{"id":872257,"date":"2025-09-11T21:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T02:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/blackrock-looking-to-tokenize-etf-shares-to-expand-its-digital-asset-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:12:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T02:12:28","slug":"blackrock-looking-to-tokenize-etf-shares-to-expand-its-digital-asset-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/blackrock-looking-to-tokenize-etf-shares-to-expand-its-digital-asset-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock looking to tokenize ETF shares to expand its digital asset infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"BlackRock BlackRock looking to tokenize ETF shares to expand its digital asset infrastructure<\/span> Gino Matos \u00b7<\/span> 4 hours ago<\/span> \u00b7 2 min read<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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The report comes in the same week as Nasdaq filed with the SEC to trade tokenized stocks and ETFs on its platform.<\/p>\n

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Updated:<\/span> Sep. 11, 2025 at 9:07 pm UTC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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BlackRock<\/a> explores tokenizing exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares as part of its push to expand its digital asset infrastructure beyond traditional market boundaries.<\/p>\n

As Bloomberg News reported on Sept. 11, the firm weighs creating blockchain-based versions of ETFs tied to real-world assets (RWA), including stocks, according to sources familiar with the confidential planning.<\/p>\n

The initiative builds on BlackRock\u2019s $2.2 billion BUIDL<\/a> tokenized money-market fund, launched in March 2024, two months after the debut of its Bitcoin<\/a> ETF.<\/p>\n

CEO Larry Fink<\/a> previously stated that every financial asset can be tokenized<\/a>, most recently reiterating it in his 2025 annual letter to investors.<\/p>\n

Tokenized ETF shares would enable trading beyond Wall Street\u2019s standard hours, improve international access to US products, and create new collateral opportunities within crypto networks.<\/p>\n

The report comes in the same week as Nasdaq<\/a> filed with the SEC to trade tokenized stocks and ETFs<\/a> on its platform.<\/p>\n

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BlackRock has tested tokenized fund shares through JPMorgan\u2019s<\/a> Kinexys infrastructure and positioned itself as an early adopter of digital settlement models.<\/p>\n

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Money-market funds from Franklin Templeton<\/a> and BlackRock opened the pathway for the largest tokenization efforts. Excluding private credit, tokenized money funds are the largest RWA category, with a $7.4 billion market cap<\/a> as of Sept. 11.<\/p>\n

At the same time, ETFs offer broader asset exposure and trading mechanics that are well-suited for blockchain deployment.\u00a0Exchanges including Kraken<\/a>, Robinhood<\/a>, and Coinbase<\/a> already offer tokenized stocks internationally or plan to do so.<\/p>\n

However, the report noted that current challenges include reconciling ETF settlement through Wall Street clearinghouses with blockchain\u2019s instant, 24-hour trading capabilities.\u00a0These challenges create technical and regulatory questions for custodians managing the transition between traditional and digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n

BlackRock\u2019s exploration reflects mainstream finance\u2019s evaluation of blockchain technology for enhancing market infrastructure, including improvements in collateral flows and settlement speed.<\/p>\n

The firm\u2019s digital asset advocacy, combined with regulatory shifts, positions tokenized ETFs as another bridge between traditional and decentralized finance systems.<\/p>\n

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BlackRock looking to tokenize ETF shares to expand its digital asset infrastructure Gino Matos \u00b7 4 hours ago \u00b7 2 min read The report comes in the same week as Nasdaq filed with the SEC to trade tokenized stocks and ETFs on its platform. 2 min read Updated: Sep. 11, 2025 at 9:07 pm UTC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":872258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[164,859],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-872257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blackrock","8":"category-looking"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}