Tokenization

Tokenization

Markets

Tokenized stock trading surged 288% in July, but one QQQ token drove most of it

Without that QQQ token, QQQB, July volume for tokenized equities would be roughly $2.03 billion, about 30% below June’s total.

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Finance

Global banks test tokenized money for cross-border payments in $1 million BIS pilot

Twenty-eight banks, including JPMorgan, Citi and UBS, moved real money across borders in a live test of blockchain-based settlement.

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Finance

Ondo Finance weighs acquisition worth up to $500 million

The tokenized-assets firm is considering an acquisition valued at $250 million to $500 million as consolidation accelerates across crypto infrastructure.

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Markets

The traditional 9-to-5 banking day is officially dying, says Morgan Stanley execs

Tokenization and 24/7 markets are reshaping finance, making always-on banking a reality.

Morgan Stanley offices (Sven Piper/Unsplash)

Finance

BNY targets $8.6 trillion transfer agency market on blockchain rails

The world’s largest custodian will keep its existing system while adding a digital ownership record for tokenized funds.

BNY office (BNY/Press)

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)