JPMorgan has added the HBAR Network to its reference set for large-scale, regulated asset tokenization, highlighting HBAR as an example for tokenized money market funds. The move signals growing institutional recognition for Hedera’s tokenization infrastructure.
State Street is focused on rebuilding traditional assets to run on faster, modern financial rails using blockchain technology, CEO Ronald O'Hanley said, emphasizing the effort is about infrastructure — not bitcoin.
Ripple and UC Berkeley’s UDAX accelerator has graduated nine startups whose projects have tokenized $58 million and launched on the XRPL mainnet. The milestone signals early momentum for tokenization and developer activity in the XRP ecosystem.
President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree letting companies in Belarus’ High-Tech Park integrate token services with traditional banking. The move formalizes a pathway for token issuance, custody and payment rails tied to banks.
South Korea approved legislation on Jan. 16, 2026 to integrate tokenized securities into its capital markets, enabling blockchain-based trading and settlement. The move is intended to modernize infrastructure and could attract fintech firms and new issuers to local markets.
Goldman Sachs is evaluating how crypto, tokenization and prediction markets could fit into its business and has held talks with prediction market platforms. The move reflects growing institutional interest in new digital-asset use cases and potential revenue streams.
A Miami property sale broke the city’s crypto real estate record after closing a $14 million transaction settled in USDT, facilitated by tokenization specialist Propy. The deal involved developers Ciprés and the Rilea Group.
SWIFT ran interoperability tests with Societe Generale-Forge’s EUR CoinVertible, claimed to be the first MiCA-compliant digital asset natively compatible with SWIFT’s framework. The trial focused on using the euro stablecoin for tokenized bond payment flows, signaling progress toward bank-grade rails for digital assets.
Galaxy has issued a $75 million tokenized collateralized loan obligation on Avalanche, anchored by a $50 million investment from Grove as tokenized RWAs top $20 billion marketwide.
EmCoin signed a memorandum of understanding with Crypto.com to broaden digital-asset access in the UAE, improve trading capabilities, and jointly explore asset tokenization. The deal sets a framework for collaboration though specific terms and timelines were not disclosed.