Tokenized Equity

Tokenized Equity

Finance

U.S. regional banks building tokenized deposit network on ZKsync to rival stablecoins

The Cari Network is targeting a 2026 rollout as banks test issuance, transfers and redemption of digital deposits. Participating banks include Huntington Bancshares, First Horizon, M&T Bank, KeyCorp and Old National Bancorp.

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY (Wikipedia)

Finance

Wall Street pushes tokenized stocks, but institutions aren’t eager to trade them

Exchanges are racing toward blockchain-based equities and 24/7 trading. Institutions, however, fear liquidity and funding risks.

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Policy

SEC's advisory group backs tokenized securities push, outlines how to keep it safe

The committee that steers the U.S. securities regulator on investor issues voted to support a new effort to regulate stock transactions on blockchains.

U.S. SEC headquarters in Washington (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

RWA issuers prioritize capital formation over liquidity, according to Brickken survey

Exclusive fourth quarter data shows 69.2% of issuers are live, while 84.6% report regulatory friction shaping tokenization rollout.

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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.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Web3

Backed, Chainlink Unveil xBridge to Move Tokenized Stocks Between Solana and Ethereum

The bridge uses Chainlink's CCIP to ensure consistent behavior across chains, mirroring the behavior of underlying assets.

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Finance

Ondo Taps Chainlink to Power Data Feeds for 100+ Tokenized Equities

The partnership also involves Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and collaborations through the Ondo Global Market Alliance.

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Markets

Kraken Expands Tokenized Equities Platform, xStocks, to European Investors

Kraken has expanded its xStocks offering to the European Union, allowing investors to trade tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs.

Kraken on phone (PiggyBank/ Unsplash)

Finance

Japan's SBI Holdings Joins Tokenized Stock Push With Startale Joint Venture

The financial conglomerate is building a blockchain platform for tokenized assets with Startale, the blockchain development firm that build Soneium with Sony.

Tokyo, Japan (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

CoinDesk Indices

Tokenized Equities Need an ADR Structure to Protect Investors

RDC’s Ankit Mehta says that depository receipts were the original form of tokenization and should be applied to tokenized infrastructure today to offer a scalable and legally sound foundation for modern equities.

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