Tokenization

Tokenization

Policy

EU at risk of falling behind the U.S. in tokenization rules, digital asset firms warn

The EU must fix its pilot regime now or watch capital markets shift permanently to the U.S., a group of blockchain firms warned policymakers on Thursday.

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Finance

Ether treasury ETHZilla pivots to real estate tokenization with a $4.7 million housing loan deal

ETHZilla’s shift toward tokenization comes after a sharp downturn in its core crypto holdings.

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CoinDesk Indices

Crypto Long & Short: Europe’s role in the next wave of tokenisation

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory clarity could allow tokenised markets to scale. Then, Andy Baehr tells BNB to “suit up.”

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Finance

Bed Bath & Beyond stock jumps on deal to tokenize real estate with Tokens.com buy

The new platform, planned to debut by July, will use tools from tZERO and integrate with blockchain firm Figure to offer services such as mortgages and renovation loans.

Bed Bath & Beyond store (Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion

How decentralized AI training will create a new asset class for digital intelligence

Tokenized AI will democratize access to the world’s most valuable resource, argues Brukhman.

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Finance

The market for tokenized equities has exploded by almost 3,000% in a single year

Tokenized stocks grew nearly 3,000% in 2025 as new SEC rules and a DTCC pilot pushed the asset class toward the $1 billion milestone, led by Ondo and Securitize.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Finance

NYSE's 24/7 plan could fix key problem for stock tokens, Ondo's de Bode says

NYSE and Nasdaq introducing 24/7 trading with tokenized stock would be a "godsend," solving thin weekend liquidity, Ondo Finance President Ian de Bode told CoinDesk in an interview.

Ian de Bode, CEO at Ondo Finance (Ondo Finance)

Markets

Plunge in gold, silver, and copper sparks $120 million rout in blockchain metal clones

Metals remain a leading theme for the year while bitcoin trades independently, suggestive of its growing role as a standalone risk asset.

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Finance

Tokenization firm Securitize reports 841% revenue growth as it prepares to go public

With crypto prices and crypto-related stocks in the midst of a major selloff today, Securitize SPAC merger partner Cantor Equity Partners II is higher by 4.4% on the news.

Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo (Securitize)

Finance

Tether is buying up to $1 billion of gold per month and storing it in a 'James Bond' bunker

The company's gold purchases are mostly for its own reserves, but also support its XAUT stablecoin.

Stacked gold bars (Scottsdale Mint/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)