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By Krisztian Sandor, AI Boost|Edited by Stephen Alpher
Aug 21, 2025, 6:39 p.m.
- State Street has joined JPMorgan’s blockchain platform as the first third-party custodian for tokenized assets.
- The bank anchored a $100 million tokenized commercial paper transaction issued by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation.
- Tokenized assets are projected to grow rapidly, with estimates ranging from $2 trillion by 2030 to nearly $19 trillion by 2033.
State Street, a Boston-based custody bank with $49 trillion in assets under its watch, is pushing deeper into digital assets by joining JPMorgan’s blockchain-based tokenized asset platform Digital Debt Service as the first third-party custodian.
The first transaction State Street anchored was a $100 million tokenized commercial paper issuance by the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), a Singapore-based banking group, according to a Thursday press release.
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State Street Investment Management, the bank’s asset management arm, purchased the debt. J.P. Morgan Securities acted as placement agent.
The move comes as traditional finance heavyweights and global banks are getting increasingly involved in tokenization of financial instruments, or real-world assets (RWA), placing bonds, funds and credit on blockchain rails. The process promises operational benefits such as increased efficiency, faster and around-the-clock settlements and lower administrative costs.
The tokenized asset market could grow could balloon in the next few years, though projections vary from McKinsey’s $2 trillion by 2030 to Ripple and BCG’s almost $19 trillion by 2033.
By joining JPMorgan’s blockchain platform, State Street can now offer clients custody of tokenized debt securities without changing its traditional servicing model.
In this particular case, State Street manages client holdings in a digital wallet directly connected to JPMorgan’s system, eliminating manual steps in settlement and recordkeeping. The infrastructure supports delivery-versus-payment settlement, with the option for same-day (T+0) settlement, and automates corporate actions such as interest payments and redemptions through smart contracts.
“This launch reflects a meaningful step forward in our digital strategy — where we manage a digital wallet on-chain and lay the groundwork for interoperability across blockchain networks,” Donna Milrod, State Street’s chief product officer, said in a statement.
The bank pursued initiatives to tokenize a bond and a money market fund, Milrod said in October. The firm also selected Switzerland-based Taurus as a tokenization partner.
Read more: DBS Launches Tokenized Structured Notes on Ethereum, Expanding Investor Access
Disclaimer: Parts of this article were generated with the assistance from AI tools and reviewed by our editorial team to ensure accuracy and adherence to our standards. For more information, see CoinDesk’s full AI Policy.
Krisztian Sandor is a U.S. markets reporter focusing on stablecoins, tokenization, real-world assets. He graduated from New York University’s business and economic reporting program before joining CoinDesk. He holds BTC, SOL and ETH.
“AI Boost” indicates a generative text tool, typically an AI chatbot, contributed to the article. In each and every case, the article was edited, fact-checked and published by a human. Read more about CoinDesk’s AI Policy.
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