One of America’s oldest financial institutions has selected Gemini to participate in its digital asset pilot program… Gemini will handle the custody of digital assets, while State Street will manage financial data calculations and reporting.

Subtle but significant changes have been made to Libra’s whitepaper… including eliminating dividends. While some claim the move is to avoid being labeled and regulated as a security, others warn it could severely destabilize the cryptocurrency.

Athletic apparel company Nike is planning to tokenize the ownership of exclusive shoes. The shoes will be linked to their owner when purchased, all via blockchain technology. Owners will also be able to limit the availability of their personalized shoe, and “breed” custom versions which can be manufactured...

The nearly $3 billion worth of bonds were used as part of small business loans, leveraging China’s own independently developed blockchain bond issuance system. According to the bank, the system represents “the nation’s first bookkeeping system based on blockchain technology.”

Neufund says the offering represents the first-ever fully compliant, blockchain-based initial public offering (IPO) accessible to retail investors. It also believes these offerings will help bridge the gap to retail investors in a regulatorily compliant manner...

The BoC has announced the planning of a legal framework for security token offerings within China. The framework will be issued after the future rollout of the country’s national cryptocurrency, the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP).

FDAS has been approved to operate within New York state’s quickly growing digital asset marketplace. The company sees the approval as a major step toward bringing institutional investors into the digital asset space...

The multimillion-dollar condominium project will be financed with a tokenized real estate fund using the UPRETS platform...

A capital investment firm and a Thai theme park have teamed up for a world-first theme park STO. The firm hopes the offering will become a blueprint for future real estate token investment…

The Frankfurt School Blockchain Center and BlockState teamed up to identify emerging trends in the security token industry. The conclusion: security tokens are now a global movement… led by Europe and the U.S.

The longtime Bitcoin advocate has launched a firm that’s developing a decentralized securities platform he says will “transform capital markets”...

Blockchain tech provider Liquefy announced a deal to tokenize an award-winning $600 million luxury hotel in London...