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•Published 12 Oct 2026

The case for tokenised equities: report

Explore how the tokenised equities market is developing and the opportunities shaping wider adoption.

The case for tokenised equities: report

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  • Digital Asset
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Tokenised equities are attracting growing attention across retail and institutional markets, with new initiatives emerging across exchanges, market infrastructures and digital platforms.

Produced with Digital Asset, this report examines the current market, the potential business and operational case, and the key considerations shaping the next phase of adoption.

Institutional activity grows

Institutional adoption
Institutional activity grows

With billions of dollars in tokenised equities now held by over 300,000 investors, the question of how tokenised equities work today is increasingly critical.

Institutional activity is developing alongside a fast-growing retail market, broadening the focus on infrastructure, regulation and operating models.

Turnover is scaling

Market activity
Turnover is scaling

This persistence is exactly what on-chain securities and cash are designed to enable.

Growing trading activity is increasing the focus on infrastructure that can support tokenised equities across their full lifecycle.

Efficiency opportunity

Corporate actions
Efficiency opportunity

The 110,000 interactions behind a single corporate event are a measure of how many parties must ultimately align.

Streamlining data flows and reconciliation across corporate actions could create significant economic value for the industry.

The report explores how tokenised equities are developing across the market and where opportunities could emerge across trading, settlement and post-trade processing. 

The report covers:

  • Market development across retail and institutional investors

  • Operational opportunities across settlement, reconciliation and asset servicing

  • Infrastructure developments supporting tokenised issuance and trading

  • Institutional requirements for broader participation

  • Regulatory and technical considerations shaping adoption

  • What comes next for the tokenised equity ecosystem

It also considers the conditions needed to support a scalable and robust market as practical experience with tokenised equities grows.

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