Tokenized Securities


Opinion

Has Tokenization’s Moment Finally Come?

Tokenization of real-world assets has been dismissed by many crypto purists for operating under a centralized framework, but new technological advances have migrated the process from closed, permissioned projects onto public, permissionless blockchain platforms.

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Videos

What Are Tokenized Securities?

Bitfinex Securities Head of Operations Jesse Knutson joins "First Mover" to break down tokenized securities and how the technology could help with financial inclusion. Plus, why the trading platform is opening a new regional office in Kazakhstan.

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Finance

Tokenized Asset Firm Securitize Acquires Stock Transfer Company

The deal for Pacific Stock Transfer turns Securitize into a top 10 player in an obscure corner of the capital markets.

Securitize cofounder and CEO Carlos Domingo (Credit: Securitize)

Finance

Singapore’s DBS Bank Enlists Nivaura’s ‘One-Click’ Blockchain Security Issuance

Nivaura is also launching the open-source GLML Foundation to help create automated tokenized securities.

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta

Policy

SEC Is Willing to 'Try' a Tokenized ETF, Chairman Says: Report

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton expressed an openness to a tokenized exchange-traded fund.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton

Markets

SPiCE Takes Tokenized Blockchain VC Fund to Asia in Quest for Greater Liquidity

Tal Elyashiv thinks Malaysia's Fusang Exchange will bring SPiCE VC the liquidity surge he seeks.

Venture chief Tal Elyashiv thinks his tokenized VC fund can find a foothold on Asian exchanges. (SPiCE)

Markets

Copper Now Enables Funds to Create Complex Crypto-Backed Securities

The service allows institutional investors to securitize a range of crypto-based products, from token trackers to complex trading strategies.

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Markets

GSX Group's New Digital Securities Venue Tokenizes First Client Shares

Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group's recently launched GRID venue has tokenized the shares of adtech firm tribeOS.

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Finance

Asset Ratings Giant Morningstar Takes First Plunge Into Blockchain Securities

As part of a $39.7 million investment in FAT Brands, DBRS Morningstar has for the first time rated securities issued on a blockchain.

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Finance

NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Taps Broker-Dealer in Push to Tokenize Sports Contracts

The move follows a three-month tussle with the NBA, which initially claimed it represented a league violation.

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