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 >>
Full Tokenization Support Coming in October: DTCC
Officials at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) say the post-trade market infrastructure provider in July of this year will facilitate initial, limited production trades of real-world assets tokenized via the Depository Trust Company (DTC). In addition, later this year, in October, the DTC will fully launch its tokenization service. “In December 2025, DTC… 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 >>
Northern Trust Readies Tokenized Asset Custody via Canton Network
Northern Trust is collaborating with Digital Asset Holdings, the founder of the Canton Network, a public blockchain developed for financial services firms in need of secure and interoperable transactions. The collaboration will need the Canton Network for the custody capabilities for tokenized financial assets to come. The Northern Trust effort is in response to its… Read More >>
