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Digital asset and tokenization infrastructure development

Overview

Financial technology firms are introducing new infrastructures to integrate digital assets into both institutional and retail markets. Initial developments included Caplin Systems launching a white-label trading solution to move institutional workflows toward unified infrastructure. Concurrently, SpaceTrade expanded its platform to connect cryptocurrency wallets and asset management with daily utility services. Subsequent efforts focused on bridging traditional and digital asset markets through enhanced connectivity and tokenization. EDX Markets integrated the Fireblocks Network Link to reduce liquidity fragmentation, while Broadridge Financial Solutions introduced DLX, a modular platform designed to manage the full lifecycle of traditional and tokenized assets via a multi-chain architecture. Recent developments indicate an expansion into the tokenized US securities market following new regulatory pathways. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established an “Innovation Exemption,” allowing specific venues to facilitate trading in tokenized National Market System stocks under certain conditions. In response, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Blockchain.com have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore systems for accessing tokenized versions of US-listed stocks and ETFs. Additionally, MoonPay acquired North Capital Investment Technology in a deal valued at over $60 million to leverage its brokerage services and SEC licenses for the mass adoption of tokenized real-world assets. Furthering this shift, the ‘Issuer Sponsored Token Coalition’—comprising Bullish, Equiniti, Alpaca, Apex Fintech Solutions, and DriveWealth—has formed to establish technical standards. The coalition aims to ensure tokenized shares are directly linked to official shareholder registers, preserving legal and economic rights such as voting and dividends. Members plan to meet at the NYSE on October 27 to discuss connecting public companies to blockchain-based settlement and custody systems. In the private markets, DTCC and iCapital have entered a strategic collaboration to modernize infrastructure through automation and standardization.

Entities

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission · New York Stock Exchange · Tom Farley · Caplin Systems · iCapital

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    DTCC and iCapital partner to modernize private market infrastructure

    DTCC and iCapital are partnering to automate and standardize private market infrastructure, integrating their platforms to improve data exchange and exploring asset tokenization technologies.

  2. [BUSINESS] 9 sources
    Bullish and Equiniti lead new coalition for tokenized securities

    Bullish, Equiniti, and four other financial firms have launched a coalition to create standards for tokenized securities that preserve actual shareholder rights like voting and dividends.

  3. [BUSINESS] 8 sources
    Financial firms expand into tokenized US securities market

    Major financial players including NYSE, Blockchain.com, and MoonPay are expanding into tokenized securities following new SEC regulatory pathways for blockchain-based stock trading.

  4. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Financial firms launch new digital asset and tokenization infrastructures

    EDX Markets and Broadridge Financial Solutions have launched new digital asset infrastructures to streamline institutional trading, tokenization, and asset management across traditional and blockchain networks.

  5. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Digital asset firms launch new institutional and retail trading solutions

    Caplin Systems launched a hosted digital asset trading platform for institutions, while SpaceTrade expanded its platform to integrate cryptocurrency with everyday utility payments.

Sources

a-teaminsight.com · bitcoinethereumnews.com · bitcoinist.com · bittimes.net · blockchainreporter.net · blockchainseoul.kr · cointrust.com · cryptobriefing.com · dailytrust.com.ng · fortune.com · klamm.de · lawyer-monthly.com · lidermedia.hr · news.bitcoin.com · news.trijo.co · newsbtc.com · spacemoney.com.br · tokenpost.com · tokenpost.kr · world-today-news.com

This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history