Trust Wallet has introduced bStocks, a tokenized stock product built on BNB Smart Chain. The assets represent major US-listed companies such as Tesla, Nvidia, and Circle and are issued as BEP-20 tokens backed 1:1 by real shares held...
Minna no Bank, a digital banking subsidiary of Fukuoka Financial Group, has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore-based Web3 payments company Slash to develop stablecoin payment infrastructure and expand access to blockchain-based financial services in Japan. The companies...
South Korea could begin taxing tokenized stocks as early as the second half of 2026, according to comments from the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, pointing to a major change in one of the fastest-growing areas of...
RedotPay has secured Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration in Mexico, marking another step in the company’s effort to expand regulated stablecoin payment services across Latin America. The approval allows RedotPay to conduct virtual asset operations under Mexico’s...
EX.IO, a licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platform in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (grBENJI) for professional investors. The product is a tokenized version of a traditional U.S. government money...
Ratio has partnered with IDRX to develop blockchain-based settlement and remittance infrastructure linking Indonesia with the rest of Asia. The collaboration is focused on improving how the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) is used in cross-border payments, which are currently...
DBS Bank has announced plans to offer tokenized physical gold to retail investors in Singapore. The product, called DBS Physical Gold Tokens, will be available through its digibank app in the second half of 2026. Each token will...
Japan’s parliament is preparing to pass a new bill that will bring cryptocurrencies under the same regulatory framework as stocks. The legislation, which has already cleared the lower house, classifies crypto assets as financial instruments and introduces stricter...
Osaka Exchange, a subsidiary of Japan Exchange Group (JPX), plans to introduce Bitcoin futures in 2028 as part of preparations for a regulated crypto investment market. The move is aimed at supporting institutional investors who will likely enter...
KB Kookmin Bank has issued South Korea’s first U.S. dollar-denominated digital bond using blockchain technology. The $100 million, two-year bond was arranged solely by HSBC and marks a new step in the country’s use of blockchain for capital...
