Executives discuss stablecoins and tokenized assets during a panel at WAIB Summit 2026 in Monaco.
Photo: Cointelegraph On March 18, the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s pilot proposal to support the trading of tokenized versions of high-volume stocks and securities
Days later, on March 24, the New York Stock Exchange partnered with tokenization platform Securitize to develop blockchain-based trading infrastructure for Wall Street, including tokenized shares of stocks and exchange-traded funds. Related: Equipment finance platform Trad.Fi to bring $650M in private credit onchain The initiative forms part of parent company Intercontinental Exchange’s plans for a tokenized securities venue featuring 24/7 trading, instant settlement, stablecoin-based funding and onchain settlement. The sector has also attracted significant investment.
On Thursday, Digital Asset Holdings raised $355 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm. The deal reportedly valued the company at around $2 billion. The capital will be used to expand Canton Network, a platform designed for financial institutions to tokenize and settle traditional securities while keeping sensitive data private.