Nine Japanese institutions completed the second phase of Project Trinity by executing two test transfers that settled security and payment tokens across separate blockchains.

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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated that businesses and individuals in emerging markets are turning to stablecoins for digital-dollar payments and financial services as blockchain moves into a mainstream scaling phase

The XRP Ledger serves as the underlying blockchain network for RLUSD stablecoins while operating distinctly from XRP, the native asset of the ledger

Transactions processed on the XRP Ledger typically settle in three to five seconds with low transaction fees

Binance's tokenized U.S. equities product, bStocks, reached $1 billion in assets under management on October 15, 2026, roughly four months after its June 11, 2026 launch

Users converted $6 billion worth of shares into and out of Binance's bStocks token form at a one-to-one rate with direct stock positions

Tokenized stock transfers across the market exceeded $100 billion in Q3 2026, representing a 16-fold increase from Q1 2026

On October 16, 2026, rwa.xyz ranked tokenized stock platforms in a $3.5 billion market: Binance's bStocks first ($1.2 billion assets), Ondo Global Markets second ($893.7 million), and xStocks third ($600.4 million)

Deutsche Bank plans to roll out tokenized deposits and assist corporate clients in issuing blockchain-based debt securities such as digital bonds

Solana scheduled an upgrade to replace the network's legacy Tower BFT consensus mechanism on Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Solana's October 2026 upgrade replaces on-chain vote transactions with direct validator-to-validator certificate bundling

Mert Mumtaz joined the NEAR Foundation Council governing board

Solana scheduled the App and Glow upgrade for October 14, 2026 to reduce network transaction settlement times to 150 milliseconds

In an advisory sentiment vote, 99.9% of 180 million Starknet (STRK) tokens voted in favor of transitioning Starknet into a Layer 1 blockchain

Polygon Labs' Open Money Stack platform combines fiat on- and off-ramps, digital wallets, payment routing, and settlement infrastructure in a single integration.

Open Money Stack added support for the TRON blockchain on October 8, 2026, enabling USDT payments and payouts.

Standard Chartered extends its wider digital assets business covering custody, trading, and tokenisation through SC Ventures via Zodia Markets and Libeara

The tokenized 2-year U.S. Treasury note transaction between BNY and Citadel Securities settled on BNY's private digital ledger within minutes, bypassing the standard T+1 settlement cycle for U.S. Treasuries

The triparty repo transaction between BNY and Citadel Securities marks the first time tokenized assets have been used in a workflow on a major triparty repo platform

Financial institutions including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and JPMorgan are advancing tokenized funds and traditional financial asset securities businesses on blockchain networks.

Citadel Securities purchased a 2-year U.S. Treasury note through Tradeweb, which BNY recorded as a tokenized asset on its private ledger and Citadel then pledged as collateral in an overnight triparty repo to receive cash.