163 stories about Tokenization from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 24, 2026.
Avalanche Treasury CEO John Smith warns that AI agents could significantly increase demand for blockchain capacity by mid-2027. He expects traditional financial markets to shift to 24/5 trading, requiring new infrastructure. The NYSE spent a year testing Avalanche's technology for tokenization plans, though it has not yet selected a platform.
WisdomTree and MoonPay are collaborating to expand access to WisdomTree's $1.2 billion tokenized money market fund, WTGXX, for US investors. MoonPay will also use the fund as part of its stablecoin reserves.
Macro investor Jordy Visser argues that financial markets are misreading economic reality by focusing on minor Fed rate shifts instead of AI productivity and crypto tokenization. He highlights regulatory clarity and dynamic market structures as catalysts for the next digital asset bull run.
UniCredit, Italy's second-largest bank, is reportedly seeking infrastructure partners to launch crypto trading, custody, and tokenized investment products. This move follows a trend of traditional banks entering the digital asset space, with the bank aiming to offer these services to its clients and potentially boost crypto adoption in Europe.
Maharashtra, India's wealthiest state, is drafting a policy to tokenize state assets, including electricity transmission infrastructure, to fund new projects. This move could set a precedent for other regions looking to leverage blockchain technology for infrastructure development.
India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has launched a pilot program to tokenize $620 billion in corporate bonds, settling trades using the Reserve Bank of India's wholesale digital rupee. The initial phase includes $107 million in tokenized bonds, with secondary trading and retail access planned for later stages.
In a broad macro discussion, investors Jordi Visser and Raoul Pal dismiss bond yield panics, pointing to historic corporate productivity gains from AI and predicting a massive shift toward asset tokenization.
South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) has introduced a three-phase roadmap for tokenized securities, with the first phase launching in February 2027. The plan ultimately aims to allow onchain settlement using stablecoins, covering all types of securities.
Pineapple Financial has tokenized $1 billion in mortgage records on the Injective blockchain, with plans to bring $10 billion onchain. This move aims to increase transparency and efficiency in mortgage lending.
Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, argues that tokenization can democratize access to high-quality US financial assets globally. This technology could make the best of US capital markets available on a worldwide scale, though the industry remains small compared to traditional finance. Tokenization is gaining traction as a strategic move in the financial sector.
Bitcoin recently surged 22% amid heavy US ETF inflows, while OffChain co-founder Steven Goldfeder outlined how major institutions like Robinhood are leveraging Arbitrum's Layer-2 technology to power public-chain financial infrastructure.
VARA, Dubai's virtual asset regulator, and Securitize, a tokenization platform, have signed an agreement to advance tokenized financial innovation. This partnership will explore regulatory frameworks for tokenization in the region.
A law firm and tokenization platform plan to test issuing catastrophe bonds as digital tokens in 2027, potentially lowering investment minimums and giving investors onchain ownership. This move could make these complex financial instruments more accessible to a broader range of investors.
Securitize and Socios have launched a project to tokenize equity in professional sports teams, the first under the EU's DLT Pilot Regime. This allows fractional ownership of sports teams via blockchain technology, making it accessible to a broader investor base.
Stellar's market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) has grown over 400% this year, reaching nearly $4 billion. This surge reflects rising institutional interest in blockchain-based asset tokenization.
Investment analyst Jordi Visser outlined a long-term framework for Bitcoin to reach up to $1 million as digital asset infrastructure expands to service autonomous AI agents. In a recent interview, Visser detailed how capital is beginning to shift from AI hardware trades into tokenization and smart contract platforms.
Clearing and custody firm RQD* has raised $74 million in a funding round led by Bain Capital. The company plans to use the capital to expand its digital asset and tokenization infrastructure, positioning itself for the growing institutional interest in tokenized markets.
Franklin Templeton, a $1.8 trillion asset manager, has listed its tokenized money market fund on Hong Kong's HashKey exchange. This marks a significant step in bringing traditional finance onto blockchain platforms.
LayerZero has introduced a new trading infrastructure for crypto and tokenized assets, backed by Citadel Securities. The ZRO token surged 20% following the announcement.
Tokenized equities now represent 15% of the market, a threefold increase from the start of the year, with a total market cap of $2.8 billion. Ondo, Binance, and xStocks are leading this growth, offering traditional stocks as crypto assets.
In a conversation with Anthony Pompliano, macro investor Jordie Visser explains how AI agents and tokenization are accelerating the economy past traditional timelines, highlighting why Bitcoin's time-independent design makes it a premier long-term asset.
Shinhan Asset Management and Plume are testing a tokenized fund using a Korean won-denominated ultra-short-term bond fund. This pilot marks a significant step in bringing traditional financial products onto blockchain platforms.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again postponed its planned 'innovation exemption' for tokenization, facing resistance from Wall Street and the White House. The exemption was expected alongside the now-canceled 'Reg Crypto' open meeting on Friday.
Brazil's largest bank, Itaú Unibanco, is collaborating with OpenAssets to test tokenized bonds and funds in a pilot program approved by the Brazilian financial watchdog ANBIMA. This move signals a significant step toward mainstream adoption of tokenized financial instruments in Brazil.