Tokenization


CoinDesk Indices

Onboarding the Buy-Side to Blockchain Rails

The right systems and processes must be in place to properly tokenize the trillions of dollars worth of potential real-world assets, says Blue Water Financial Technologies’ Peter Gaffney.

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Finance

Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized U.S. Treasury Fund to European Investors

The asset manager's U.S.-registered version of the fund Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund has attracted $580 million in assets.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton President and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

DeFi Platform MANTRA Secures Dubai License, Expanding Global Reach

The platform recently added Google as a primary validator and infrastructure to its blockchain.

John Patrick Mullin, CEO & Co-Founder of MANTRA, and Richard Widmann, Global Head of Crypto Strategy at Google Cloud, speak at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Finance

Franklin Templeton Expands $594M Market Money Fund to Solana

The move comes after Securitize linked to Solana to bring tokenized real-world assets to the network.

Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton president and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Opinion

RWA Tokenization Is Going to Trillions Much Faster Than You Think

A new report from Security Token Market forecasts $30 trillion in asset tokenization by 2030, led by stocks, real estate, bonds and gold.

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Policy

U.S. Regulator Pursuing Tokenization Pilot to Tap Stablecoins as Collateral

Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief tapped by President Donald Trump, is hosting a CEO summit on one of her longstanding policy aims.

Caroline Pham, acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Markets

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Buys $470K ONDO Tokens

The investment occurred as Ondo announced the introduction of its own blockchain for tokenized assets.

President Donald Trump (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

Finance

Ondo Finance Unveils Layer-1 Network for Tokenized Assets

CEO Nathan Allman said "financial markets are overdue for an upgrade" as tokenization efforts gather steam globally.

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Markets

Ondo Finance Unveils Tokenization Platform to Bring Stocks, Bonds, and ETFs Onchain

Ondo takes steps to accelerate the onboarding of traditional assets to the blockchain rails.

Ondo introduce new platform to tokenize stocks, bonds and ETFs. (geralt/Pixabay)

Markets

Real-World Asset Tokens Lead Crypto Rebound as Tokenization Narrative Gathers Steam

Ondo Finance's native token, MANTRA's OM and Chintai's CHEX posted double-digit gains during the crypto rebound, while many altcoins still nursed losses.

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