SEC Allows DTCC To Tokenize Securities
Depository Trust Company (DTC) is allowed to launch a new tokenization service for real-world assets.
SEC allows DTCC to tokenize.
Octant introduces StreamVote.
Cork Protocol Protected Loops.
Aave v3 adds MetaMask's mUSD.
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The Depository Trust Company (DTC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), which handles the majority of U.S. securities clearing and settlement, has secured a crucial No-Action Letter from the SEC to launch a new tokenization service. The milestone authorizes DTC Participants to tokenize select DTC-custodied Real-World Assets (RWAs), including stocks, ETFs, and fixed-income securities. Scheduled to be production-ready in the second half of 2026, the service aims to bridge TradFi and DeFi by initially supporting highly liquid assets such as the Russell 1000, major index ETFs, and U.S. Treasury securities. Powered across L1 and L2 blockchain providers, the platform will deliver a Common Liquidity Pool Across Identical Legal and Ownership Rights, Embedded Compliance and Controls, and Programmable Assets.
Octant, a public goods funding project, introduced StreamVote, a new funding mechanism combining Octant vaults with a continuous voting system. Octant is launching a StreamVote pilot round featuring a 25 ETH initial funding pool, supplemented by yields from assets deposited to the vault by the Golem Foundation. The mechanism leverages Superfluid to distribute funds continuously and in real-time, based on the current vote tally, rather than at the end of a fixed period. Voters can update and change their vote allocations at any time during the round. The pilot will fund impactful projects mentioned in the Ethereum Magicians forum.
Cork Protocol, a protocol for trading onchain risk, introduced Protected Loops, a DeFi primitive designed to facilitate looping strategies for illiquid or long-duration assets, such as Real World Assets (RWAs) and yield vault tokens. The feature shifts duration risk away from the core Looping Vault and onto specialized underwriters. The primitive combines a managed Looping Vault with an embedded liquidity hedge provided through Cork Pools. It provides a liquidity hedge that is tokenized as a Swap Token, which the Looping Vault buys. The token guarantees the vault the ability to swap the illiquid collateral for a liquid asset. The product is currently in a pilot phase.
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FOCIL Declined For Glamsterdam
Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) was declined inclusion Glamsterdam, but will be considered in Heka.
FOCIL declined in Glamsterdam.
Veil integrates 0xbow.
Do Kwon sentenced to 15yrs.
Coinbase integrates Chainlink CCIP.
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During ACDC #171, Ethereum core developers declined the inclusion of Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) EIP-7805 for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, which is scheduled for the first half of 2026. The Glamsterdam upgrade is instead slated to include EIP-7688, EIP-8061, and EIP-8080. FOCIL aims to enhance censorship resistance by allowing multiple validators to enforce the inclusion of valid transactions, reducing reliance on centralized block builders and mitigating MEV. FOCIL will be considered for inclusion as a headliner feature for the subsequent upgrade, Heka.
0xbow, the developers behind the Privacy Pools protocol, partnered with Veil Cash to significantly expand access to the Veil zk Privacy Protocol on Base. Veil, which uses ZK-SNARKs to provide privacy for users depositing ETH into fixed pools, was previously restricted to a small permission set of verified addresses. The integration leverages 0xbow’s Association Set Provider (ASP) Guardian product, which allows Veil to support deposits from a much wider range of unverified addresses. Both privacy protocols maintain OFAC compliance by screening all incoming deposits for links to illicit activity using Know Your Transaction checks.
Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs and creator of the Terra/Luna ecosystem, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in the Southern District of New York. The sentence follows Kwon's August 2025 guilty plea to conspiracy to commit commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with the May 2022 collapse of Terra Luna. Notably, the Judge imposed a term above the 12 years requested by prosecutors. Describing the $40 billion in losses as “eye-popping,” the judge cited Kwon's infamous “Deploying capital, steady lads” tweet, as well as several victim-impact letters submitted to the court.
Coinbase integrated Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to power bridging for all Coinbase Wrapped Assets, including cbBTC, cbETH, and cbDOGE. Coinbase cited Chainlink's industry leadership, security, and reliability. Chainlink CCIP supports secure cross-chain messaging and enables improved capital efficiency across DeFi, with trillions in transaction volume. Coinbase Wrapped Assets have an approximate aggregate market cap of $7 billion.
ACDC #171 highlights | minutes
SEC approves DTCC tokenized stocks
EF ESP RFP for did:ethr
Lighthouse discussion on Trustless Pmts
Aave releases forecast feature
Railgun hits $4.3 private volume
LIFI raises $29m
Sony plans USD stablecoin
HAI incentivizes BOLD LP
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Superstate Direct Issuance Programs
Superstate introduces a capital formation platform for public companies to raise funds by offering tokenized shares on Ethereum.
Superstate Direct Issuance Programs.
Celo activates OP Succinct Lite.
Gauntlet USDC Alpha vault.
Deutsche Bank report on ZK.
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Superstate introduced Direct Issuance Programs (DIPs), a new platform for capital formation by using tokenized shares on Ethereum. The platform allows SEC-registered public companies to issue new stock directly to eligible global investors, bypassing traditional broker-dealers, significantly reducing underwriting and distribution costs. Investors can purchase shares using stablecoins. Superstate's transfer-agent infrastructure updates a shareholder registry in real time. The system grants issuers greater control over pricing, timing, and offering size, and provides immediate access to capital. The first offerings are anticipated to go live in 2026. Superstate is a tokenized fund focused on RWA with over $1b in AUM.
Celo successfully activated its Jello hardfork, bringing OP Succinct Lite on Celo mainnet. The activation transitions Celo into a production-ready ZK fault-proof rollup. OP Succinct Lite is a simplified version of the OP Succinct for integrating Zero-Knowledge Proofs on OP Stack rollups. Celo is the first chain to fully implement OP Succinct Lite. The upgrade also introduces a Challenger Set to monitor proposer behavior. The set initially consists of five independent ecosystem challengers and one challenger operated by cLabs. Celo has over 700k users on the network and over $200 million in stablecoin TVL.
Gauntlet expanded the cross-chain supply options for its Gauntlet USD Alpha ($gtUSDa) stablecoin yield product, now supporting USDC supply from Ethereum mainnet in addition to Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism. The strategy, which aims for a sustainable, risk-adjusted yield, automatically rebalances capital across Morpho vaults. The Alpha vault leverages Gauntlet's optimisation engine and will combine both variable-rate and fixed-rate yield opportunities in a future update.
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