By The Same Token: SEC nears tokenization exemption framework
The Situation SEC Chair Paul Atkins said the agency’s “tokenization innovation exemption framework” could land “within weeks,” elevating what had been...
By The Same Token: NYSE taps Securitize for tokenized stocks
The Situation The NYSE has tapped Securitize via an MOU to build a tokenized stocks/ETFs platform designed for 24/7 issuance + trading on blockchain rails....
By The Same Token: Visa joins Canton as super validator
The Situation Visa has joined the Canton Network as a Super Validator, becoming the first global payments company to take an explicit governance +...
By The Same Token: Fink pushes tokenized funds as next leap
The Situation Larry Fink used BlackRock’s 2026 shareholder letter to put tokenized funds—not spot crypto—at the center of the firm’s next infrastructure...
By The Same Token: Banks pilot tokenized deposits for FX
The Situation A new wave of bank-led tokenized deposit pilots is explicitly targeting FX and cross-border settlement, repositioning commercial bank money as...
By The Same Token: Mastercard buys BVNK for $1.8B
The Situation Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for ~$1.8B, pulling a high-throughput stablecoin orchestration layer directly inside the card network’s...
By The Same Token: Flow Traders launches 24/7 tokenized OTC
The Situation Flow Traders has launched a 24/7 digital assets OTC offering providing proprietary, two-way liquidity in tokenized money-market funds,...
By The Same Token: SEC drops BitClout founder lawsuit
The Situation The SEC has dropped its lawsuit against BitClout founder Nader Al‑Naji, per CoinDesk’s readout (CoinDesk). The immediate significance isn’t...
By The Same Token: SEC, CFTC coordinate crypto oversight push
The Situation The SEC and CFTC are signaling a more coordinated posture on crypto oversight, per CoinDesk’s “SEC and CFTC join hands” readout (CoinDesk). The...
By The Same Token: Nasdaq, NYSE owner push tokenized equities
The Situation Nasdaq has moved from “tokenization-curious” to issuer-aligned build mode, signaling a partnership track that treats tokenized equities less...
By The Same Token: Circle USDC volume tops Tether first time
The Situation Circle’s USDC transfer volumes surpassed Tether’s USDT for the first time since 2019, per CoinDesk’s reporting (source). This isn’t a...
By The Same Token: Citi, PwC, Solana complete trade tokenization
The Situation Citi, PwC, and Solana have completed a trade finance tokenization PoC that turns a supplier’s future receivable into an on-chain instrument:...
By The Same Token: Bank of Canada pilots tokenized bond
The Situation The Bank of Canada and a consortium of Canadian FIs just completed Project Samara, a real-world experiment to issue and settle a bond in...
By The Same Token: Mastercard enlists Binance, PayPal, Ripple
The Situation Mastercard has pulled Bin-ance, PayPal, and Ripple into a new, scaled push to industrialize blockchain-based payments, per CoinDesk and follow-...
By The Same Token: SEC panel backs tokenized securities roadmap
The Situation The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee voted to recommend the agency advance a tokenized securities roadmap, explicitly urging the SEC to use...
By The Same Token: Aon executes first stablecoin premium payment
The Situation Aon executed its first insurance premium payment in stablecoins, using Coinbase and Paxos as regulated rails/providers, per Markets Media and...
By The Same Token: Big banks weigh OCC charter lawsuit
The Situation A U.S. banking lobby group representing the largest banks is weighing litigation against the OCC over its ongoing approval of national trust...
By The Same Token: Nasdaq, Kraken build tokenized stock rails
The Situation Nasdaq and Payward (Kraken’s parent) are building xStocks, an “equities transformation gateway” intended to move issuer-sponsored equity tokens...
By The Same Token: Bank of Canada pilots CA$100M tokenized bond
The Situation The Bank of Canada has completed Project Samara, a pilot that issued Canada’s first tokenized bond—a CA$100M instrument recorded on a DLT...
By The Same Token: US bank regulators align tokenized capital rules
The Situation U.S. bank regulators just removed a key structural ambiguity for tokenization desks: in a joint FAQ, the Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC said...