By The Same Token: Securitize hires ex-SEC Redfearn president
The Situation Securitize named former SEC Division of Trading and Markets director Brett Redfearn as president and board member as it ramps toward a public...
By The Same Token: Standard Chartered moves to buy Zodia
The Situation Standard Chartered is exploring a full takeover of Zodia Custody, its crypto custody affiliate, with a plan to fold Zodia’s custody business...
By The Same Token: FDIC proposes federal stablecoin issuance rules
The Situation The FDIC just put its first real marker down on how FDIC-supervised institutions could issue stablecoins under a federal regime, proposing...
By The Same Token: IMF flags tokenization risk spillovers
The Situation The IMF just escalated its language on tokenization from “efficiency upgrade” to potential spillover channel, warning that putting real-world...
By The Same Token: iBoxx Treasuries index tokenizes on Canton
The Situation S&P Dow Jones Indices and Kaiko have made the iBoxx US Treasuries Index available as a native digital asset on the Canton Network, positioning...
By The Same Token: Franklin Templeton launches crypto division
The Situation Franklin Templeton has launched Franklin Crypto, a dedicated digital-asset investment unit, alongside plans to acquire 250 Digital (a CoinFund...
By The Same Token: OpenEden tokenizes BNY high-yield bonds
The Situation OpenEden has launched HYBOND, a tokenized product that gives qualified investors 1:1 exposure to BNY Investments’ Global Short-Dated High-Yield...
By The Same Token: EDX seeks OCC trust bank charter
The Situation EDX Markets—backed by Citadel Securities, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab—has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a...
By The Same Token: 401(k) rule opens door to crypto
The Situation The US Department of Labor has proposed an ERISA rule that would materially reduce litigation risk for 401(k) plan sponsors that add private-...
By The Same Token: Mitsubishi adopts JPMorgan Kinexys payments
The Situation Mitsubishi Corporation has begun adopting JPMorgan’s Kinexys (payments) network to move funds across its global operations, adding another top-...
By The Same Token: BlackRock BUIDL adds Chronicle verification layer
The Situation BlackRock’s BUIDL—the largest on-chain Treasury fund wrapper—has added Chronicle as a new “verification layer,” using Chronicle’s Proof of...
By The Same Token: Franklin Templeton backs Ondo tokenized ETFs
The Situation Franklin Templeton has partnered with Ondo Finance to tokenize five Franklin Templeton ETFs for distribution via Ondo Global Markets, widening...
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...