Demonstrated at @consensus2026: tokenization designed for today’s capital markets. 🚀 Together with @Bullish, we showed how digital ownership can be implemented responsibly within existing market structures, not outside them. The approach is built around a simple principle: securities remain securities. @Equiniti continues to operate as the legal system of record, with blockchain supporting automation, representation and future capabilities as the regulatory framework allows. This matters because tokenization only works if it strengthens trust, governance and legal certainty. The demo showed how tokenized and traditional share ownership can operate side by side within regulated market infrastructure. It is a practical step toward how ownership could evolve, combining modern technology with the foundations markets already rely on. Learn more: #Consensus2026# #CapitalMarkets# #Tokenization# #MarketInfrastructure# #FutureOfFinance#

Introducing the Sei Market Infrastructure Grid. As enterprise adoption on Sei compounds, a structure has emerged: a coordinated market system of capital, distribution, and infrastructure that reinforce one another across the ecosystem. This is the enterprise adoption flywheel.

New incentives campaign for the xStocks Market is live. $50,000 in USDC borrow rewards across SPYx, TSLAx, QQQx, NVDAx, GOOGLx, STRx, AAPLx, and HOODx, distributed over 3 months with campaign optimization and deployment supported by @gauntlet_xyz. Supply xStocks or USDC to earn xPoints, or borrow against tokenized equity collateral to loop and farm on Kamino’s isolated market infrastructure, built to scale tokenized equities on Solana.

Brazil is becoming an important testbed for tokenized RWAs. Some of the country’s largest banks and market infrastructure players are testing RWA tokens for debentures and investment funds through a capital markets initiative led by ANBIMA. The focus is on whether tokenized assets can improve how financial products are issued, transferred, governed, and settled. As our Founder and CEO, @jeremyng777, told @BrCointelegraph: “Tokenization gains traction where it solves a concrete problem.” Read more on Jeremy's inputs here:

Backpack Weekly Update 🎒 Institutional & Ecosystem — ▸ Backpack is part of the DTCC Industry Working Group as tokenized securities continue moving toward production-grade market infrastructure. Product & UX — ▸ TP/SL can now be edited directly from Open Orders on web, not just open positions. Currently supported for limit orders. ▸ New trade flow on web: when your USD balance won’t fully cover a trade but you hold USDT, Backpack now surfaces the different ways your collateral can be used, including instantly converting USDT → USD via RFQ at no fee, or continuing to use USDT as collateral to open the position with a USD borrow. ▸ BP balances now aggregate across subaccounts on the BP page, with a detailed per-subaccount breakdown. Ongoing Quest — ▸ BTC Yield Boost: trade to unlock more BTC eligible to earn up to 50% APY before the campaign ends May 13.

⚡️Fintech Brief⚡️ Deutsche Boerse acquired a 1.5% stake in crypto exchange Kraken for $200 million. The investment values Kraken at $13.3 billion and represents one of the most significant institutional investments in a major cryptocurrency exchange. Kraken's co-CEO confirmed that the company has filed a confidential S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, signaling preparation for a potential initial public offering. This regulatory filing follows years of speculation about whether major crypto exchanges would pursue public market access. The investment by Deutsche Boerse, a major financial market operator, underscores institutional confidence in cryptocurrency market infrastructure. The dual developments of strategic institutional investment and IPO preparation indicate growing convergence between traditional finance and digital asset platforms. @krakenfx Source: CoinDesk

A New Chapter: Building the Next Generation of Financial Infrastructure Our partnership with Intercontinental Exchange marks an important moment for OKX and for the broader evolution of digital asset markets. ICE has built and operated some of the most important financial infrastructure in the world, including the New York Stock Exchange and global derivatives and clearing platforms. Their decision to invest in OKX, and join our board, reflects a shared belief that digital asset technology will play an enduring role in the future of financial markets. For OKX, this partnership also represents a new chapter in how we approach the United States. In many ways, we view our presence in the U.S. as a blank sheet of paper — an opportunity to build thoughtfully, engage constructively with regulators and institutions, and contribute to the development of market infrastructure that meets the standards of the world’s most sophisticated capital markets. Financial markets are entering a period of structural transformation. Blockchain technology allows assets to move and settle globally with unprecedented efficiency. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how markets analyze information and manage risk. At the same time, expectations around safety, transparency, and investor protection remain as important as ever. The next generation of financial infrastructure must bring these elements together. One area where we see tremendous potential is the development of tokenized securities and digital representations of traditional assets. In the future, issuers may be able to bring securities directly to global investors through modern digital infrastructure, while still benefiting from the governance, market structure, and regulatory frameworks that have long defined traditional exchanges. Working alongside ICE and the broader New York Stock Exchange ecosystem gives us a unique opportunity to explore how these models can evolve responsibly. Our focus is not simply on new technology, but on building durable infrastructure for the global financial system. This includes improving market structure, strengthening risk management and clearing frameworks, expanding institutional access to digital assets, and creating platforms that protect consumers while enabling innovation. OKX today serves more than 120 million people globally and operates under licensing frameworks in major financial jurisdictions. Over the past decade, we have built high-performance trading systems, onchain technologies, payment systems and security frameworks capable of supporting large-scale global markets. As digital assets continue to mature, we believe collaboration between technology innovators and established financial institutions will be essential. Our partnership with ICE reflects this principle. Together we will explore how traditional exchange infrastructure and digital asset technology can complement each other to build stronger, more efficient markets. This investment is not an endpoint — it is the beginning of a deeper collaboration. Our goal is to help shape the next chapter of financial markets, where digital and traditional infrastructure work together to expand access, strengthen trust, and support innovation across the global economy.