Cboe and S&P Extend Deal, Explore Tokenized Options
The 25-year extension secures Cboe’s exclusive rights to S&P 500 options through 2051, while bringing blockchain-based derivatives into the firms’ potential areas of collaboration.
Real-world assets on-chain — tokenized treasuries, tokenized credit, real estate, and commodities.
The 25-year extension secures Cboe’s exclusive rights to S&P 500 options through 2051, while bringing blockchain-based derivatives into the firms’ potential areas of collaboration.
Testing stablecoins, tokenization and DeFi puts a major Wall Street institution closer to practical applications of blockchain finance.
The sector grew about 10% quarter over quarter, while XRP Ledger's market capitalization nearly tripled year to date, outpacing its broader market growth.
Combining tokenized equity exposure, collateral and perpetuals on one platform brings the basis trade into a single venue.
The move brings a major institutional Treasury product into blockchain-based settlement and gives institutions a way to earn yield between trades.
Users can borrow USDT or USDC against fund shares without moving the underlying assets to the exchange, while those shares continue to earn yield.
The bullish thesis comes with a warning: the speaker expects pullbacks of 20% to 30% or more, even if crypto is entering a broader expansion phase.
The launch brings tokenized U.S. equities into DeFi lending on Base, while limiting the assets to collateral and restricting eligibility to non-U.S. users.
Chris Giancarlo sees securities and real-world assets moving on-chain by 2036, while regulatory changes could accelerate 24/7 tokenized markets and altcoin demand.
The new coverage gives investors a single view of competing tokenized claims on the same stocks and commodities as the market moves past $40B.
The rule limits trading volume rather than ownership, making liquidity, custody and redemption terms as important as the stock exposure itself.
The guidance touches both asset allocation and recordkeeping, bringing tokenization closer to the operating rules of regulated US derivatives markets.
The partnership brings tokenized portfolio products to non-US investors, as a separate S&P Global survey points to the strongest US business growth in more than five years.
Tokenization changes how eligible investors hold ARK Venture Fund interests, not the fund's quarterly repurchase limits or its lack of an expected secondary market.
The five-year exemption creates a regulated test, but the failed Senate vote on broader digital-asset legislation leaves U.S. market rules less durable.
The strategy moves beyond crypto-native assets by pairing tokenized stock collateral with USDT-denominated equity perpetuals.
The tokens offer exposure to diversified baskets, not ownership in BlackRock funds, and only eligible non-US investors can redeem directly with Ondo.
The all-stock transaction would add SEC-registered infrastructure and $9B in transaction experience to MoonPay’s push into securities tokenization.
The move links permitted investment with blockchain recordkeeping, adding an institutional signal as lawmakers struggle to advance broader crypto legislation.
The unresolved probate and leadership dispute has frozen major decisions, while any potential sale appears on hold and control of the firm remains contested.