The planned 24/7 venue will offer dozens of tokenized U.S. stocks, with trades conducted against stablecoins through blockchain-based liquidity pools rather than a traditional order book.
Intercontinental Exchange and OKX are preparing an always-open market where tokenized US stocks could keep repricing after Wall Street closes. On Oct. 4, OKXICE, the companies' 50-50 joint venture, notified the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to launch a Tokenized Securities Venue under the regulator's new Innovation Exemption. The proposed platform would […]
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There are currently two ETF applications tied to INJ — the 21Shares Injective ETF and the Canary Staked INJ ETF.
OKXICE, the joint venture of OKX and ICE, plans to launch tokenized U.S. stocks under SEC's new innovation exemption.
Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment portfolios that can be traded, rebalanced and eventually managed in real-time.
The ECB outlined three models for bringing central bank money onchain as financial institutions explore settlement infrastructure.
TL;DR Polymath and Chicago-based CineCity Studios are exploring a platform for financing independent film through regulated digital securities. Polymath would provide issuance, investor onboarding, compliance and lifecycle infrastructure, while CineCity contributes production-industry access. The platform is being explored; it is not yet a launched investment marketplace. Real-world asset tokenization is moving into a category that rarely appears beside Treasury bills and private credit: film production. Polymath and CineCity Studios announced on October 1 that they will explore a tokenized film-investment platform designed to connect independent productions with investors through regulated digital securities. The idea attacks a genuine financing problem. Independent films often rely on bespoke private deals, a small network of backers and complicated legal structures that make participation difficult to broaden. Tokenization could make the ownership layer easier to administer Under the proposed model, Polymath would provide the technical infrastructure for issuing digital securities, onboarding investors, managing compliance workflows and maintaining investor records over the life of an investment. CineCity would bring the production side. Its Chicago campus has hosted work connected to major studios and entertainment companies, giving the project a route into an industry where financing is often fragmented. The blockchain component does not magically make film investment liquid or low risk. A token representing a regulated security still sits behind real legal rights, project economics and transfer restrictions. What tokenization can potentially improve is administration: who owns what, who is allowed to buy, how transfers are recorded and how distributions are managed. That broader infrastructure build is visible in the SEC’s crypto fundraising proposal and its movement toward a clearer digital-asset taxonomy. The market is expanding beyond obvious financial assets Tokenized Treasuries and money-market products were a natural starting point because they already have standardized cash flows and well-understood legal structures. Film finance is much less uniform. Returns can depend on production budgets, distribution agreements, box office performance, streaming rights and a long chain of contractual claims. That complexity is exactly why the Polymath-CineCity experiment is interesting. If regulated tokenization can work for an asset class this bespoke, it broadens the range of markets that might eventually move onto programmable ownership rails. The same shift toward onchain capital-market plumbing is visible in projects such as 24-hour trading infrastructure and institutional tokenized securities. The word to keep in mind is “explore” Neither company says the platform is already open to investors. The announcement describes a collaboration to explore the model. Regulatory structure, product design, project selection and distribution still have to turn that idea into an investable offering. That status makes the story more credible, not less. Tokenization has no shortage of grand claims. A measured pilot around a difficult real-world financing market may ultimately tell us more about where the technology is useful than another promise to put everything onchain overnight. — This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
TL;DR OpenWorld and VerifyMe have completed their business combination, with the combined company trading on Nasdaq under OPNW from October 1. Management says the company will focus on institutional-grade tokenization of real-world assets. OpenWorld also intends to pursue a dual listing on Figure OPEN, a blockchain-based trading platform, by November. A new publicly traded company has entered the real-world asset tokenization race. OpenWorld completed its business combination with VerifyMe and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker OPNW at the October 1 market open. The combined business is being led by digital-assets executive Matthew Shaw and is positioning institutional-grade tokenization as a core part of its strategy. That makes the transaction more relevant to crypto markets than an ordinary corporate name change. OpenWorld is targeting the infrastructure behind tokenized assets The company says it wants to help digitise real-world assets rather than launch a single token or consumer trading app. That puts it inside a rapidly expanding part of the market where traditional securities, private assets and blockchain settlement are beginning to overlap. Tokenization businesses need more than a smart contract. They also need investor records, compliance controls, transfer restrictions, custody connections and secondary-market infrastructure. OpenWorld’s public listing gives investors a conventional equity route into that theme. The company also says it intends to pursue a listing on Figure OPEN, a blockchain-based trading platform, with a target of November 2026. That plan is separate from the Nasdaq listing and should not be treated as already completed. The same convergence is already visible elsewhere in capital markets. The SEC’s wider crypto rulemaking agenda is trying to give tokenised assets clearer legal pathways, while the agency is also considering how advisers and regulated funds should hold digital assets. At the trading level, 24-hour market infrastructure is making traditional securities look more like the always-on markets crypto introduced years ago. Public-market tokenization companies are still an early category The opportunity is large, but the sector remains messy. “Real-world assets” can mean everything from tokenized Treasury bills and private credit to shares, property interests and collectibles. Companies entering the space will need to prove that blockchain settlement produces a real operational advantage rather than just a new wrapper around existing assets. That is why projects linking conventional capital-market plumbing to onchain execution are getting more attention. NewsBTC has also covered the growth of institutional OTC crypto activity, another part of the market where traditional and crypto-native infrastructure are merging. The merger is complete; the strategy still has to be executed OpenWorld is now a Nasdaq-listed company. That part is done. The harder work begins after the ticker change: building regulated tokenization products, attracting issuers and investors, and turning a broad RWA thesis into revenue. For crypto markets, OPNW is worth watching less because another company has changed its name and more because tokenization now has another publicly traded vehicle trying to build the rails underneath it. — This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
Robinhood's Johann Kerbrat told The Block that Robinhood is still working through the SEC's latest innovation exemption on tokenized stocks.
Robinhood Wallet adds Arcus as a routing provider for Stock Token swaps, giving eligible users access to more than 190 tokens.
A Sept. 29 fund-share record project adds another layer to Ripple's Brazilian footprint, while CSD BR keeps the official securities register.
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In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for WisdomTree Deploys Tokenized Real World Asset Funds Natively On Arbitrum. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, this development introduces crucial infrastructure enhancements. Industry leaders note that maintaining robust compliance, security, and market liquidity remains essential as digital asset services integrate into broader institutional frameworks. The transition reflects a strategic pivot toward scalable, transparent operations. Analysts emphasize that ongoing technological upgrades will play a central role in sustaining user confidence and market stability over the coming quarter. Market Outlook and Industry Impact As institutional participation accelerates across global markets, this landmark event sets a notable precedent. Traders and investors are closely evaluating liquidity signals and collateral flows following the announcement. For complete details and primary verification, the official release is accessible via the primary source link: WisdomTree Deploys Tokenized Real World Asset Funds Natively On Arbitrum Official Disclosure.
Its research platform represents aviation fuel benefits as transferable tokens that are retired after a claim, while commercial scale remains unquantified.
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In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Ripple Tokenizes Brazilian Investment Fund & Real Estate Records On XRP Ledger. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, this development introduces crucial infrastructure enhancements. Industry leaders note that maintaining robust compliance, security, and market liquidity remains essential as digital asset services integrate into broader institutional frameworks. The transition reflects a strategic pivot toward scalable, transparent operations. Analysts emphasize that ongoing technological upgrades will play a central role in sustaining user confidence and market stability over the coming quarter. Market Outlook and Industry Impact As institutional participation accelerates across global markets, this landmark event sets a notable precedent. Traders and investors are closely evaluating liquidity signals and collateral flows following the announcement. For complete details and primary verification, the official release is accessible via the primary source link: Ripple Tokenizes Brazilian Investment Fund & Real Estate Records On XRP Ledger Official Disclosure.
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Morgan Stanley Launches ‘Digital Asset Lab’ To Test Wall Street Crypto Infrastructure. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and corporate filings verified on SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, this development introduces crucial infrastructure enhancements. Industry leaders note that maintaining robust compliance, security, and market liquidity remains essential as digital asset services integrate into broader institutional frameworks. The transition reflects a strategic pivot toward scalable, transparent operations. Analysts emphasize that ongoing technological upgrades will play a central role in sustaining user confidence and market stability over the coming quarter. Market Outlook and Industry Impact As institutional participation accelerates across global markets, this landmark event sets a notable precedent. Traders and investors are closely evaluating liquidity signals and collateral flows following the announcement. For complete details and primary verification, the official release is accessible via the primary source link: Morgan Stanley Launches ‘Digital Asset Lab’ To Test Wall Street Crypto Infrastructure Official Disclosure.
The agreement opens the door to tokenized derivatives as some of Wall Street's biggest institutions, including Nasdaq, NYSE and DTCC, move traditional markets onchain.
Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0, a major upgrade to its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. The new version adds optional third-party verifiers, faster-than-finality transfers, built-in compliance tools and more flexible execution. Chainlink is positioning the upgrade for banks and asset issuers moving regulated assets across multiple blockchains.
Franklin Templeton’s tokenized money market shares can be used as collateral for USDT or USDC trading credit lines on Bybit while earning yield on the underlying assets.
TL;DR Mantle says the number of tokenized assets on its network has climbed to 1,473 from 71 at the start of 2026. Distributed Asset Value has reached about $476 million, up roughly 110% over the past 30 days. The network now hosts tokenized equities, ETFs, stablecoins and other real-world assets from several major issuers. Mantle is reporting a sharp acceleration in its tokenized-asset business, with both the number of assets on the network and their distributed value reaching new highs. The network says 1,473 tokenized assets are now represented across its infrastructure, compared with just 71 at the beginning of 2026. Distributed Asset Value has reached approximately $476.1 million. The Asset Count Has Grown More Than Twentyfold The jump is larger than a normal month-to-month TVL story. Mantle’s tokenized-asset count has increased more than twentyfold since January. The network also says Distributed Asset Value has risen about 110% during the past 30 days. That measure covers assets distributed through the ecosystem rather than simply the value locked inside a single DeFi application. Mantle points to a growing range of products behind the increase, including tokenized stocks and ETFs, regulated stablecoins and yield-bearing assets. Issuers and infrastructure providers associated with the ecosystem include xStocks, Securitize, Ethena and Paxos. The mix matters because the tokenization market is moving beyond a small collection of Treasury products. Equities, funds, stablecoins and structured products are increasingly being issued through the same blockchain infrastructure. Distribution Is Becoming As Important As Issuance Tokenization initially focused heavily on issuance. The question was whether a regulated financial asset could be represented legally and technically on a public blockchain. That problem is increasingly being solved. The harder question is what happens after the token exists. It needs liquidity, distribution, collateral use, settlement infrastructure and applications willing to integrate it. Mantle has been positioning itself around that second stage. The network wants to connect issuers with exchanges, custodians, market makers and DeFi protocols rather than simply count how many assets have been minted. The $476 million figure remains small compared with conventional securities markets. But the pace of growth is notable. Moving from 71 tokenized assets to 1,473 in less than a year suggests the ecosystem is becoming meaningfully broader rather than relying on one or two large products. Tokenized finance is beginning to resemble an actual market rather than a collection of experiments. Mantle is betting that the networks able to distribute those assets will capture as much value as the companies issuing them. This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.
The tokenized ARKVX interest still comes with a fund-wide quarterly repurchase cap and no announced secondary venue.
