As distributed ledger technology (DLT) moves from proof-of-concept toward early-stage deployment in financial markets, tokenization is emerging as a way to improve efficiency through faster settlement, near-24/7 availability, and enhanced programmability. Although still small relative to traditional markets, tokenized money market funds (MMFs) have expanded rapidly in recent years. This growth is driven by increasing

A coalition of market operators, including Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and Börse Stuttgart Group, has urged European Union lawmakers to revisit and strengthen proposed updates to the bloc’s distributed ledger technology framework. The group argues that current and planned restrictions, particularly an aggregate activity limit of €100 billion, remain too tight to support competitive tokenized markets.

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Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has become the first private sector corporate in India to raise Rs 500 crore through tokenised bonds with a 3-year tenure, under the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) newly introduced blockchain-based tokenisation framework. SEBI's pioneering initiative enables the tokenisation of corporate bonds using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), marking a

Singapore: MAS is gearing up for the Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 (18 to 20 November) | Credit: Gokul (Unsplash) The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published details of the fourth iteration of a funding programme to boost the city-state’s fintech sector and ‘accelerate innovation and technology adoption across the financial sector.’ The Financial Sector