TradFi & Fintech

Robinhood Chain ranks second with 1.3 million holders, ahead of Solana’s 997,000, in Token Terminal’s latest update. The metric measures token balances, not distinct investors.

Banks can instruct tokenized-deposit transactions using existing payment messages, while final settlement remains on established banking systems.

US retail investors can subscribe through Securitize, while fund buybacks remain limited to quarterly repurchase offers.

Discounts undermine share-funded token accumulation, though Strategy’s latest filing shows purchases can continue using existing cash.

Three portfolio tokens are available on Ethereum and BNB Chain for eligible non-US investors. BlackRock supplies the models; Ondo manages the products.

Optimism’s X post names a tokenized bond as the first product, while its same-day blog names two tokenized funds. Korea’s first regulatory phase starts in February 2027.

Sources told CoinDesk the all-stock deal is worth more than $60 million; the transaction remains subject to regulatory approval.

The exploratory project would first move deposits among participating institutions, while a US counterpart names its operator and payment rails.

Approved institutions can now swap existing share inventory for Ondo Stocks through Alpaca, removing the separate cash funding required by the platform’s existing issuance flow.

The agreement would connect the crypto platform to NYSE’s planned digital venue and add two-way distribution of stock and crypto market data.