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According to PR Newswire, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced plans to integrate its Tokenization Service (DTCC Tokenization Service, DTS) with Solana's Layer 1 network, allowing eligible assets held by DTC to be converted into token form and to gain corresponding token lifecycle functionalities. This integration is expected to go live in the second half of 2027.DTS was officially launched on October 28, and this integration with Solana is an extension of its "multi-chain strategy." DTCC stated that after the integration, DTC tokenized assets will retain the same investor protections, ownership rights, and regulatory safeguards as traditional held securities, while enhancing liquidity, collateral liquidity, and capital efficiency.DTCC President and CEO Frank La Salla stated that this brings regulated DTC tokenized securities to another mainstream blockchain ecosystem; Brian Steele, President of Clearing and Securities Services, emphasized that the service is a "secure, interoperable, and market-neutral" infrastructure; Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC, mentioned that interoperability is key to the scalability of digital markets; Nick Ducoff, General Manager of Institutional Business at the Solana Foundation, stated that after the integration, tokenized securities can be settled and circulated like other on-chain assets.

According to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, it co-hosted a seminar with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on November 11, attended by over 200 industry professionals. The seminar topics included the opportunities brought by tokenization for secondary market trading and corporate treasury management, financial infrastructure optimization measures supporting payment and liquidity management, the role of virtual asset trading platforms in facilitating tokenized fund trading and providing liquidity, as well as cases promoting the broader application of tokenized currencies and tokenized investment products.The Executive Director of the Investment Products Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Wu Jiali, stated that the development of tokenization in Hong Kong is moving from the experimental stage to commercial application, with the next phase focusing on integrating tokenized investment products, digital currencies, and financial infrastructure to drive practical applications. The Assistant Chief Executive (Financial Infrastructure) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Zhou Wenzheng, stated that the Monetary Authority will continue to work closely with the Securities and Futures Commission to promote responsible innovation in the field of tokenization.

Dunamu's Vice Chairman Kim Hyung-nyun stated at the Seoul Digital Asset Policy Conference that the stock tokens of South Korea's representative companies, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, can only be traded overseas. This situation is distressing. He also officially announced that Dunamu has completed the technical preparations for stock tokenization, and relevant services can be launched at any time once the regulatory system allows.In addition, the conference also discussed the legislative process of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets." South Korea's Democratic Party member Min Byung-deok advocated that the bill should be passed in the current regular National Assembly, no later than January 18 of next year. South Korea's People Power Party member Park Soo-min stated that legislation should not be rushed and called for a comprehensive allowance for institutions and legal entities to invest in crypto assets.

According to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency industry's efforts to rewrite the way stock trading works are accelerating amid widespread opposition.Represented by the tokenized stock platform in collaboration between OKX and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, these products plan to allow stocks of U.S. listed companies to be traded in token form and extend trading hours. Robinhood has expressed support for its stocks to be listed on this platform, while companies like Apple and Meta have publicly opposed it, citing unauthorized reasons, and the number of publicly opposing listed companies has continued to increase since the end of October.The controversy centers on three points: whether tokens are issued by a third party or authorized by the issuer, who maintains the shareholder register, and whether the token price will decouple from the underlying stock. Supporters believe this can lower the barriers to cross-border trading and extend trading hours to all day; opponents worry that investors may mistakenly view tokens as products endorsed by the company and question whether shareholder rights will be diluted.

According to official social media news, Huobi HTX will hold a roundtable discussion today at 20:00 on the topic "Tokenization of US Stocks: Is it Restructuring Wall Street or Creating a Second Stock Market?" At that time, crypto KOLs Dalian and Li Qiye will have a dialogue with Michill and primeee, discussing the development prospects, market opportunities, and potential challenges of US stock tokenization.The roundtable will explore whether US stock tokenization can truly break the trading barriers of traditional financial markets, enhance asset liquidity, and how this emerging model will impact the existing market landscape, as well as envisioning a new industry pattern under the accelerated integration of traditional finance and the crypto market.

Formation Securities plans to launch a Solana stock tokenization trading platform in early 2027.

