Securitize expects to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE, pending shareholder approval.
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Asset management giant Invesco files for tokenized fund targeting stablecoin reserve market
The $2.5 trillion asset manager deepens its blockchain push after taking over Superstate’s tokenized money market fund as fund manager earlier this year.
BNY sees ‘FOMO’ driving asset managers into tokenized funds
Fund issuers are exploring blockchain-based ETFs amid fears of missing an early foothold in tokenized finance.
Securitize and tZERO clash over patents as race to bring Wall Street onchain heats up
tZERO and Securitize are squaring off over tokenization patents as the market attracts more of Wall Street’s attention.
Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors’ crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors have found ‘it easier to reach for something more tangible:’ stablecoins and tokenization.
Moody’s rolls out credit ratings on Solana in tokenized asset push
The ratings giant is embedding credit scores directly into blockchain-based securities, a move aimed at boosting institutional adoption.
Tokenization mirrors the $20 trillion ETF boom as blockchain and AI converge, Ondo exec says
Tokenization is laying the groundwork for autonomous investing and real-time portfolio management, Ondo’s new head of portfolio products John Hoffman said.
SpaceX IPO scramble reveals difference between tokenizing a stock and getting one
Crypto platforms promised early access to the blockbuster SpaceX IPO through tokenized shares. The problem wasn’t technology, but getting the actual stock.
Securitize CEO says tokenized stocks could unlock a $5 trillion crypto market
At a panel at ETHConf, Carlos Domingo argued that bringing stocks and exchange-traded funds onchain could unlock a market far larger than today’s roughly $30 billion tokenized asset sector.
Abra’s Bill Barhydt says Wall Street’s next crypto bet is tokenization
As Abra prepares for a Nasdaq debut, CEO Bill Barhydt is betting tokenized yield products and onchain lending will drive the next phase of crypto wealth management.