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Tokenised real-world assets — debt, real estate, money-market funds — now carry most of the sector's institutional announcements. We track what is actually issued, custodied and redeemed, rather than what is promised in a press release. Every piece separates the pilot from the product, and the product from real use.
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25 August 2026 · 08:20 · 4 minIndia prepares a tokenized bond that needs two walletsIndia is preparing its first pilot issuance of tokenized corporate bonds for September, according to Reuters. The agency reported the plan on 24 August, citing three people with direct knowledge of the discussions. REC, a state-owned power-sector financier, would issue less than 5 billion rupees, about $57 million. The deal would be restricted to a selected group of investors and carry an initial three-month lock-up.
The reported design requires two accounts. One is a wholesale digital-rupee wallet supplied by a bank. The other, described as “DEMAT 2.0”, holds the bonds on a distributed ledger being developed by India’s depositories. Investors would pay with central-bank digital currency. A secondary market is expected in December, but only participants with both compatible wallets could trade.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, publicly confirmed the broader direction in May. Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator was exploring a corporate-bond pilot to test faster settlement, traceability, automated servicing and transparency. However, SEBI, the Reserve Bank of India and REC did not confirm this week’s reported timetable or parameters to Reuters. Those details therefore remain claims attributed to the agency’s sources, not an official launch notice.
23 August 2026 · 11:19 · 90 secFranklin targets Q4 to put BENJI into its fundsOn 20 August 2026, Franklin Templeton said it aims to place its tokenized BENJI money-market fund inside some conventional funds as early as the fourth quarter. The plan relies on a 12 August letter: SEC staff would not recommend enforcement if Franklin funds meet twelve custody and control conditions.
22 August 2026 · 11:16 · 90 secShinhan tests a won-denominated fund on Solana, with no launch dateShinhan Asset Management signed an agreement on August 21 with the Solana Foundation, Etherfuse and Orca to test a won-denominated tokenized fund. The prototype is intended to cover investor checks, issuance, distribution and liquidity. The planned fund would invest in short-term Korean bonds for overseas institutional investors.
21 August 2026 · 20:15 · 90 secStandard Chartered issues $200m note on Euroclear’s digital ledgerStandard Chartered said on August 20 that it issued $200m of three-year floating-rate debt directly on Euroclear’s regulated D-FMI digital infrastructure. The bank says it is the first global systemically important bank and the first UK issuer to use the platform.Structural change
21 August 2026 · 17:14 · 90 secInjective gains transfer agent status, institutional use remains unprovenInjective said on August 19 that its affiliate Injective Institutional Services is now registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as a transfer agent. It can maintain securities ownership records and process ownership changes within the applicable federal framework.
19 August 2026 · 12:14 · 90 secToyota Finance offers a tokenized bond without a brokerage accountToyota Finance opened applications on August 18 for a one-year tokenized bond sold directly through Toyota Wallet, with no brokerage account required. The offer is capped at ¥1 billion, starts at ¥100,000 and pays 1.720% annually. Applications close on September 2.
18 August 2026 · 18:17 · 90 secSecuritize launches HINC on four blockchains — with no fund AUM disclosedSecuritize launched HINC on August 18, a Neuberger-subadvised fund investing mainly in high-yield bonds, plus CLOs and leveraged loans. Its tokenized interests are being offered across Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana and Sui. Access remains limited to eligible investors after regulatory onboarding.
17 August 2026 · 08:38 · 7 minAFC raises CHF350m on SIX — the ‘largest’ digital-bond claim needs a caveatAFC raised CHF350m through a tokenized bond on SIX infrastructure. It is a regulated African first, but not the largest digital bond overall.
16 August 2026 · 13:16 · 7 minSEC cancels crypto meeting — its tokenization exemption remains unpublishedThe SEC cancelled its August 14 meeting without setting a new date. Its expected tokenized-securities exemption still has no public text or official timetable.
15 August 2026 · 18:19 · 7 minCrypto.com launches 1,500 ‘tokenized stocks’ — without shareholder rightsCrypto.com now offers 1,500 tokenized exposures to US equities. They are OTC derivatives, with no ownership or shareholder rights.
15 August 2026 · 13:19 · 7 minSecuritize lifts tokenized flows to $5.3bn — while revenue fallsSecuritize reports $5.3bn in tokenized flows for Q2. Assets expanded, but revenue declined and operating costs rose sharply.
13 August 2026 · 13:14 · 7 minMUFG tests JGB repo on Canton — without replacing the legal registerMUFG is launching a Japanese government bond repo proof of concept on Canton. Tokenized deposits or stablecoins may settle trades, but no onchain market has launched.
12 August 2026 · 08:20 · 7 minItaú joins ANBIMA’s tokenization pilot — without live moneyItaú and OpenAssets are testing tokenized securities in ANBIMA’s pilot. It is a concrete case, but still has no real investors, live money or proven efficiency.
11 August 2026 · 18:23 · 7 minCoinbase wins Abu Dhabi approval for tokenized share certificatesThe FSRA has cleared Coinbase to arrange and custody tokenized securities in Abu Dhabi. The first instrument is a certificate over shares, not a direct share.
11 August 2026 · 08:23 · 7 minBroadridge says its DLT repo platform processed $8 trillion in JulyBroadridge says DLR processed $8tn of repo trades in July. What that flow measures, why it matters and what it does not prove.
9 August 2026 · 08:00 · 7 minHSBC can settle digital securities in the UK — within limitsHSBC Orion can handle live digital securities in the UK sandbox. What the approval allows, where the limits sit and what remains unproven.