Tokenization

Tokenization

Finance

Ondo drops tokenized asset blockchain plans for private, high-speed trading network

The new network powers Ondo's recently-launched perpetual futures platform and will eventually support trading across onchain financial assets.

Ondo Finance CEO Ian de Bode 16:9 (Ondo Finance)

Finance

Securitize builds Wall Street credentials with SEC adviser license as tokenization expands

The license broadens the BlackRock tokenization partner's offering as regulators weigh rules for onchain investment products.

Securitize's Carlos Domingo (CoinDesk)

Finance

South Korea trading giant puts receivables onchain in tokenization test with LG CNS

POSCO International and LG CNS is tapping Injective network to tokenize live commercial invoices, another sign blockchain rails are moving deeper into corporate finance.

South Korea (Photo by Daniel Bernard on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

Democratizing weather derivatives through tokenization could be crypto's most important real-world use case

Main Street, which faces the most significant climate-related financial risk, currently lacks an avenue to hedge weather-related risks, argues CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole.

An aerial view of a structure overwhelmed by a river flood in Bern, Switzerland. (Christian Wasserfallen/Pexels)

Markets

Brazilian farmers tokenized dairy cows to get loans, bypassing bank lending limits

Smart collars monitor herd health in real time to prevent fraud, allowing local agricultural businesses to secure thousands in funding backed by livestock.

Dairy cows (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

Finance

Uniswap pushes deeper into tokenized assets with permissioned trading pools

The framework, developed with Superstate, Securitize and Dowgo, lets regulated funds and securities trade on Uniswap while enforcing compliance rules necessary for institutions.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Finance

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joins tokenization push as Coinbase takes stake in onchain fund

The sovereign wealth-backed asset manager tapped KAIO to bring one of its private market funds onchain across Base, Solana and Sui networks.

Abu Dhabi skyline

Finance

24/7 financial rails: How BNY plans to eliminate the weekend lag in U.S. Treasuries

The bank will begin testing tokenized Treasuries on a private blockchain by year-end and expand its settlement network to cover more international trading hours.

BNY Mellon office (Vidar Nordli-Mathisen/Unsplash)

Finance

UK digital bond plans hinge on one missing piece: onchain cash

Experts say Britain's digital gilt pilot can unlock trapped liquidity in financial markets only if regulators approve an onchain stablecoin.

UK Prime Minister's official residence and headquarters. (Sgt. Tom Robinson/Wikipedia Commons)

Finance

Kraken parent expands tokenized stocks to Hong Kong, UK and South Korea equities

Payward's xStocks pushes beyond U.S. equities as competition to bring global stock markets onchain accelerates.

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


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