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Crypto exchange KuCoin announced on Friday the launch of USDt‑settled perpetual derivatives linked to Tesla and Strategy stocks via TSLAUSDT and MSTRUSDT contracts. These synthetic products track equity price movements without share ownership, can be traded 24/7 with a minimum position size of 1 USDt, and may face access limits in some jurisdictions.

According to data from RWA.xyz, the Plume network now has over 263,000 real-world asset (RWA) holders, the highest user count among tracked blockchains. Ethereum, while still leading in RWA value with more than $15.4 billion and $26.43 billion in distributed asset value across the sector, counts just over 153,000 RWA holders and ranks behind both Plume and Solana. XRP Ledger, BNB Chain, Stellar and Polygon show mixed results, with relatively lower user numbers but in several cases sizeable RWA totals, and the broader RWA market represents $336.08 billion in value, mostly in stablecoins.

Cryptio, a digital asset accounting and data platform, has secured $45 million in a Series B round co-led by BlackFin Capital Partners and Sentinel Global. The company reports serving more than 400 enterprise customers and processing over $3 trillion in transaction volume as institutions adopt tokenized assets and seek systems to reconcile blockchain activity with traditional financial reporting.

Over the past 48 hours, Bitcoin's rebound has faded near the $70K level even as oil prices fell from above $100 to $85, leaving sentiment stuck in "extreme fear". In the same period, spot XRP ETFs have amassed $1.4 billion in cumulative flows since last November, while Hyperliquid has launched HIP-4 on testnet to add prediction and Options markets after HIP-3 helped real-world assets reach over 30% of its volume.

On March 11, 2026, data showed tokenised real-world assets reaching about $23.6 billion in on-chain value, with U.S. Treasury-backed funds still leading the segment. Gold, commodities, and tokenised equities are growing alongside round-the-clock trading access, which is drawing more investors despite fragmented benchmarks and liquidity constraints.

The European Central Bank has presented its Appia roadmap as a long-term framework for tokenized wholesale financial markets based on central bank money, with the Pontes distributed ledger settlement solution targeted for launch in the third quarter of 2026. The plan outlines how market DLT infrastructures will connect to the Eurosystem's TARGET Services and is accompanied by a public consultation open until April 22.

In 2026, the value of tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains has expanded about 66% to roughly $23.6 billion, led by tokenized funds, gold, commodities and equities. Data indicates tokenized funds now represent the largest segment at $10.5 billion, while market participants highlight growing demand for assets that can trade and settle around the clock.

Why did NVIDIA tokenized stock (NVDAX) rise 1.72% in the last 24 hours on March 10, 2026? Explore the close tracking of NVDA's +1.16% gain to $184.77, driven by AI optimism, GTC 2026 hype, and open-source agent platform buzz amid strong enterprise demand.

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On 10 March 2026, China introduced a 96-core blockchain acceleration chip built on RISC-V architecture to support the national Chang'An Chain, also known as ChainMaker. The hardware is designed to deliver 50x faster smart contract processing and 20x faster digital signature verification, and is already used by central ministries, major state enterprises, and hundreds of thousands of cross-border trade firms. Analysts suggest the system is aimed at migrating real-world institutional processes onto a high-throughput, domestically controlled blockchain network that could serve as alternative financial infrastructure.