Tokenization

Tokenization

Markets

Tokenization push could pull trillions of dollars into DeFi, StanChart says

The bank projects $4 trillion of tokenized assets by 2028, boosting demand for blockchain-native lending and trading infrastructure.

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Policy

UK’s financial payments network is ready for tokenization, regulators say

The U.K.’s financial watchdog and central bank unveiled their roadmap for tokenization, the use of stablecoins for institutional settlement and a phased transition toward 24/7 operation.

UK FCA building (FCA)

Finance

Saudi Arabia is tokenizing its multi-trillion dollar economy to protect its wealth from global shocks

The chairman of droppRWA has secured $12.5 billion in mandates to tokenized real estate and his plans are to go beyond properties to bring trillions of dollars onchain.

Faisal Monai, the architect of the Saudi kingdom's modern financial plumbing. (Faisal Monai/Press Team)

Finance

Here is why Wall Street is racing to tokenize the entire stock market

Tokenization has been the narrative of 2026. Executing on that narrative is trickier, but proponents say the benefits are massive if they pull it off.

CoinDesk

Finance

BlackRock, Janus Henderson tokenized funds get instant redemptions with new $1 billion facility

A new credit facility by Grove aims to allow instant redemptions into stablecoins from BlackRock's BUIDL and Janus Henderson's money market funds, reducing settlement time from days to instantaneous.

Digitally altered photo of a dollar bill (Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Animoca-backed NUVA connects Figure's $19 billion of tokenized assets to Ethereum

The protocol, led by veteran BNY executive Anthony Moro, aims to connect real-world assets with DeFi markets, starting with home equity lines of credit and Treasuries.

Anthony Moro, CEO of Nuva Labs (Nuva Labs)

Markets

Anthropic, OpenAI tokens plunge as AI firms say pre-IPO share transfers are invalid

Tokens on Solana that claim to track the private-market valuations of Anthropic and OpenAI dropped sharply this week after both AI companies warned that the structures used to back the tokens may be invalid.

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Finance

JPMorgan files to launch new tokenized fund as Wall Street tokenization race heats up

The global banking giant is expanding its tokenized money market lineup, following BlackRock's similar move just a few days ago.

Kara Kennedy, global head of Market Development,

Finance

Kraken parent, Franklin Templeton to develop onchain investment products

The partnership will focus on tokenized yield products, blockchain-based funds and institutional crypto markets.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Finance

DTCC builds out blockchain-based collateral system with Chainlink integration

The platform tokenizes collateral on blockchain rails and uses smart contracts to enable 24/7 automated collateral management across financial markets.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov