DTCC, the main clearing and custody infrastructure behind U.S. capital markets, will begin live tokenized securities trading in July, with a broader rollout planned for October. The platform will support digital issuance of assets already held in custody, including major equities, ETFs, and U.S. Treasuries.

Unlike synthetic exposure, these tokenized securities keep the same ownership rights and legal protections as traditional assets. The launch follows SEC no-action relief granted in December, allowing DTCC to move forward with tokenization for a defined set of securities.

DTCC processes trillions of trades daily and holds custody of more than $114T in securities, making this one of the most significant institutional tokenization moves so far. The platform is being developed with input from over 50 firms, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Circle, and Anchorage

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April closed as the strongest month of 2026, with approximately $1.97B in net inflows across crypto treasury strategies and ETFs.

Weekly flows (April 27 – May 4):

• BTC ETFs: +$162M

• ETH ETFs: -$82.5M

Latest treasury moves:

• BitMine Immersion Technologies acquired 101,745 ETH (~$237M)

• Strategy paused purchases this week after sustained accumulation

• Strive Asset Management renewed BTC accumulation, adding 444 BTC (~$33.9M)

BILL trading starts today, backed by $35M in funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other Digital Identity projects like Sign, ENS, World, and zkPass.

Timing a TGE is everything. Limitless launched in October and let volume do the talking, now at $1.66B/month and climbing. Opinion entered at the peak of its own hype cycle and volume collapsed the moment the token hit. The market had already moved on.

This week was heavy on payment infrastructure, legacy players and crypto-native ones moving in the same direction. Plus an exploit, a recovery, and a few structural shifts worth noting.

🔎 Recent Updates & Developments

– Visa expanded stablecoin settlement to 9 blockchains, reaching a $7B annualized run rate and strengthening payment infrastructure

– Circle launched gas-free USDC nanopayments on mainnet, enabling instant low-cost transfers for AI agents and machine commerce

– Western Union will launch Solana-based stablecoin USDPT and payment card, positioning it as an onchain alternative to SWIFT

– Polymarket upgraded its exchange stack with pUSD migration, rebuilt infrastructure, and preparations for perpetual futures

– Ondo Finance added proxy voting for $700M tokenized equities, bringing governance closer to traditional stock ownership

– Squads raised $18M led by Solana Ventures to scale stablecoin banking infrastructure for global business payments

– Tether backed Belo’s $14M raise to expand stablecoin payments across Latin America and digital dollar adoption

RWA adoption is becoming measurable on-chain, and Plume stands out as the largest network by number of RWA holders. Its 257K+ holder base highlights growing demand for accessible real-world asset exposure, not just institutional-scale tokenization.

Blockworks announced a Series A extension at a $192M post-money valuation, up from $135M in its 2023 Series A, a ~42% increase. The company says ARR has grown more than 10x since the last round.

The round was co-led by ParaFi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, MoonPay, Flowdesk, Auros, and 20+ founders and operators from Solana, EigenLayer, LayerZero, Arbitrum, Polygon, and others.

Blockworks is scaling three core products: a data platform processing trillions of rows across 100+ pipelines, an IR platform already used by Solana, BNB Chain, and Jito, and a disclosures framework covering 30+ token issuers with a target of 200+ by the end of 2026.

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While PEPE, FLOKI, and SHIB rely on brand legacy, APEPE is the only meme coin actively building momentum through campaigns — and the market is noticing. When organic community meets structured campaigns, momentum follows.

AI trading starts today, backed by $66.7M in funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other AI projects like Allora, Sahara AI, Zama, and 0G Labs.

Polymarket has upgraded exchange stack, introducing new smart contracts, a rebuilt order book, and a new collateral token, Polymarket USD (pUSD). 

The new CTF Exchange V2 improves order matching, fee handling, gas efficiency, and execution reliability, reducing failed trades caused by nonce and balance-check issues.

Collateral has moved from USDC.e to pUSD, a Polygon-based ERC-20 token backed 1:1 by USDC with onchain-enforced reserves, designed to improve settlement efficiency.

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