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TREE NEWS update: MoonPay is partnering with WisdomTree to broaden US investor access to the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX) and plans to fold the roughly $1.2 billion tokenized money market fund into its stablecoin reserve management. The fund targets a $1 net asset value per share and drew $466 million in net inflows over the past 30 days. WisdomTree, which manages about $176.7 billion, will use MoonPay’s technology to build the fund gateway, covering MoonPay’s more than 35 million accounts.

TREE NEWS update: WisdomTree and MoonPay have partnered to expand US investor access to WisdomTree’s $1.2 billion WTGXX tokenized money market fund. MoonPay plans to hold the fund as part of its stablecoin reserves while helping widen access for US investors, the two firms said. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

TREE NEWS reports: Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi said the surge in real-world asset trading on Hyperliquid reflects crypto’s broader maturation toward tokenized stocks, bonds and other real-world assets. The comments come as RWA trading volume climbs on the decentralized perpetuals exchange, with Qureshi making the case for a multichain future for the sector.

TREE NEWS update: S&P Global has struck a deal with blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin, deepening its push into the technology risks behind stablecoins, tokenized funds and other onchain financial products. The agreement extends the financial data giant’s crypto footprint into smart contract and protocol security assessment for onchain assets.

TREE NEWS reports: The market capitalization of Artificial Inu (AI), an ecosystem token on Robinhood Chain, broke above $360 million to a new high and now stands at $361 million, up 31.68% in 24 hours. AI was issued through Robinhood Chain ecosystem launch platform Long.xyz and trades directly against a tokenized Nvidia (NVDA) stock pair.

TREE NEWS update: SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said on September 18 that the commission has adopted an “innovation exemption” providing temporary, conditional regulatory relief for on-chain trading of certain tokenized NMS stocks. Atkins said such trading must meet four key conditions, and that trading in synthetic tokenized stocks is strictly prohibited.

TREE NEWS update: SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins said the agency is pushing ahead with preparations to expand US equity trading to 24 hours, citing DTCC’s live “23×5” trade capture system, industry-set overnight price bands and risk controls, and work by the securities information processor (SIP) on overnight price publication. Tokenization could help the securities industry achieve real-time inventory management, cutting settlement failures and naked short-selling risk, he said.

TREE NEWS update: The SEC has created an “innovation exemption” allowing qualifying venues to trade tokenized versions of U.S. stocks on public blockchains without registering as exchanges. The exemption excludes price-tracking “synthetics” and permits companies to block tokenization of their own shares. The move follows the stalling of the Clarity Act.

TREE NEWS update: Tenka, a liquidity platform for asset-backed finance, has closed a pre-seed funding round led by Maven 11, with participation from Gami Capital and several angel investors. The company said the capital will support its buildout of market infrastructure for asset-backed finance. The round size was not disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: The SEC has issued an Innovation Exemption permitting limited tokenized US stock trading on onchain venues. The exemption imposes trading caps and transparency requirements on participating platforms. It is a temporary measure.

TREE NEWS update: The SEC issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to Tokenized Securities Venues, or TSVs, from the definition of “exchange” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, allowing them to trade tokenized NMS stock. The agency framed the relief as an “innovation exemption” and opened a request for comment on the measure.

TREE NEWS update: Ondo Finance’s broker-dealer Oasis Pro Markets has gained access to DTCC’s Fund/SERV network, which handles more than 85% of US mutual fund activity, marking a first for tokenized assets. Neither company disclosed which Ondo products will use the settlement channel or when they will go live.

TREE NEWS update: Oasis Pro Markets, part of Ondo, has joined the DTCC’s Fund/SERV processing network, replacing bespoke links to fund counterparties with a standardized connection. The joint release named no specific Ondo product or transaction start date for Fund/SERV.

TREE NEWS update: Anchorage Digital Bank has expanded its institutional custody service to Etherlink and several Etherlink-based assets, including xU3O8, a token representing physical uranium. The move brings the tokenized commodity and the Etherlink network under the bank’s regulated custody offering.

TREE NEWS update: Latin American telecom operator VIVA is migrating part of its financial infrastructure on-chain through Iris, a new network designed to help mobile operators turn customer relationships and distribution networks into payments and other financial services. VIVA, which has operated in Bolivia for more than 25 years and recently expanded into Mexico, is the first carrier to go live on Iris, settling transactions in USDi, a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by stablecoin infrastructure firm Agora, and holding eligible operating reserves in dollars rather than local currency.

TREE NEWS update: On-chain finance platform Theo launched thSLVR, a yield-bearing tokenized silver product backed by over $40 million in active leases. Holders get exposure to the silver price plus income from lending the underlying metal to institutional borrowers. Theo said the silver will be leased to established institutional counterparties on standard market terms, with credit exposure backed by a parent company guarantee. The product opens in beta to institutions and whitelisted investors.

TREE NEWS update: Circle’s Arc Layer 1 blockchain went live on Wednesday with more than 100 applications and a founding validator cohort including BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard and DTCC. Gas fees on the network are still charged in USDC. Circle also minted 10 billion tokens it has not promised to sell.

TREE NEWS update: Aave Labs is planning an Aave V4 RWA Hub on Avalanche that would let institutions borrow Tether’s USA₮ against tokenized collateral. Both the hub and the USA₮ listing are subject to an Aave DAO vote, and no launch date was given.

TREE NEWS update: Deutsche Bank is awaiting regulatory approval to launch institutional custody solutions for Bitcoin, Ether and select stablecoins, Germany’s largest bank said. The bank plans to expand into tokenized assets after the custody service goes live. No timeline for the approval was given.