Block & Bond Brief — July 1, 2026
Your daily edge on tokenized securities and real-world assets — July 1, 2026
📌 TOP STORY
New York Life Investment Management has launched its first on-chain high-yield bond offering, the NYLIM Anemoy U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Segregated Portfolio, in collaboration with tokenization platform Centrifuge. This move aims to broaden investor access to fixed income capabilities by leveraging digital infrastructure. The fund features subscriptions and redemptions settled in Circle’s USDC stablecoin, while the underlying portfolio and risk management remain unchanged. (marketsmedia.com)
🏦 COMPANY MOVES
- BlackRock — Integrated Ethena's synthetic dollar USDe into its Aladdin platform, positioning the BUIDL tokenized money market fund as a core reserve asset. Securitize announced plans to list on the NYSE following approval of its merger with Cantor Equity Partners II. (forbes.com)
- MEXC — Listed Ondo's tokenized Strategy Preferred Stock on its spot market, expanding tokenized U.S. stock offerings. Ondo Global Markets now accounts for over 70% of the tokenized equity issuer market by total value locked. (businessinsider.com)
- BNY Mellon — Expanded USDC support on its digital asset custody platform, enabling institutional clients to manage the full lifecycle of the stablecoin with seamless conversion between US dollars and USDC within bank custody. (finance.yahoo.com)
⚖️ REGULATORY WATCH
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) officially took full effect on July 1, 2026, requiring all crypto firms operating in the EU to be licensed under the new framework. Binance's MiCA application was withdrawn amid regulatory pressure, while Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini have secured MiCA licenses consolidating their EU operations. Meanwhile, India's SEBI approved a pilot program to tokenize corporate bonds using distributed ledger technology, aiming to reduce investment thresholds and improve settlement transparency. (cincodias.elpais.com, hindustantimes.com)
📊 MARKET SNAPSHOT
| Protocol | AUM | Chain(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Circle USYC | $3.11B | Binance/Ethereum |
| BlackRock BUIDL | $3.05B | Ethereum/Aptos |
| Tether Gold | $2.82B | Ethereum/Monad |
| Ondo Yield Assets | $2.57B | Ethereum/Stellar |
| Maple | $2.43B | Ethereum/Solana |
| Paxos Gold | $1.79B | Ethereum |
| Centrifuge Protocol | $1.64B | Ethereum/Avalanche |
| Spiko | $1.10B | Stellar/Arbitrum |
| Ondo Global Markets | $981M | Ethereum/Binance |
| Blockchain Capital | $975M | zkSync Era |
Data via DeFiLlama · 5:00 AM ET
🔍 WORTH WATCHING
India's SEBI is piloting tokenization of corporate bonds, aiming to democratize access by lowering investment minimums and improving settlement transparency. This aligns with global trends toward on-chain finance and institutional adoption of blockchain for real-world asset tokenization.
📚 SOURCES
- marketsmedia.com
- forbes.com
- businessinsider.com
- finance.yahoo.com
- cincodias.elpais.com
- hindustantimes.com
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