Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Capital has partnered with institutional real-world asset (RWA) infrastructure provider Kaio to explore tokenized access to private market investment strategies, marking a push from sovereign-linked capital into blockchain rails. The companies said on Tuesday that the initiative will assess how Kaio’s digital framework can enable institutional and accredited investors to access Mubadala Capital’s private market products onchain. The move signals interest in using RWA tokenization as a technological upgrade and a distribution layer for alternative assets traditionally gated behind high minimums, multi-year lockups and geographic limits. While…
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Tokenized Treasuries expected to drive 2026 RWA growth: CoinShares
Digital asset investment company CoinShares predicts that the surge in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in 2025 will continue into 2026, driven by increasing global demand for dollar yield. In its 2026 Digital Asset Outlook report, CoinShares said tokenized RWAs saw strong growth in 2025, led by tokenized US Treasurys. According to the report, onchain Treasurys more than doubled this year, climbing from $3.91 billion to $8.68 billion. Private credit nearly doubled as well, rising from $9.85 billion to $18.58 billion over the same period. “Tokenisation has materially moved beyond the…
Ripple, Big VCs Back OpenEden to Scale Tokenized US Treasurys
Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform OpenEden has closed an investment round backed by major trading firms, venture capital funds, blockchain networks and institutional infrastructure providers to scale tokenized US Treasurys. The round follows OpenEden’s 2024 raise with YZi Labs and comes as tokenized versions of short-dated government debt have become one of crypto’s fastest-growing niches in 2025, the firm said in a Tuesday press release. “As tokenization scales in adoption, institutions and protocols are seeking trusted, compliant infrastructure to bring traditional assets on-chain,” Jeremy Ng, founder and CEO of OpenEden,…
Kalshi brings tokenized event contracts to Solana
Key Takeaways Kalshi, a regulated prediction market platform, has launched tokenized event contracts on the Solana blockchain. The platform’s integration with Solana enables onchain trading of event outcomes, expanding its market reach to the crypto ecosystem. Share this article Kalshi, a regulated prediction market platform, today launched tokenized event contracts on Solana, bringing on-chain trading of event outcomes to the blockchain network. Kalshi operates as a regulated prediction market platform that enables trading on event outcomes through legal contracts. The expansion to Solana represents the company’s move into on-chain operations…
Nasdaq Digital Assets Head Says Tokenized Stocks Are A Priority
The US Nasdaq stock exchange is making SEC approval of its proposal to offer tokenized versions of stocks listed on the exchange a top priority, according to the exchange’s crypto chief. “We’ll just move as fast as we can,” Nasdaq’s head of digital assets strategy, Matt Savarese, said during an interview with CNBC on Thursday, when asked whether the SEC could approve the proposal this year. “I think what we have to really evaluate where the public comments come back in and then answer and respond to the SEC questions…
Amundi Launches First Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has introduced its first tokenized share class for a euro money market fund. The fund is now offered in a hybrid structure, allowing investors to choose between the traditional version and the new blockchain-based one. The first transaction was recorded on the Ethereum network on Nov. 4. The rollout was developed in collaboration with CACEIS, a European asset-servicing group that provided the tokenization infrastructure, investor wallets, and the digital order system used to process subscriptions and redemptions. According to the companies, tokenizing the fund streamlines…
Ondo Invests $25M in Figure’s YLDS to Boost Tokenized Fund
Ondo Finance has purchased $25 million of YLDS, the yield-bearing stablecoin issued by Figure Technology Solutions, to diversify the assets backing its tokenized US Treasurys fund. The company said Monday that YLDS will be added to a reserves portfolio that already includes tokenized Treasury products from major asset managers, including funds issued by BlackRock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and WisdomTree. Designed for institutional investors, the Ondo Short-Term US Government Bond Fund (OUSG) offers onchain exposure to Treasurys with 24/7 redemptions and an estimated annual return of 3.68%. The tokenized fund has…
HSBC To Launch Tokenized Deposits In US And UAE in 2026
Global megabank HSBC is doubling down on tokenization over stablecoins as global banks rush to keep pace in the stablecoin race. HSBC Holdings will start offering tokenized deposits to its corporate clients in the US and the United Arab Emirates in the first half of 2026, according to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday. The Tokenized Deposit Service (TDS) by HSBC enables clients to send money domestically and abroad in seconds around the clock, said Manish Kohli, HSBC’s global head of payments solutions. “The topic of tokenization, stablecoins, digital money and…
FDIC Considering Tokenized Deposit Insurance, Stablecoin Applications
The acting chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the regulatory body overseeing banks in the US, is reportedly considering guidance for tokenized deposit insurance and plans to launch an application process for stablecoins by year’s end. Acting FDIC Chair Travis Hill, who has made bullish statements about tokenization in the past, told the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Fintech Conference on Thursday that the regulator will eventually release guidance around tokenized deposit insurance, according to reports. The FDIC protects depositors in the event of a bank failure and…
xStocks Surpasses $10B as Tokenized Stocks Gain Momentum
XStocks, a tokenized equity platform created by real-world asset (RWA) tokenization firm Backed and crypto exchange Kraken, has surpassed $10 billion in total transaction volume just over four months after its launch, signaling a growing appetite for tokenized investment products. The platform debuted earlier this year with more than 60 tokenized equities, including Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla and Meta Platforms, as well as several exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Each xStock token is fully backed 1:1 by the underlying equity or ETF, issued by Backed in partnership with Kraken. XStocks operates across Ethereum,…