Tether, KraneShares, and Bitfinex Partner to Accelerate Tokenized Securities Adoption

Quick Breakdown:

• Tether, KraneShares, and Bitfinex Securities have signed a strategic agreement to drive the mass adoption of tokenized securities. 
• Leveraging Hadron by Tether, this partnership aims to streamline the tokenization of traditional assets such as ETFs, commodities, and bonds, making them more liquid, accessible, and compliant globally. 
• This collaboration promises to transform capital markets by increasing efficiency, fostering transparency, and opening access to a burgeoning $700 trillion asset class.

 

Partnership advances tokenized securities market

Tether has joined forces with asset management powerhouse KraneShares and regulated tokenized securities platform Bitfinex Securities in a strategic alliance to accelerate the development and adoption of tokenized securities across global markets. This initiative, centred on Hadron by Tether, aims to unlock over $700 trillion in traditional financial assets by digitizing them into blockchain-based tokens that are faster to trade, borderless, and compliant with regulations.

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, emphasized how the partnership reflects a commitment to modernizing capital markets by integrating traditional investments with next-generation financial infrastructure. Bitfinex Securities, licensed in El Salvador and Kazakhstan, will ensure regulatory compliance and provide a trusted marketplace for the issuance and trading of securities. KraneShares contributes its ETF expertise and global distribution networks to validate and distribute tokenized exchange-traded products (ETPs).

Source : Bitfinex

Simplifying asset tokenization and institutional adoption

Hadron by Tether serves as the technological backbone, simplifying the tokenization of various assets, including stocks, bonds, commodities, and sovereign debt. The platform features robust Know Your Customer (KYC) and blockchain reporting mechanisms to enhance transparency and regulatory adherence.

The partnership also positions the three firms to foster institutional adoption by bridging traditional finance systems with the efficiency and transparency of blockchain. Jesse Knutson of Bitfinex Securities highlighted the importance of credible secondary markets and regulatory clarity for mainstream institutional capital to embrace tokenized assets. Jonathan Krane, CEO of KraneShares, predicted that tokenization could make up 100% of their business within the next few years, signaling a pivotal shift in asset management.

On August 28, 2025, Bitfinex listed MNT, the native token of the Mantle network. MNT functions as both the gas and governance token for the Mantle DAO, enabling holders to participate in protocol upgrade votes and reflecting the project’s community-centric governance. The Mantle network is a modular Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution that utilizes MNT to improve scalability while upholding Ethereum’s security.

 

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