Hong Kong’s tokenized bank-money pilot moves to around-the-clock settlement
EnsembleTX’s new capability lets participating banks settle tokenized deposit transactions in central-bank money outside conventional hours.
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Tokenized shares need voting rights too: Broadridge outlines NYSE plans
Broadridge plans wallet-linked shareholder governance and transfer-agency services for NYSE’s proposed tokenized securities platform.
The paper promises behind development finance got a blockchain experiment
Project Promissa tested tokenized promissory notes to simplify how governments and development banks track financial commitments.
Tokenized funds need trustworthy numbers before they need more tokens
DTCC’s Smart NAV pilot examined how fund price and rate data could reach blockchain applications through a shared distribution process.
Tokenized gold arrived inside a banking app, not a public crypto wallet
HSBC’s Hong Kong launch showed how asset tokenization can operate through a private ledger and familiar banking channels.
Tokenized deposits still need a way for banks to settle with each other
Hong Kong’s Project Ensemble began by examining the money needed to settle transactions involving tokenized commercial-bank deposits.
The tokenization problem hiding between separate blockchains
Swift’s 2023 experiments explored connecting tokenized-asset networks through infrastructure financial institutions already used.
How Hong Kong paired a tokenized green bond with digital cash in 2023
A look back at the HK$800 million issuance that connected tokenized securities and cash claims on a private blockchain.
South Africa tested two kinds of money for one tokenized market
Project Khokha 2 examined central-bank digital money and commercial-bank settlement tokens in a market for tokenized debt securities.
Germany’s 2021 test linked blockchain securities to existing central bank money
A German settlement experiment showed how a technical bridge could connect digital securities to conventional payment infrastructure.