payments Processing

The effort aims to enable near-instant settlement and potentially reduce transaction costs, with tokenized deposits moving over a blockchain.

The Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon Corp (River North Photography/Getty Images)

Finance

Cathie Wood's ARK Bets on Tokenization With a Stake in BlackRock-Backed Securitize

The ARK Venture Fund invested around $10 million in the tokenization specialist, according to CoinDesk's calculation.

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood (CoinDesk)

Markets

PLUME Rises 25% as Network Registered by SEC as Transfer Agent for Tokenized Securities

Plume is already receiving interest from 40 Act funds and is seeking more licenses.

Plume (Pedro Vit/Unsplash)