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Institutional Blockchain Milestones: BNY/Citadel & S&P Onchain

BNY Mellon and Citadel Securities completed a blockchain-based financing transaction using tokenized US Treasuries as collateral. Separately, the S&P reportedly executed its first-ever onchain derivatives swap.

What we know

@CoinDesk reported BNY Mellon and Citadel Securities completed a landmark blockchain financing deal using tokenized US Treasuries as collateral — a significant step toward mainstream institutional DeFi rails. @CoinbaseMarkets included in its daily roundup that the S&P executed its first-ever 'onchain derivatives swap,' alongside Michael Saylor declaring Bitcoin at the 'beginning of a bull market.' Together these signal accelerating institutional adoption of tokenized financial infrastructure.

Sources

@CoinDesk

“BNY and Citadel Securities complete a blockchain-based financing transaction using tokenized U.S. Treasuries as collateral”

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@CoinbaseMarkets

“The S&P executes its first ever 'onchain derivatives swap'. Michael Saylor says Bitcoin is at the 'beginning of a bull market'”

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