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Paxos Labs has launched PAXGy, a token backed by PAXG that can increase in value relative to gold over time. The underlying reserves are deployed to vetted institutional borrowers through the gold-leasing market. PAXGy is live across platforms including OKX, X Layer, Uniswap, 0x and Ether.Fi, but the return is not guaranteed. **ID:** N25-09 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Paxos **Image Keyword:** Gold **Category:** Altcoins **Tags:** Paxos, PAXG, PAXGy, Gold, Tokenization **Primary Source:** https://www.paxos.com/blog The Token Balance Stays The Same While Its Gold Value Can Grow PAXGy is backed by PAXG. Each PAXG represents physical gold held in institutional custody, with the underlying reserves subject to regular attestation. PAXGy adds another layer. Paxos Labs says holders can deposit PAXG or swap supported stablecoins for PAXGy. The reserves backing PAXGy can then be lent to vetted institutional borrowers in the bullion market. When those strategies generate a return, that value accrues through the PAXGy exchange rate. The holder’s number of tokens does not have to increase. Instead, each PAXGy can become redeemable for more PAXG over time. That is a very different model from simply holding tokenized bullion. Yield Also Introduces Risk That Plain Gold Does Not Have There is no free yield here. Paxos Labs explicitly warns that deploying gold into external strategies introduces credit, liquidity and market risks. If borrowers default or the underlying strategies suffer losses, the PAXGy exchange rate can move downward. Growth is not guaranteed. That distinction matters because PAXG and PAXGy may sound almost identical while representing different risk profiles. PAXG is designed around direct exposure to physical gold. PAXGy adds a yield-generating strategy on top of that exposure. The token is launching with support from OKX, X Layer, 0x, Uniswap, Ether.Fi and Chainlink. Paxos Labs says tokenized gold has now grown beyond $5 billion in total value, while trading volume during the first quarter of 2026 exceeded the whole of 2025. PAXGy is an attempt to make that market more financially productive. Instead of tokenizing gold simply so it can move onchain, the product tries to connect it to a centuries-old lending market as well. It is another example of tokenization starting to recreate financial functions around an asset, not merely digitize ownership of it. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
HIFI has raised a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital. The company says the funding will expand stablecoin payments, cards and infrastructure for tokenized capital markets. HIFI says its platform currently processes more than $7 billion in annualized volume across 87 countries. **ID:** N25-08 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** HIFI **Image Keyword:** Payments **Category:** Technology **Tags:** HIFI, Stablecoins, Tokenization, Payments, Funding **Primary Source:** https://www.hifibridge.com/blog HIFI Wants To Connect Bank Money, Stablecoins And Tokenized Assets HIFI provides APIs designed to connect traditional bank rails with stablecoin settlement. The company says its infrastructure currently processes more than $7 billion in annualized volume across 87 countries. That business started largely around moving money. The next stage is broader. HIFI says the Series A will help expand card products, stablecoin payments and infrastructure used around tokenized securities and capital-market transactions. The company participated in DTCC’s July production trades involving DTC-tokenized assets alongside firms including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Nasdaq. It has also partnered with Visa on stablecoin-funded payouts that can reach billions of Visa cards. Those integrations give HIFI a position between the blockchain layer and the financial institutions that ultimately need cash settlement, compliance and distribution. Tokenized Markets Still Need A Cash Side Much of the attention around tokenization goes to the asset. A Treasury security, stock or fund share gets represented onchain and suddenly the transaction looks modern. But every trade still has another side. Someone needs to deliver the money. That is where stablecoin infrastructure becomes particularly interesting. Tokenized capital markets work far better if the cash leg can move with the same speed and programmability as the security being traded. HIFI is betting that the infrastructure connecting those two sides can become a substantial financial-services business. The $37 million round does not come with a disclosed valuation. It does provide the company with more capital to build into a market where traditional payments, stablecoins and securities settlement are increasingly converging. Stablecoins used to be mostly a way for crypto traders to hold dollars between trades. Companies like HIFI are betting the bigger opportunity is making them part of the infrastructure underneath everything else. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
Digital Asset Haven’s ISO 20022 adapter supports tokenized-deposit instructions, while final settlement stays with existing systems.
