14 stories about Securities from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Jul 22, 2026.
BitGo and OTC Markets are teaming up to let over 150 broker-dealers trade and settle digital asset securities using BitGo's custody services. This alliance aims to make tokenized securities more accessible to traditional financial firms.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that certain decentralized finance (DeFi) vaults and onchain lending strategies could fall under securities laws. The classification depends on how these financial products are structured and marketed, she said.
Brazil’s securities regulator has established a task force to create a tokenization framework within 60 days. The proposal will address key issues like ownership records, private key custody, and transaction reversibility.
Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com, valuing the exchange at $20 billion. The funding will support expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives, marking Crypto.com's first institutional funding round.
Cantor Fitzgerald and Securitize are teaming up to let public companies raise capital through blockchain-based IPOs. This collaboration aims to streamline capital raising and expand access to tokenized securities.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has executed its first live production trades using tokenized securities, a milestone for blockchain adoption in traditional finance. The move aims to streamline settlement and enhance security for Wall Street transactions.
The New York Stock Exchange's parent company, ICE, is teaming up with crypto exchange OKX to advance tokenized securities. This joint venture, co-chaired by a former New York governor, aims to bring blockchain-based financial products to mainstream investors.
Retail investors hold $8.8 billion in STRC, a bitcoin-backed security marketed as a safer, smarter investment but criticized as high-risk junk credit. The product offers an 11.5% income and is promoted as tax-favored with money-market risk, yet 82.7% of buyers are retail, and $15 billion sits across three similar securities (STRC, Strategy’s preferred stack, and SATA).
Metaplanet is buying Siiibo Securities for $13.1 million, gaining a securities license to offer Bitcoin investment products in Japan. This move positions Metaplanet as a key player in the country's Bitcoin financial ecosystem.
South Korea's finance ministry has declared tokenized stocks as securities, not crypto assets, which could lead to taxation as early as the second half of 2026. This move may impact investors and the broader crypto market in the region.
Metaplanet is acquiring Siiibo Securities for $13 million to develop bitcoin-linked yield products. The deal is expected to close in July, and the company plans to rename the business Metaplanet Securities.
Metaplanet has bought Siiibo Securities for $13 million to create Bitcoin yield products, targeting Japan's massive $7.4 trillion household savings market. This move comes as Japan transitions from a deflationary to an inflationary economy.
Citi forecasts the tokenized securities market will reach $5.5 trillion by 2030, driven by stablecoins and onchain U.S. Treasury bills. This includes $1 trillion in onchain U.S. Treasury bills and $2.6 trillion in tokenized stocks.
Wall Street's clearing giant, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has selected the Stellar blockchain for tokenizing securities. Stellar was chosen for its compliance tools built specifically for regulated assets, according to Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon.