Crypto Brief
Nasdaq CEO Says Tokenization Could Unlock Tens of Billions
Nasdaq’s Adena Friedman says tokenized collateral could free tens of billions in capital, but 24/7 markets require continuous risk management.
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Nasdaq’s Adena Friedman says tokenized collateral could free tens of billions in capital, but 24/7 markets require continuous risk management.
BlackRock-backed Securitize is integrating with ADI Chain to expand regulated tokenization services for financial products across global markets.
Binance Wallet has integrated technical access to PancakeSwap’s new Pre-Access Portal, allowing eligible self-custody users to subscribe to tokenized, indirect private-company exposure ahead of prospective public listings.
Powered by Veda, Sentora, and Kamino, xStocks vaults allow eligible users to earn auto-compounding yields on Nvidia and major index fund tokens by supplying them as collateral in decentralized lending markets.
Bitfinex Securities has completed its largest tokenized capital raise to date, securing $50 million for metals company Alkemya through the issuance of ALKN security tokens backed by physical nickel reserves.
Binance bStocks has overtaken Kraken’s xStocks to become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer by total value, reaching over $610 million within two months of launch.
Anchorpoint Financial, a joint venture backed by Standard Chartered Hong Kong, HKT, and Animoca Brands, has pushed the public launch of its Hong Kong dollar-pegged stablecoin, HKDAP, into August.
Competition among Robinhood Chain launchpads is intensifying. Platform Pons has unveiled its V2 upgrade, introducing Uniswap V4 liquidity hooks and custom trading pairs backed by tokenized real-world equities.
Ondo Finance now permits traders to post tokenized S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 ETFs directly as collateral for perpetual futures positions.
South Korea is accelerating its sovereign digital currency infrastructure. The central bank's upcoming pilot expansion aims to bridge wholesale settlement networks with everyday, tokenized commercial bank deposits.