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Ondo has launched three tokenized portfolios based on investment strategies developed by BlackRock specifically for the platform. The products package baskets of tokenized assets into individual onchain tokens. BlackRock designed the model strategies, while Ondo Global Markets issues and operates the tokenized products. **ID:** N25-04 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Ondo **Image Keyword:** Tokenization **Category:** Altcoins **Tags:** Ondo, BlackRock, Tokenization, Portfolios, RWA **Primary Source:** https://ondo.finance/blog One Token Can Represent An Entire Portfolio The first three products cover different risk and return profiles: high income, diversified growth and high growth. Rather than requiring an investor to assemble and rebalance a basket of individual tokenized assets, each portfolio wraps the strategy into one onchain instrument. That changes what tokenization is being asked to do. The first phase of real-world assets mostly focused on putting individual assets onto blockchains: a Treasury bill, a money-market fund or a share of a listed company. Portfolio tokens take the next step by tokenizing the investment strategy itself. Ondo says the first three models were developed by BlackRock for the platform. BlackRock is not issuing the tokens or managing them on behalf of holders. Ondo Global Markets handles issuance and operation. That distinction is important because the “powered by BlackRock” label could otherwise make the products sound like BlackRock funds. They are Ondo products built around BlackRock-designed allocation models. Tokenized Finance Is Starting To Recreate The Asset-Management Layer The launch fits a wider pattern. Once individual securities exist onchain, the next logical products begin to look familiar: diversified portfolios, managed allocations, collateralized lending and structured exposure. Traditional finance spent decades building those layers above individual stocks and bonds. Tokenized markets are beginning to rebuild them with blockchain settlement underneath. Ondo has already pushed into tokenized Treasuries, stocks and derivatives. Intelligent Portfolios bring asset allocation into the same ecosystem. Access remains restricted to eligible investors outside the United States in permitted jurisdictions, so the products should not be confused with unrestricted retail crypto tokens. Still, the direction is clear. Tokenization is moving from “put this asset onchain” toward “build an investment product entirely onchain.” The more that happens, the less the category looks like a blockchain novelty and the more it starts looking like an alternative distribution and settlement layer for asset management itself. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
Promoting a network’s current uses generally would not create an expectation of profit, SEC staff said.
ARK Invest is tokenizing its ARK Venture Fund through Securitize. The fund has roughly $1.3 billion in assets and invests across private and public technology companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks. The move tokenizes ownership and administration of the existing fund rather than creating a new crypto fund. **ID:** N25-02 **Site:** NewsBTC **Status:** READY **Author:** NewsBTC Editorial Team **Focus Keyword:** Tokenization **Image Keyword:** Tokenization **Category:** Technology **Tags:** ARK Invest, Securitize, Tokenization, ARKVX, Venture Capital **Primary Source:** https://securitize.io/learn/press-releases A Venture Fund Becomes A Tokenized Security ARKVX is an actively managed closed-end interval fund focused on disruptive innovation. Its portfolio includes exposure to companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks alongside public-market investments. Securitize will provide the tokenization infrastructure. That means fund interests can be represented and administered onchain while the underlying investment strategy remains the same. This is not ARK launching a cryptocurrency or turning the underlying private companies themselves into freely tradeable tokens. The asset being tokenized is the fund interest. That distinction matters because tokenization can change how an investment product is issued, held and transferred without changing the legal nature of the securities inside it. ARK And Securitize Are Deepening An Existing Relationship The launch follows ARK’s strategic investment in Securitize in 2025. It also arrives as large asset managers increasingly experiment with blockchain infrastructure for products that already exist in traditional finance. BlackRock’s BUIDL fund has become one of the best-known examples, while firms including Franklin Templeton and WisdomTree have also expanded tokenized-fund offerings. ARKVX pushes that trend further into venture investing. Private-market products have historically been operationally awkward compared with listed securities. Ownership records, subscriptions and transfers can involve slower and more fragmented systems. Tokenized fund interests do not automatically solve liquidity or investor-eligibility restrictions. They can, however, make the administrative rails more programmable. For ARK, this is its first fund to move onchain through Securitize. That makes the launch more significant than another blockchain experiment. A $1.3 billion venture strategy is now being used to test whether tokenization can become part of the normal infrastructure underneath mainstream investment products. *This article was written by the News Desk and edited by [Samuel Rae](https://www.newsbtc.com/author/rae-samuel/).*
BlackRock supplies the allocations; Ondo issues the securities and requires onboarding before direct minting or redemption.
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The company has vehemently denied that it was shopping for buyers. Allman’s estate declined to comment.
The group aims to link onchain shares to official shareholder records following the U.S. SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading.
The U.S derivatives regulator is grinding away at further guidance that welcomes tokenization and blockchain recordkeeping as regular industry elements.