According to Decrypt, Chainlink and Moody's Ratings have completed a pilot project demonstrating how to simultaneously distribute credit ratings across multiple blockchains. The test was announced on Tuesday, using Chainlink's cross-chain interoperability protocol CCIP to distribute Moody's ratings to both permissioned and permissionless chain networks.The pilot operates through Moody's Ratings Token Integration Engine TIE, which was built by the 125-year-old rating agency to disseminate credit assessments and related data in a blockchain environment. Both parties stated that the pilot proves that ratings can be transmitted across chains through a single interoperability layer while retaining Moody's existing publishing and governance processes. Moody's has rated or assessed over 70 digital issuances, including digital bonds and tokenized funds, from January 2017 to October 2026.Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer of Chainlink Labs, stated that as more financial assets go on-chain, credit intelligence must flow cross-chain and accompany every rating change. Fabian Astic, Global Head of Digital Economy at Moody's, believes that the future of tokenized finance is unlikely to exist solely on a single blockchain, platform, or market infrastructure.This pilot runs entirely on a testnet using representative test data and has not published any actual rating actions on-chain; it is a proof of concept rather than a live product. Previously, Moody's launched TIE on the institutional-grade Canton Network and subsequently expanded to Solana.

Financial technology company GTN announced the appointment of former Gemini executive Mark Jennings as the Global Head of Digital Assets. Jennings will be responsible for GTN's tokenized securities strategy, leveraging its global market access capabilities to help the platform bring traditional assets on-chain.Previously, Jennings served as the Chief Executive Officer of Gemini's European operations, overseeing the exchange's expansion in Europe. Earlier, he held several executive positions at Kraken, including serving as the Chief Executive Officer of its institutional derivatives trading platform Crypto Facilities.

According to a report by the Korean News Agency, Kim Hyung-nyeon, Vice Chairman of Dunamu, the operator of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, stated at the digital asset policy conference "DICON" held in Yeouido, Seoul, that South Korea's representative stocks, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, can only be tokenized and traded on overseas exchanges, "This matter itself is very painful."The report noted that as one of the co-founders of Dunamu, Kim Hyung-nyeon rarely speaks in public. He mentioned that there are many issues that need to be considered recently, and as long as the regulatory system is designed properly, Dunamu will do its best to become a global player representing South Korea. On the same day, Dunamu CEO Oh Kyung-sik stated in his opening speech that the digital asset industry is at a critical juncture where opportunities and challenges intertwine, and major countries have begun to view digital assets as important factors for financial innovation and national competitiveness.During the discussion, ruling party member Min Byung-deok stated that the postponement of virtual asset taxation has made all parties clearly recognize the necessity of the "Basic Law on Digital Assets," which must be passed in this regular National Assembly session, no later than January 18 of next year. He also advocated for allowing institutions and legal entities to invest in virtual assets comprehensively, arguing that according to the spirit of the South Korean Constitution, individuals and legal entities should not be treated differently.

According to official news, Morgan Stanley has reached an agreement to acquire Vinyl Equity. Vinyl Equity is a digital equity transfer agency and shareholder record management platform registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).This acquisition will add equity transfer agency services to Morgan Stanley's Morgan Stanley at Work, integrating equity structure management, equity incentive management, share transfer, and wealth management services, providing integrated services for enterprises and shareholders covering both private and public markets. Morgan Stanley stated that this acquisition will also strengthen its digital asset ecosystem, providing critical infrastructure for future asset tokenization plans. Vinyl's digital technology is expected to drive upgrades in the recording, transfer, and management of equity ownership, aligning with the development of blockchain technology, atomic settlement, and asset tokenization. The transaction is still subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.

Tom Lee, Chairman of the Ethereum treasury company Bitmine, stated that although the ETH price continues to be disappointing, this more reflects the market's lack of patience. In 2026, the wave of tokenization is steadily advancing and making significant progress, with the vast majority of tokenized assets built on Ethereum. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin also reaffirmed ETH's positioning as a store of value.In addition, Tom Lee believes that the cryptocurrency bull market has just begun, and the AI narrative has not absorbed all the new capital. Overall, the outlook for the cryptocurrency market remains bullish for the next 24 to 36 months, and he calls on investors to be prepared.

