Tagged: digital securities

March 6, 2026 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant step toward regulatory clarity in the evolving digital asset space, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) jointly released new guidance and feedback on key issues. The document addresses… Read More

December 31, 2025 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group, a firm focused on enabling blockchain-powered multi-asset infrastructure, announced that the alternative trading system (ATS) operated by its broker-dealer subsidiary can now facilitate the trading of crypto asset securities that are directly custodied on-chain by customers in their own self-hosted wallets. Transactions in those… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:FIGR), a top blockchain-focused public firm, says it is aiming to trade digital securities; blockchain native equity. Everyone knows that all securities will eventually be digital. Figure is a company that is doing it today.  Figure has filed an S-1 registration statement… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

SIX, the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange, will bring its digital asset group SDX in-house as it moves closer to becoming a marketplace based on blockchain technology. In May, it was announced that digital bonds issued on SDX would be traded exclusively on SIX… Read More

September 18, 2025 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating its intent to enter the age of tokenized, or digital securities. While insiders have long anticipated this inevitable evolution of securities markets, the fact that one of the largest securities exchanges in the… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 10:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Nasdaq and tokenized stocks, digital asset treasuries, and Justin Sun had Web3 talking this past week. Nasdaq’s bet on tokenized stocks “If the SEC allows tokenized equities to be traded on the Nasdaq, it would mark a watershed moment for the crypto industry –… Read More

September 10, 2025 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nasdaq has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer tokenized securities. Tokenization, or digital securities, can leverage technology to issue and manage securities more easily. Tokenization is an inevitable evolution and a change that can benefit all parties, including platforms that offer… Read More

August 28, 2025 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has issued a demand that regulators must crack down on digital assets that “mimic equities.” This references the concept of tokenization or digital securities. These digital assets will eventually replace their analog relative, but it appears legacy exchanges are… Read More

July 2, 2025 @ 6:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The CLARITY Act, or the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (HR 3633), is expected to move to a House floor vote as soon as next week. Sponsored by Representative French Hill, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the legislation aims to… Read More

June 11, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The launch of Securitize’s DS Protocol whitepaper reflects a key moment in the fusion of blockchain and traditional finance. Published recently, the document has been released as the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation nears full enforcement by December 2024, shaping the landscape for… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s capital markets, a key part of its financial ecosystem, are undergoing a digital transformation driven by distributed ledger technology (DLT) and securities tokenization. A report by TheCityUK and Hogan Lovells, titled “The Digitalisation of UK Capital Markets: Digitalised Financial Market Infrastructure and Tokenised Bonds,”… Read More

April 9, 2025 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) announced that SEI Investments (Europe) Limited will partner with Ctrl Alt, a tokenization platform, and participate in the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). The DSS aims to facilitate innovation in market infrastructure and protect financial stability and market integrity by “evaluating… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 6:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow, April 8, 2025, the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Fintech and AI, part of the House Financial Services Committee, will hold a hearing to discuss digital assets and securities. While the hearing memo is rather brief, there is a dire need to update existing securities… Read More

April 8, 2025 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Apollo Funds has committed money to back Plume, according to a note from the company. Deal terms were not revealed. Plume is a blockchain built specifically for Real World Assets or RWAs. Plume says it is building an EVM compatible environment to transform traditional financial… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Fintech and AI, has scheduled a hearing for April 9, 2025, to discuss tokenization or digital securities. The hearing is entitled: American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: Aligning the US Securities Laws for the… Read More

April 4, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ctrl Alt will explore tokenization in the Bank of England’s Digital Securities Sandbox, analyzing how digital ledger technology can improve efficiencies whilst working with the FCA to “integrate these innovative models into new frameworks.” As confirmed in the announcement, Ctrl Alt has been officially admitted… Read More

March 18, 2025 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group Inc., a technology solutions provider for capital markets, announces that the full tokenization of its Series-A Preferred Equity Security (TZROP) is complete and, at the time TZROP was “fully tokenized, it became the first digital asset security to be custodied by tZERO’s Special… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital security enabler Securitize has announced that it will utilize Redstone as its blockchain oracle to support tokenized assets on DeFi ecosystems. Securitize is one of the leading, regulated  tokenization platforms in the world. The company works with big institutions including Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane,… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

  Georgia Quinn has joined Securitize as its Chief Legal Officer. Quinn, well known in the Fintech sector, previously was General Counsel at Anchorage Digital, the only federally chartered digital asset bank, but has worked at several prominent Fintechs and large law firms focusing on… Read More

December 22, 2024 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Obligate, the provider of blockchain-based capital markets infrastructure,  announced its go-live of private debt product listings on Archax, the UK-regulated digital asset platform. Via this partnership, Archax’s users can access digital debt securities issued on the Obligate infrastructure by firms from the traditional as well… Read More