Binance has officially integrated Ondo Finance into its new platform, Binance Alpha. With this, the users are allowed to trade tokenized versions of major US stocks like Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia. “Tokenization is taking over,” said Ondo on 25 February 2026, on X. “Hundreds of millions of new users just got access to the world’s most traded securities.” The move brings Wall Street assets directly onto the blockchain, bypassing the traditional 9-to-5 brokerage hours and limitations. For the first time on ...

Core Insights - The SEC has introduced an "innovation exemption" to facilitate trading of tokenized securities in U.S. markets, creating a regulatory sandbox for Real World Assets (RWAs) [1][2] - The proposal allows issuers to collaborate with specialist transfer agents to whitelist token holders for on-chain trading, with strict volume caps and temporary duration periods to test stability [2][3] - The SEC is responding to the growing interest in tokenized stocks, as traditional finance (TradFi) institutions are increasingly adopting blockchain settlement [3][4] Regulatory Framework - The SEC's new framework emphasizes that tokenized securities remain classified as securities, focusing on integrating technology while maintaining investor protections [6] - Issuers will be allowed to test novel platforms, likely involving DeFi Automated Market Makers (AMMs) on permissionless chains, under strict compliance with disclosure and custody rules [7] - This incremental approach contrasts with other global jurisdictions, where authorities are tightening regulations on crypto [7] Market Implications - The regulatory clarity provided by the SEC is expected to pave the way for major ETF launches and staking products from firms like Grayscale and Canary Capital [5] - Nasdaq is seeking to update its rules to allow stocks and exchange-traded products to exist in both traditional and blockchain-based forms, maintaining current trading mechanisms [3][4]

With RWAs now a $2B pillar and payments and stablecoins reinforcing settlement demand, BNB Chain is positioning itself as a high-throughput, institution-friendly settlement layer heading into 2026. ...

RT hadron_tether (@hadron_tether)$6B in tokenized commodities isn’t a milestone for tokens.It’s a milestone for operations.As RWAs grow, the challenge shifts from “minting” to governance, monitoring and compliance at scale.That’s the layer Hadron by @tether focuses!https://t.co/SaWIY69Gv2 ...

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RT Sergey Nazarov (@SergeyNazarov)Cycles are a normal part of the crypto industry, what is important is what those cycles reveal about how far the industry has progressed and what next stage/trends of adoption/value creation will go on to define the industry.So far this cycle reveals two key things for me:Firstly, there have been no large risk management failures leading to large institutional failures or widespread systemic risks. In the previous cycle you had FTX and multiple lenders cleaned out through l ...

RT Sergey Nazarov (@SergeyNazarov)Cycles are a normal part of the crypto industry, what is important is what those cycles reveal about how far the industry has progressed and what next stage/trends of adoption/value creation will go on to define the industry.So far this cycle reveals two key things for me:Firstly, there have been no large risk management failures leading to large institutional failures or widespread systemic risks. In the previous cycle you had FTX and multiple lenders cleaned out through l ...

Real-time markets. RWAs you can use. Consumer-scale AI.Things move fast on Sei. Here’s what you might have missed ↓🔴 @OndoFinance launched USDY on Sei, bringing tokenized U.S. Treasuries to real-time settlement: https://t.co/BehTFcfj9S🔴 DeFi protocols on Sei moved quickly to integrate, with USDY already live across @Saphyre_xyz, @TakaraLend, @YeiFinance, @carina_finance, and more: https://t.co/cImum2MKq7🔴 @circle crosschain forwarding is now live for CCTP on Sei: https://t.co/Yl5VyhWvet🔴 The v6.3 mainnet up ...

State of @avax Q4Key Update: Avalanche saw a breakout quarter for RWAs, with TVL surging 68.6% QoQ as BlackRock’s BUIDL fund deployed $500M to the network.Growth was further bolstered by FIS’ tokenized loan pools and the launch of the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index via @DinariGlobal and @SPDJIndices.QoQ Metrics 📊• RWA TVL ⬆️ 68.6% to $950M+• Avg. daily transactions ⬆️ 63.0% to 2.1M• Active L1s ⬆️ 10.3% to 75Youssef (@0xYoussef_):The RWA ecosystem on @avax experienced a breakout Q4 2025, up 68.6% QoQ and 949.3 ...

2026 is the year where RWAs essentially go mainstream. We are not even a full month into 2026 and tokenization has made its name known already in a big way at this year's Davos. Now at this year's Davos there was a lot of great conversations obviously but one of the biggest things that we did see you know talked about in a big way was tokenization.We have here from Brian Armstrong at Davos. Tokenization was one of the most discussed trends expanding beyond stable coins into equities, credit, and other finan ...