According to The Block, StoneX Financial has initiated coverage of the cryptocurrency exchange Bullish, giving it a "Buy" rating and a target price of $42, indicating an upside potential of about 97%. Analyst Mark Palmer pointed out that Bullish's upcoming $4.2 billion acquisition of Equiniti is a key part of its bullish argument.Palmer stated that after the transaction is completed, Bullish will become the transfer agent for about 30% of S&P 500 companies and half of the FTSE 100 companies, controlling a critical node for converting stocks from database entries into tokens. The on-chain scale of tokenized stocks is currently about $2.1 billion, while the global stock value reaches $151 trillion, with the tokenized asset market potentially reaching $9.4 trillion by 2030.Bullish's adjusted revenue for the second quarter grew by 62% year-over-year to $92.6 million. StoneX also highlighted risks related to delays or failures in the Equiniti transaction, a slowdown in tokenization adoption, and competition from Nasdaq, DTCC, NYSE, Securitize, and others.

Securitize has signed an agreement to acquire the asset-backed financing platform River One, planning to combine its financing technology with tokenization infrastructure, with the transaction expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026.

According to Cointelegraph, the European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the European Securities and Markets Authority are jointly soliciting nominations for a working group led by the industry, which will establish unified standards for the holding and settlement of tokenized securities.Eligible applicants include EU industry associations, global institutions, private enterprises, and fintech companies, which can apply to join the European Tokenized Standards Group (ETSG) by November 27. The relevant work will commence in January 2027, with the aforementioned three EU institutions participating as observers.The working group will develop technical and market standards to assist businesses in holding and settling tokenized securities across different Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) platforms, ensuring that these platforms can be compatible with existing financial systems.According to its scope of responsibilities, the working group plans to produce the first set of standards by early 2028. These standards will support Appia, which is the blueprint for the European tokenized financial market developed by the euro system.The three institutions warned that market fragmentation could limit the benefits brought by tokenization, and the working group may propose recommendations on how EU regulators can encourage businesses to adopt its standards. In September of this year, the euro system launched the Pontes system, allowing financial institutions to settle wholesale transactions of tokenized assets in central bank money.

According to Bloomberg, the New York Stock Exchange will settle tokenized stocks on the Avalanche blockchain.

Former Chief Financial Officer of Binance, Kaiser Ng, posted on the X platform that after serving as CFO for five years at Binance, he has decided to start his own business and hand over the position to the next CFO, Justin. Kaiser Ng stated that he will focus on multiple projects in areas such as sports and entertainment, covering basketball, music, GPUs, robotics, gold, and collectibles, planning to bring these real-world assets to the blockchain through tokenization, and welcomes interested individuals to join his team. He also mentioned that with the launch of TradFi assets and AI user interfaces, Binance will continue to grow and expand.

ARK ETF Trust has submitted registration documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to launch 14 thematic ETFs covering areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, and tokenized market infrastructure. The document is a preliminary prospectus dated November 6 and is intended to take effect 75 days after submission.Among them is the ARK Tokenized Market Infrastructure ETF. This fund aims to invest in companies that provide infrastructure for the tokenization of real-world assets and on-chain capital markets, including tokenization platforms, stablecoin issuers, exchanges, brokers, custodians, and settlement networks.The remaining products listed in the prospectus include the ARK Neobanks ETF, ARK Agentic Cyber Defense ETF, ARK Neoclouds ETF, ARK Frontier AI Labs ETF, ARK AI Agents ETF, ARK Orbital Data Centers ETF, ARK Robotaxis ETF, ARK Humanoid Robots & Physical AI ETF, ARK Brain Computer Interfaces & Surgical Robotics ETF, ARK Longevity ETF, ARK Peptides ETF, ARK AI Factory ETF, and ARK Functional Cures ETF. The relevant security codes have yet to be determined, and the U.S. SEC has not approved or disapproved these securities.