A new survey-based report finds that buy-side firms are embracing tokenization strategies because they will broaden the investor community by “democratizing access to tokenized assets,” and more than half of survey respondents have a team focused on tokenization-related or digital assets initiatives. The new report, “Tokenization gaining altitude: From pilot projects to industry standard,” is… Read More >>
Firms Need to Build Bridges to Tokenization: Q&A
(Alan Konevsky, CEO of tZERO, recently took questions from FTF News about the rise of tokenization and its impacts upon conventional securities operations. tZERO is a technology provider offering a regulated, end-to-end platform for tokenizing and trading digital securities, real-world assets (RWAs), and cryptocurrencies. The company provides institutional-grade technology, including an SEC-registered alternative trading system,… Read More >>
NYSE & Securitize to Focus on Tokenized Securities Markets
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a firm that specializes in tokenization, Securitize, have begun a collaboration to develop tokenized securities markets, an effort that was formalized via a memorandum of understanding (MOU), officials say. The agreement will facilitate Securitize being named as “the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-native securities for… Read More >>
Securities Tokenization Hits Its Stride
The tokenization of securities is taking off, and securities firms are moving fast to take advantage of what could be a long-promised leap forward via distributed ledger technology (DLT), otherwise known as blockchains. For securities, tokenization is the ownership of a traditional financial asset but expressed as digital tokens tied to a distributed ledger that… Read More >>
