Finance is entering its tokenized era. In the past week, moves from J.P. Morgan, the ECB, Coinbase, and Tether showed tokenization is being built into the plumbing of global finance. Latest tokenization news ↓ 1️⃣ J.P. Morgan says tokenization will drive change across entire funds industry Tokenization of ETFs could improve creation and redemption while ushering in “near-instant settlement” and nonstop access. 2️⃣ Coinbase lists first GBP stablecoin The stablecoin listing comes just days after Coinbase began letting UK customers borrow against their crypto. 3️⃣ ECB inks deals with standard setters to smooth digital euro rollout The European Central Bank has signed agreements with three standard setters as it looks to minimize costs and encourage coordination. 4️⃣ Tether backs UAE tokenization firm KAIO to bring Emirati funds onchain KAIO plans to expand into credit, structured investments, and exchange-traded funds, aiming to lower investor barriers to entry. 5️⃣ DTCC publishes deep dive on what tokenization means for everyday investors The U.S. securities settlement giant (which clears ~99% of U.S. equities) outlines real-world benefits: fractional ownership, extended/24/7 trading hours, real-time settlement, and lower costs. Positions tokenization as moving from institutional experiment to retail-accessible infrastructure.