Mass tokenization may be moving from a concept to reality.
In just 10 days, major regulators, banks, exchanges and financial institutions across the US, Europe, the UK and Canada made moves toward bringing traditional finance onchain.
Here’s what changed:
1. The SEC approved an “Innovation Exemption” for certain onchain venues trading tokenized US stocks.
2. DTCC, which holds $114T in US securities, is targeting Q4 2026 for its tokenization service.
3. The ECB launched Pontes for settling tokenized assets directly in central bank money.
4. NYSE partnered with Blockchain.com to explore tokenized US stocks and ETFs for its 44M accounts, pending regulatory approval.
5. The CFTC expanded the ability of US brokers to handle tokenized assets.
6. Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays completed interbank transactions using tokenized deposits in the UK.
7. Canada’s six largest banks are exploring tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits.
8. IBM connected its platform with Swift’s blockchain ledger in beta for 24/7 movement of tokenized deposits.
9. Ondo launched three tokenized portfolios using strategies developed by BlackRock for non-US investors.
10. Aave now supports USDC borrowing against seven Coinbase tokenized stocks for eligible non-US users.
11. ARK is tokenizing its venture fund, giving investors exposure to a portfolio that includes OpenAI and Anthropic.
The bigger picture:
Stocks, ETFs, funds, bank deposits and collateral are increasingly being represented onchain.
The infrastructure is being built by some of the biggest names in global finance — and 2026 could be the year tokenization moves from experimentation toward mainstream financial infrastructure.
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In just 10 days, major regulators, banks, exchanges and financial institutions across the US, Europe, the UK and Canada made moves toward bringing traditional finance onchain.
Here’s what changed:
1. The SEC approved an “Innovation Exemption” for certain onchain venues trading tokenized US stocks.
2. DTCC, which holds $114T in US securities, is targeting Q4 2026 for its tokenization service.
3. The ECB launched Pontes for settling tokenized assets directly in central bank money.
4. NYSE partnered with Blockchain.com to explore tokenized US stocks and ETFs for its 44M accounts, pending regulatory approval.
5. The CFTC expanded the ability of US brokers to handle tokenized assets.
6. Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays completed interbank transactions using tokenized deposits in the UK.
7. Canada’s six largest banks are exploring tokenized Canadian-dollar deposits.
8. IBM connected its platform with Swift’s blockchain ledger in beta for 24/7 movement of tokenized deposits.
9. Ondo launched three tokenized portfolios using strategies developed by BlackRock for non-US investors.
10. Aave now supports USDC borrowing against seven Coinbase tokenized stocks for eligible non-US users.
11. ARK is tokenizing its venture fund, giving investors exposure to a portfolio that includes OpenAI and Anthropic.
The bigger picture:
Stocks, ETFs, funds, bank deposits and collateral are increasingly being represented onchain.
The infrastructure is being built by some of the biggest names in global finance — and 2026 could be the year tokenization moves from experimentation toward mainstream financial infrastructure.
$QNT
$SKY
$NEXO
