Converge by The Defiant
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**Securitize x Computershare** and **Ondo x Broadridge** partnerships close the two biggest gaps in tokenized equities — transfer agent infrastructure and on-chain shareholder voting rights — covering ~58% of the S&P 500.
**Meta** re-entered stablecoins by paying creators in **USDC** on Solana and Polygon in Colombia and the Philippines, while **PayPal** restructured to make **PYUSD** and crypto a core merchant-facing business unit alongside Braintree.
**Meta**, **PayPal**, and **DoorDash** all made stablecoin moves within the same two-week window, all using existing regulated rails rather than proprietary infrastructure — enabled by the **GENIUS Act** regulatory floor.
The **Kelp DAO** $293M hack—exploiting a single-validator bridge and no collateral concentration limits—caused ~$20B in DeFi TVL losses and prompted **JPMorgan** and **Jefferies** to warn institutions against open DeFi integration.
**Mizuho**, **Nomura**, and **JSCC** launched a JGB tokenization proof-of-concept on **Canton Network** for 24/7 real-time collateral management, while **WalletConnect** integrated Canton connecting it to 55.5M users.
**DoorDash** went live on **Tempo** for stablecoin-powered payouts across 40+ countries, and **ARQ** migrated its LatAm cross-border payment infrastructure to the same network.
Latest issue: May 8, 2026
DTCC Sets July for Live Tokenized Trades
Tokenized Equities Shed Second-Class Status
Tokenized equities are gaining full shareholder rights as Securitize partners with Computershare for transfer agent infrastructure and Ondo Finance partners with Broadridge to enable on-chain proxy voting. Meta has re-entered stablecoins by paying creators in USDC across high-remittance markets, while PayPal restructured its business to make crypto and PYUSD a core division alongside Braintree. The GENIUS Act's regulatory clarity is enabling large consumer platforms to build stablecoin-native product roadmaps.
Kelp Hack Exposed the DeFi Scaffolding
The $293M Kelp DAO hack on April 18 exposed critical risk management gaps in DeFi, triggering ~$20B in TVL losses and prompting institutions like JPMorgan and Jefferies to warn about DeFi's incompatibility with traditional risk frameworks. Japan's largest financial institutions (Mizuho, Nomura, JSCC) launched a JGB tokenization proof-of-concept on Canton Network, while DoorDash went live with stablecoin-powered payouts on Tempo across 40+ countries. The newsletter argues DeFi must adopt TradFi-style operational controls—multi-verifier requirements, published incident-response frameworks, pre-funded loss-absorption waterfalls—or risk being sidelined by permissioned networks.