SIX & Pictet tokenize bonds on SDX for the first time – fractional investing and automated rebalancing launch pilot for asset managers.
Blockchain
Robinhood launches ETH & SOL staking in the U.S., tokenized stocks via Arbitrum in Europe – a strategic move into the crypto business.
Dinari becomes the first US company to receive SEC broker-dealer license for tokenized stocks – dShares soon available for US platforms.
Hong Kong tests Chainlink CCIP for cross-border CBDC payments – pilot project links e-HKD with stablecoins and smart contracts.
Dubai launches real estate tokenization on XRP Ledger: Prypco Mint enables fractional ownership from 540 USD – 16 billion USD target by 2033.
BX Digital, which received the first FINMA license for a DLT trading system in mid-March, announces the first five trading participants.
Fidelity introduces a new blockchain-based share class for its money market fund, the Fidelity Treasury Digital Fund (FYHXX).
ZKB has, in collaboration with UBS, exchanged blockchain-based instructions for the trading of fund shares for the first time.
Is Bitcoin becoming paper gold? Rising ETF exposure fuels concerns over custody, transparency, and proof of reserves.
Sparkassen, KBC, and other banks will soon offer Bitcoin & Ethereum directly in online banking – crypto is becoming a standard product in Europe.
