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TREE NEWS reports: Avalanche’s tokenized stock market value rose by $246 million in September, the largest increase of any blockchain, driven by Securitize. The gain puts Avalanche ahead of other networks in the race to host tokenized equities, a segment of the real-world asset sector that has drawn growing interest from traditional finance firms.

TREE NEWS update: Ripple and Brazilian central securities depository CSD BR are partnering to mirror the records of a BTG fund on the XRP Ledger, the companies said, describing a live-transaction phase. CSD BR will retain the official records for registration, deposit and settlement.

TREE NEWS update: Centrifuge confirmed that three tokenized funds — JAAA, JTRSY and HYB — are now live on Arc, spanning US Treasuries and credit. Direct fund access is limited to non-US professional investors. The launch puts three tokenized credit and Treasury products into production on the Arc network.

TREE NEWS reports: A Lloyds survey found that 71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenization to reshape financial services. Faster payments and settlement were cited as the most significant perceived benefits, as the UK builds out infrastructure for tokenized finance.

TREE NEWS reports: Tokenized stocks and ETFs on BNB Chain have crossed $1.1 billion, giving the network roughly 30% of a market that has climbed to $3.7 billion. The figures mark BNB Chain’s share of the growing tokenized-equity sector.

TREE NEWS update: South Korea plans to implement security tokenization rules in 2027, setting capital thresholds for issuing companies and retail trading limits. The framework would govern how tokenized securities are issued and traded by domestic investors. No further details on the specific thresholds or limits were given.

TREE NEWS reports: Arthur Hayes said money printing could lift crypto prices, speaking at CONNECT Seoul, where speakers also examined Wall Street’s competitive edge onchain. The remarks tie expected liquidity expansion to digital-asset valuations, while the conference agenda focused on how traditional finance is moving onto blockchain rails.

TREE NEWS update: The European Central Bank outlined three models for bringing central bank money onchain, as financial institutions explore settlement infrastructure. The ECB detailed the models amid ongoing industry efforts to build tokenized settlement systems. No timeline or decision on which model would be adopted was stated.

TREE NEWS reports: Pantera Capital’s tokenization report found non-stablecoin tokenized assets grew 13.3% in the second quarter to $36.3 billion, while stablecoins fell 2.3% to $295.5 billion, leaving the total tokenized market roughly flat at $331.8 billion. Of 110 non-stablecoin products with at least $10 million in value, open-access products held 41% of value but generated 99.8% of observed June spot volume. Pantera tracked 671 assets across 23 chains.

TREE NEWS update: RWA liquidity and token launch platform LONG, built on Robinhood Chain, launched a community vault LP upgrade that lets vaults allocate stock-token liquidity directly into USDG/STOCK pools. LP fees generated flow back to the vault, where they can be compounded into the same USDG/STOCK LP positions or fund upcoming modules. The feature opens first to high-value OG trading-pair vaults before expanding to all LONG pairs.

TREE NEWS update: The European Central Bank has proposed three models for bringing central bank money onto distributed ledger technology networks: direct issuance, a bridging mechanism, and delivery through private intermediaries. The models would allow central bank money to settle transactions in tokenized securities, bank deposits and stablecoins on-chain.

TREE NEWS update: Arcus has integrated with Robinhood Wallet, letting users trade more than 190 tokenized stocks through its liquidity and trade-execution infrastructure. The dYdX–Robinhood decentralized exchange also launched a real-time points rewards program for Robinhood wallet users, with higher Arcus points for eligible tokenized-stock swaps than for eligible spot trades made directly on Arcus. Limit orders for tokenized stocks are planned.

TREE NEWS update: South Korea’s financial regulator proposed detailed rules for tokenized securities, covering capital requirements, OTC trading licenses and retail investment limits. The framework is being advanced ahead of a planned 2027 rollout. The proposal sets out the conditions firms would need to meet to trade tokenized securities over the counter and caps how much retail investors may hold.

TREE NEWS reports: Robinhood crypto head Johann Kerbrat said the company is still working through the SEC’s latest innovation exemption as it affects bringing tokenized stocks to the US. Speaking to The Block, Kerbrat said the exemption poses a constraint on launching stock tokens domestically. No timeline for a US rollout was given.

TREE NEWS update: Fiserv launched its digital asset platform on October 1, with Roughrider Coin — a US dollar stablecoin issued by the Bank of North Dakota — as its first deployment, using Solana’s Token-2022 standard and covering more than 90 banks and credit unions in the state. Minting, burning, custody and reserve management are handled by OCC-chartered VersaBank, with Fireblocks providing infrastructure. The white-label platform is open to about 10,000 financial institution clients at no extra charge.

TREE NEWS update: OpenZeppelin and T-REX Network have introduced a new framework for regulated token eligibility and recovery. The redesign requires new deployments rather than in-place upgrades of existing 2.x identities. The framework targets compliance features for tokenized assets, including eligibility checks and recovery mechanisms.

TREE NEWS reports: Coinbase stock tokens recorded about $99 million in single-day trading volume, bringing cumulative volume to roughly $1.6 billion, on-chain analyst MarcoV said on October 1. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong reposted the statistics. The figures cover tokenized equity trading tied to the exchange’s own shares.

TREE NEWS reports: Raydium’s monthly tokenized stock trading volume rose to about $2.8 billion in September, a record high, up sharply from roughly $500 million in August. The Solana-based DEX said September was a strong month for its tokenized stock trading.

TREE NEWS update: Robinhood Wallet can now route stock token trades through the Arcus Exchange, where market makers compete to quote each trade across more than 190 Stock Tokens. Arcus counts Robinhood Crypto as an investor. The integration gives Robinhood Wallet users access to competitive quotes on tokenized equity trades.