IBM Links Digital Asset Platform to Swift Ledger
The link targets a core constraint in institutional blockchain adoption: moving bank-issued digital money beyond legacy operating hours.
Real-world assets on-chain — tokenized treasuries, tokenized credit, real estate, and commodities.
The link targets a core constraint in institutional blockchain adoption: moving bank-issued digital money beyond legacy operating hours.
The relief is temporary and conditional, but it brings permissioned automated market makers into the regulatory framework for trading tokenized NMS stocks.
The milestone puts tokenized deposits into interbank use, bringing blockchain-based settlement into the core banking system.
The deal could add regulated brokerage and secondary-trading infrastructure to MoonPay, but customer access, eligibility and timing remain unannounced.
The milestone links four major UK banks through tokenized bank money, a step toward faster and more programmable interbank settlement.
The deal hinges on NYSE's still-unlaunched ATS and SEC sign-off, but it lands the same week the SEC opened a five-year innovation exemption for tokenized equities.
Crypto-linked issuers dominating on-chain equity tokenization suggests the RWA equity thesis remains reflexive, driven by crypto-native demand for synthetic exposure to crypto-native firms.
Stablecoin volumes topped $11 trillion in 2025 with rules clarifying across the US, Europe, and APAC, evidence BlackRock cites for blockchain's shift from speculation to machine settlement.
The move lands weeks after OSFI clarified tokenized deposits are not legally distinct from traditional deposits, removing the biggest regulatory question standing in the way of bank-grade blockchain…
The 28-21 committee vote on a bill locking the government's 325,000 BTC into a 20-year Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, paired with an SEC exemption for tokenized stocks, drove the broadest rally among…
The world's largest asset manager is pointing at a future where computing power itself becomes a tradeable, on-chain asset, extending its tokenization push beyond funds and treasuries into…
All six of Canada's largest lenders are building blockchain-based deposits together, a coordinated move that puts bank money directly on 24/7 payment rails and signals how far TradFi is now willing…
The fund applies business-based underwriting to a market where banks face regulatory constraints and crypto lenders typically require asset-backed collateral.
Tokenization, onchain finance and 24/7 trading are moving from experimentation toward a regulatory agenda spanning the CFTC, SEC and Treasury markets.
Regulatory rulemaking, expanding tokenized assets and new exchange revenue streams give both companies catalysts beyond spot trading.
The joint venture keeps customer funds inside the regulated banking system while testing 24/7 programmable payments, joining a global race among lenders to put deposits on blockchain rails.
Crypto's 24/7 perpetual rails are absorbing equity trading demand while U.S. markets are shut, with more than $8B combined volume across two recent event windows.
The five-chain footprint shows tokenized ETFs are no longer a single-chain story; BNB's lead reflects deep liquidity, but the longer tail of growing venues is what makes Q3 notable.
Pontes puts central-bank money behind Europe’s wholesale tokenization drive, while the ECB’s planned purchases will test whether the new rail can support real market activity.
The five-year framework removes one regulatory barrier, but limited liquidity, issuer reluctance and strong demand for perpetuals weaken the near-term case.