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

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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

Global blockchain industry revenue is projected to decline 28% to 30% year-over-year to approximately $100 billion in 2026, down from roughly $140 billion in 2025, according to a report by 1kx.

Transaction fees paid on blockchains fell by half in the first six months of 2026, despite transaction counts rising 18% to 127 billion.

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.

Direct transaction fees paid on blockchains dropped to represent less than 3% of total blockchain industry revenue in 2026.

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

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

Trades on the Canton Network settle immediately via atomic settlement, swapping share payment and ownership in a single step.

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.

The Bank of England expects digital representation of collateral using distributed ledger technology to streamline collateral organization and reduce transfer delays between institutions.

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.

In June 2026, Fireblocks participated as an infrastructure partner in the Open Standard initiative and identified Visa among the involved financial institutions.

Grayscale announced an expansion allowing eligible investors to exchange cryptocurrencies directly for shares across 10 of its exchange-traded products without first selling tokens for cash on October 21, 2026.