Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz said $XRP’s use case is expanding as the $XRP Ledger supports issued assets, tokenised real-world assets and a growing range of financial products such as securities, funds, repo transactions and loans.

The crypto sector is preparing for a week packed with major token unlocks, sparking speculation among investors. The market is set to see a cumulative $938 million worth of token unlocks from June 8 to June 14. According to data from DefiLlama,

The tokenized stock market has accelerated sharply. In May, the total amount of funds in this segment grew from roughly $995 million to more than $1.6 billion, according to RWA.xyz data.

In a new report, JPMorgan Chase stated that tokenised money market funds still account for only around 5% of the total stablecoin market despite their ability to generate yield. The bank noted that participants in the cryptocurrency market continue to prefer stablecoins because they have become the primary monetary instrument of the ecosystem for trading, collateral management, settlements, cross-border payments, and liquidity management across centralised exchanges (CEXs) and decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols.

The mechanism would allow companies to experiment with tokenized stocks without immediately violating US securities laws. According to Bloomberg’s sources, the SEC is considering allowing the trading of tokens created by third parties without approval from the stock issuers themselves.

According to Bloomberg, citing filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BlackRock is preparing to launch two tokenized money market funds designed for investors who store funds in stablecoins and crypto wallets instead of traditional bank accounts.

Bitwise Asset Management is entering the tokenized fund market by acquiring USCC, a crypto fund with a portfolio valued at $277.8 million that will retain its ticker, smart contracts, and token address. The move allows Bitwise to launch its first tokenized fund, while Superstate will continue supporting the blockchain infrastructure.

The market for tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds on Ethereum has reached a new all-time high. The segment’s market capitalization climbed to $8 billion, according to Token Terminal.

The crypto market will face a new wave of token unlocks worth over $221 million in the third week of April 2026. Major projects, including Connex (CONX), Arbitrum ($ARB), and deBridge (DBR), will release previously locked tokens over the next seven days.

Securitize has tokenised the common shares of Currenc Group Inc. (CURR), a company listed on Nasdaq. According to the company, these are the first publicly traded shares tokenised at the protocol level and made available simultaneously on the Ethereum and Solana blockchains.

On March 25, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced that the country is moving from experimental trials to real-world implementation of tokenized assets and wholesale digital currencies.

The notice published on March 18 formalized the position Atkins had previously outlined at the DC Blockchain Summit: most cryptocurrencies are not covered by federal securities laws. The only class of crypto assets that remains under SEC jurisdiction is tokenized traditional securities.

Indeed, for a long time institutional players faced a difficult choice. The debate between proponents of private and public blockchains determined every financial decision. Undoubtedly, private networks offered confidentiality, regulatory compliance, and controlled settlement.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule change allowing the Nasdaq exchange to trade securities in tokenized form. Today’s official decision became an important step in the integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology.

The cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has expanded its spot market by adding tokenized assets from Ondo Global Markets. The platform now offers U.S. stocks, index ETFs, and instruments linked to precious metals, according to a press release.

Nasdaq, in partnership with the digital asset platform Kraken, will offer trading in tokenized versions of publicly traded stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.