Aug 10, 2026
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority is working with major banks and market participants to establish standards for tokenized gold, aiming to digitize financial markets and reinforce London's position as the global bullion trading center amid competition from Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Real-world asset (RWA) deposits in decentralized finance platforms surged to $7.4 billion in Q2 2026, more than tripling from the previous year, even as overall DeFi deposits fell approximately 15%. The growth was driven by tokenized Treasury funds and products like BlackRock's BUIDL and Sky's sUSDS, according to a CoinShares report.
Tether announced a strategic collaboration with First Advanced Data for Artificial Intelligence LLC and BKN301 to use its Hadron platform as core technology for institutional tokenization in Saudi Arabia.
Wells Fargo announced plans to launch blockchain-based tokenized deposits for corporate and commercial clients, enabling 24/7 fund transfers and settlements. The move comes as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo consolidate their separate blockchain deposit projects into a single shared network operated by The Clearing House.
BlackRock introduced blockchain-based tokenized share classes for six European money market funds in its Institutional Cash Series, using JPMorgan's Kinexys platform to mint tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The initiative marks a significant expansion of digital asset technology into mainstream institutional finance.
Dinari became the first company to offer eligible U.S. investors access to over 700 tokenized stocks, including the entire S&P 500, through self-custody wallets using USDC stablecoin. The platform, launched in partnership with Circle, allows trading of blockchain-based shares backed one-to-one by underlying securities.
BlackRock introduced blockchain-based tokenized share classes for select European money market funds and launched two new tokenized funds (BSTBL and BRSRV) designed for stablecoin reserve management, all built on Ethereum in partnership with Kinexys by JPMorgan.
Hyperscale Data has established a Bitcoin-backed DeFi financing program through Morpho Protocol, borrowing approximately $30 million at 4.9% interest to fund expansion of its AI data center in Michigan. The company also sold approximately 100 Bitcoin as part of its financing strategy.
Ripple announced strategic investments in two UK-based fintech companies, ZILO and Licuido, to bring regulated transfer agency, issuance, and collateral mobility infrastructure to the XRP Ledger for tokenized capital markets.
ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: AUC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GoldCoin Labs Limited, advancing the company's strategy in tokenized real-world assets and gold-backed digital infrastructure.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced on July 31, 2026, that it will allow users to pledge six tokenized stocks (xStocks) as collateral across its margin trading, crypto loans, and institutional lending services. The tokenized equities include shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Robinhood, Circle, and Google.
On-chain transfer volume for tokenized equities reached $9.22 billion in a single month in 2026, with the tokenized traditional finance market hitting $6.6 billion. Robinhood launched its own blockchain on July 1 to enable tokenized stock trading, with the platform tripling in size since mid-July.
Binance's bStocks, a tokenized securities platform offering 24/7 trading access to stocks, has crossed $500 million in assets under management just seven weeks after its launch, driven primarily by demand from Gen Z investors seeking round-the-clock market access through blockchain technology.
Japan's dominant security token platform completed migration of ¥452 billion ($3 billion) in regulated assets from Corda 5 to a dedicated Avalanche L1, achieving 3–5x faster transfers. Concurrently, BlackRock's BUIDL fund on Avalanche surged 105% in seven days to surpass $900 million.
Robinhood Markets launched Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain built on Arbitrum technology for tokenized stocks and real-world assets. The network processed $3.1-4 billion in DEX volume in its first week, driven by memecoin trading and gas subsidies, with Uniswap collecting $4.38 million in daily fees from the platform.
Swift announced its blockchain-based ledger is ready for initial use, with 17 banks from six continents preparing to pilot live transactions using tokenized deposits for 24/7 cross-border payment availability. The system moved from concept to activation in nine months.
Binance and Coinbase announced plans to offer 1:1 backed tokenized versions of U.S. stocks with 24/7 trading, while the DTCC prepares its first live demonstration of asset tokenization and the SEC proposes regulatory changes that could facilitate tokenized securities markets.