IMF Says Tokenization Boosts Efficiency but Raises Financial Stability Risks
The IMF highlights tokenization’s potential to improve finance while warning of risks to stability, capital flows, and monetary sovereignty.
The Tokenized Funds topic follows the rapid emergence of investment vehicles brought on-chain, including tokenized money market funds, investment portfolios, index products, and professionally managed asset pools. This section reports on institutional issuers, regulatory developments, fund performance, yield opportunities, and the infrastructure enabling traditional investment products to operate on blockchain rails. It also highlights liquidity growth, cross-border accessibility, transparency benefits, and the expansion of tokenized fund offerings across global markets. Readers gain insights into how asset managers, fintech firms, and DeFi platforms are reshaping capital markets by transforming conventional funds into programmable digital assets.
The IMF highlights tokenization’s potential to improve finance while warning of risks to stability, capital flows, and monetary sovereignty.
Ripple adds digital asset capabilities to its treasury platform, enabling companies to manage crypto and fiat in one system.
NYSE teams up with Securitize to build infrastructure for tokenized securities and blockchain-based settlement.
Coinbase expands its “everything exchange” vision with 24/7 stock perpetual futures for non-US traders, offering leveraged exposure to major equities.
Nasdaq has received SEC approval to pilot tokenized trading of stocks and ETFs, marking a controlled step toward blockchain integration in traditional markets.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their longest inflow streak since October 2025, though total capital entering the funds remains far below last year’s peak levels.
Visa and Coinbase are building rival infrastructures for AI-driven payments as autonomous agents begin executing microtransactions across the internet economy.
Crypto trading and lending firm Blockfills has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending withdrawals and reporting about $75 million in losses. The restructuring follows legal…
An Australian Senate committee has recommended passing a bill that would require crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms to obtain financial services licenses.
Hong Kong regulators are reportedly preparing to issue the city’s first stablecoin licenses, with HSBC and a Standard Chartered-led venture expected among the initial approved issuers.