Traditional financial institutions JPMorgan, BlackRock, CME Group, Visa, and Robinhood generated $1.1 billion in combined blockchain revenue in the first half of 2026.

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Itaú Unibanco formalized its request to operate as a virtual asset service provider with the Central Bank of Brazil

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Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launched JQQQ, an issuer-sponsored, blockchain-native fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index on the Stellar network

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Tether led a pre-seed funding round in Bolivian fintech Peso to expand USDT payments across Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina

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Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority to prepare a pilot proposal for a tenge-pegged stablecoin and an asset tokenization framework

PhotonPay closed a $40 million Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital to scale its stablecoin-centric platform.

In September, Janus Henderson and Centrifuge previously partnered to launch the Janus Henderson Anemoy S&P 500 Fund (SPXA) on Coinbase's Base network.

The launch of JQQQ expands Janus Henderson's institutional onchain tokenization platform past $1 billion in strategies across U.S. Treasuries, structured credit, and public equities.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced plans in May 2026 to connect its tokenization service to Stellar, with rollout expected in the first half of 2027.

Janus Henderson head of innovation Nick Cherney stated that the asset manager ranks among the top five global providers of tokenized funds.

Uber Technologies Inc. participated in a pilot program with HSBC, Franklin Templeton, Fireblocks, and Tradeweb Markets using tokenized bank deposits on the Canton Network to trade corporate funds over the weekend.

Publicly traded companies captured 16% of total blockchain industry revenue in 2026, more than double their 7% market share in 2022.

HSBC plans to make its tokenized deposit service available to eligible U.S. corporate customers and expand available investment choices beyond Franklin Templeton products.

Google Cloud's MPC Symposium on October 28, 2026, in New York featured speakers from financial institutions including Morgan Stanley, Citi, Wells Fargo, and OKX.

Canton Strategic Holdings partnered with SEC-registered transfer agent Fairmint TA LLC to issue tokens and maintain official onchain ownership records.

Canton Strategic Holdings partnered with TSV LLC to operate a permissioned trading venue for tokenized securities on the Canton Network.

Franklin Templeton operates a tokenized money market fund on the Stellar network, while MoneyGram utilizes Stellar for payment services.

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov stated that the expansion to Stellar was driven by institutional demand for deeper liquidity.

Visa partnered with Mesh to support crypto and stablecoin spending at over 175 million merchant locations, expanding payment capabilities.

Grayscale's product-specific minimums as of October 20, 2026, include approximately $95,550 for the Dogecoin Trust ETF, $257,000 for the XRP Trust ETF, and $322,600 for the Zcash ETF.

Investors must arrange primary-market in-kind subscriptions through an authorized participant or approved intermediary, incurring facilitator fees and market risk exposure.