U.S. institutions advance asset tokenization in market infrastructure shift

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US institutions advance asset tokenization

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JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain platform has processed over $2 trillion in value and moves more than $3 billion daily, demonstrating institutional adoption of asset tokenization.
The DTCC will begin tokenizing U.S. Treasury securities at the end of 2025, integrating blockchain into core securities settlement infrastructure.
In March, the SEC approved a Nasdaq plan for stocks to trade in tokenized form, maintaining traditional features while shifting settlement to blockchain.

Tokenization gains traction in market plumbing

As reported by Weiss Ratings, the investment case for crypto infrastructure is increasingly tied to institutional use of blockchain rather than speculative coin trading. The core argument centers on blockchain as a shared ledger and smart contracts as automated execution tools that can lower the need for manual verification and post-trade reconciliation.

The article frames tokenization as the next operational wrapper for familiar financial products, similar to how mutual funds and ETFs changed access to assets without changing the assets themselves. In this model, Treasury bonds, private credit, funds and other traditional instruments are represented on blockchain networks, allowing round-the-clock access and faster settlement while preserving their underlying economic exposure.

JPMorgan is cited as one of the clearest examples of that institutional push through its Kinexys blockchain platform. The platform has already processed more than $2 trillion in value and moves more than $3 billion on an average day, indicating the technology is already being used in production rather than remaining at pilot stage.

Regulatory and market signals widen adoption

The article points to several developments as evidence that tokenization is moving deeper into mainstream finance in the U.S. At the end of 2025, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC, announced plans to begin tokenizing U.S. Treasury securities, extending blockchain-based infrastructure into a core part of securities settlement.

It also highlights the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval in March of this year of a Nasdaq plan to allow stocks to trade in tokenized form. Under that approach, the same ticker, price and shareholder rights remain in place, but settlement moves onto blockchain rails.

BlackRock's shift in tone adds to the broader market signal. After years of skepticism toward crypto, Chief Executive Larry Fink now describes the tokenization of real-world assets as one of the biggest coming changes in capital markets, while the value of such assets moved on-chain has risen roughly fivefold in about sixteen months.

Our earlier article on U.S. market leadership explained why capital continues to concentrate in New York despite recurring warnings about America’s decline. It highlighted the structural advantages of deep, highly liquid U.S. equity and Treasury markets, the dollar’s network effects in global trade and FX, and the credibility of U.S. legal and accounting institutions—reinforced by the country’s AI-driven innovation cycle.

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