Block & Bond Brief — 2026-05-05
Your daily edge on tokenized securities and real-world assets — 2026-05-05
📌 TOP STORY
No new articles on tokenized securities or real-world asset tokenization were published today in the prioritized sources.
🏦 COMPANY MOVES
- BlackRock BUIDL leads among tokenized asset protocols with $2.82 billion AUM on Ethereum and Aptos chains.
- Ondo Finance yield assets hold $2.75 billion across Ethereum and Ripple.
⚖️ REGULATORY WATCH
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released new documents and guidelines today as part of ongoing market data simplification and supervisory updates.
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) updated its Financial Institutions Directory, including entities licensed for Digital Payment Token Services.
📊 MARKET SNAPSHOT
| Protocol | AUM | Chain(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Tether Gold | $3.25B | Ethereum/Monad |
| Circle USYC | $2.92B | Binance/Ethereum |
| BlackRock BUIDL | $2.82B | Ethereum/Aptos |
| Ondo Yield Assets | $2.75B | Ethereum/Ripple |
| Paxos Gold | $2.18B | Ethereum |
| Maple | $2.11B | Ethereum/Solana |
| Centrifuge Protocol | $1.66B | Ethereum/Avalanche |
| Anemoy Capital | $1.18B | Ethereum/Celo |
| Spiko | $1.18B | Stellar/Arbitrum |
| WisdomTree | $989M | Ethereum/Stellar |
Data via DeFiLlama · 2026-05-05 06:05 AM ET
🔍 WORTH WATCHING
Regulatory bodies in Europe and Singapore continue to update frameworks around digital assets and tokenized financial services, but fresh market adoption news remains thin today.
📚 SOURCES
- https://www.esma.europa.eu/databases-library/esma-library
- https://eservices.mas.gov.sg/fid/institution?sector=Payments&category=Major+Payment+Institution&activity=Digital+Payment+Token+Service&page=3
- https://markets.ft.com/data/bonds
- https://sirt.cftc.gov/sirtsanctions/sirtsanctions.aspx?Topic=ReparationsSanctions
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