Major week for tokenization: BNY planning 24/7 Treasury settlement by 2027, RWA holders crossed 1M, Samsung adding stablecoin support, US-UK aligning on tokenized asset roadmap, and Ondo's broker-dealer gaining FINRA authorization for tokenized securities.
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Tokenized asset holdings crossed the 1 million mark this week, driven by a surge of more than 200,000 new participants in a single seven-day period—a roughly 20% increase—while the total value locked in onchain real-world assets reached approximately $36.6 billion. CoinDesk reported that BNY, a major custody institution, is building toward 24/7 settlement capability for tokenized and traditional US Treasury instruments, targeting 2027 for full deployment and planning to launch pilot programs on a proprietary blockchain before year-end. Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 that its Wallet application will integrate native stablecoin functionality, embedding dollar-backed digital assets into software running on hundreds of millions of devices globally.
Regulatory coordination has accelerated across jurisdictions. The US and UK Treasuries jointly released a 10-point framework addressing tokenized asset and stablecoin oversight across both economies, establishing a private sector testing initiative for cross-border transactions. Meanwhile, Ondo's broker-dealer subsidiary obtained authorization from both the SEC and FINRA to distribute tokenized equities and funds to institutional and retail participants in the United States.
Open questions include the timeline and scope of the BNY blockchain pilots, technical specifications for cross-border token settlement under the US-UK roadmap, and adoption rates for stablecoin integration on consumer devices once Samsung Wallet support becomes available.