ESMA Opens Call for Evidence on Tokenised Collateral for EU CCPs
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, on Friday, 9 October 2026 launched a Call for Evidence on the potential use of tokenised collateral by central counterparties (CCPs), inviting all interested stakeholders to…
Securitize Debuts 1:1-Backed U.S. Stock Entitlements on Solana
Securitize, Inc. on October 8, 2026 announced the launch of Securitize Stocks, tokenized U.S. equities backed one for one by underlying shares and structured as security entitlements, initially trading on the company’s registered broker-dealer platform on Solana for eligible investors…
Securitize and LG CNS to Co-Develop Tokenized Funds and Bonds in Korea
Securitize and LG CNS announced a strategic partnership on October 6, 2026, to advance the development of tokenized assets and digital asset infrastructure in the Korean financial market, Securitize said in an announcement. The collaboration, established under a Memorandum of…
Solana Foundation Releases Open-Source Atomic DvP Settlement Program
The Solana Foundation on October 6, 2026 announced Solana DvP, an open-source escrow program that offers financial institutions an open-sourced API for atomic delivery-versus-payment settlement on Solana. The New York-datelined announcement said J.P. Morgan provided input on institutional settlement practices…
Securitize Adds ADI Chain to Multichain Tokenization Ecosystem
ADI Foundation announced on September 30, 2026 that Securitize is integrating with ADI Chain, a move the organizations said expands the network’s institutional tokenization capabilities and creates new infrastructure for regulated financial assets to move onchain. The announcement carried an…
ARK Invest and Securitize Tokenize ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum
ARK Invest and Securitize Corp. announced on September 24, 2026 the tokenization of the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) through Securitize, according to the companies’ announcement posted on Securitize’s investor-relations site. Upon release, tokenized ARKVX will be available on Ethereum, with…
FCA Files High Court Claim Against Loan-Note Seller Hunter Jones
The Financial Conduct Authority has begun High Court proceedings against Osborne Baldwin Limited, which trades as Hunter Jones and Hunter Jones Group, alleging that the loan-note seller carries out regulated activity without authorisation. The regulator announced the action on 21…
On-Chain Transfer Agents: Investor Records and Compliance
What transfer agents do in a tokenized securities system, including identity mapping, wallet allowlists, ownership records, issuance, transfers, lost-key recovery, and reconciliation.
SEC Grants Five-Year Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Stock Venues
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 17, 2026, issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to Tokenized Securities Venues, each a “TSV,” from the definition of “exchange” in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), permitting the…
Corporate Actions for Digital Securities
How record dates, holder identity, entitlement calculations, payment, voting, splits, mergers, and redemptions must remain synchronized across token and conventional records.
What Gets Tokenized? Assets, Wrappers, Claims, and Registries
A rights-first method for determining whether a token represents an asset, a fund share, a contractual claim, a security entitlement, or only a record maintained by an intermediary.
Nasdaq Ventures to Invest $100 Million in Kraken Parent Payward
Nasdaq announced on September 10, 2026 an expansion of its relationship with Payward, the parent company of crypto platform Kraken, including an agreement by Nasdaq Ventures to invest $100 million in Payward. The company’s announcement also covers continued advancement of…
The Tokenization Lifecycle: From Legal Rights to Ownership
A lifecycle guide to structuring, issuing, distributing, holding, trading, settling and redeeming tokenized assets while keeping legal and ledger records aligned.
Securitize and Socios.com Plan Tokenized Stakes in Pro Sports Teams
Securitize Corp. and Socios.com announced a strategic partnership on September 2, 2026 to develop regulated tokenized equity offerings involving minority interests in professional sports teams, according to a Securitize announcement. Under the partnership, the companies plan to work with sports…
London Stock Exchange Targets 2027 xStocks Trading in Payward Deal
The London Stock Exchange announced on September 1, 2026 that it plans to launch UK tokenised equity structures and has formed a partnership with Payward, the financial infrastructure platform behind the xStocks tokenised equities framework, to explore how regulated market…
