DBS Singapore has announced it has issued structured notes on the Ethereum blockchain. The mainstream’s trust got a big upgrade.
Some think all these tokenized structures will suck the liquidity out of the market. For instance, we have already seen how Blackrock artificially pumps the price of bitcoin and later dumps it after few months.
Other see it as traditional finance meeting public blockchain. Ethereum is a massive step toward mainstream tokenization real yield, real adoption.
Smaller unit sizes and tighter regulatory standards open the floodgates for mid-tier institutions, driving liquidity and spiking on-chain settlement efficiency. Expect ADDX, DigiFT, and HydraX to morph from niche local exchanges into regional digital asset hubs, as bank-grade products attract both global issuers and allocators.
Their role as compliant bridges between legacy finance and Web3 should intensify, feeding Singapore’s bid for digital finance dominance. If network effects click, these exchanges could set operational standards for the region and catalyze even more innovation in tokenized real-world assets—think bundled products, DeFi collateral, and beyond.