Startale, SBI launches Strium for Institutional FX, RWA trading.
Stata Group and Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings have launched the STREAM Layer-1 blockchain, designed to facilitate institutional trading of foreign exchange and support settlement infrastructure.
According to the announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the platform is designed as an exchange-layer network.
“Tokenization is an inevitable trend, and equities tokenization is clearly the next big market,” said Sota Watanabe, CEO of Statale Group. He added that Streium aims to bridge the gap between traditional offchain finance and the onchain ecosystem by providing comprehensive dividend and royalty payments.
The unveiling represents the first major milestone since the two companies announced their strategic partnership in August 2025 and comes with concept demonstrations intended to prove the system's technical underpinnings.
Related: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Tokens.com to get real estate push with tokens
Strium to start with synthetic stocks before real assets
Trading initially begins with synthetic versions of US and Japanese stocks and commodities, which represent derivative instruments rather than direct ownership of the underlying stocks.
The platform plans to provide a tokenized representation of real shares and asset-backed tokens that users can access after completing identity checks and complying with local regulations. A separate open layer allows other users to participate without those requirements.
The validation phase focuses on testing settlement efficiency, resilience to heavy transaction loads, and interoperability with both legacy financial systems and other blockchain networks. A public testnet is planned as the next step in commercial deployment.
“SBI Holdings brings a regulated financial infrastructure and multiple licensed entities to the joint venture,” Watanabe said. Group entities have previously been involved in integrated digital-asset initiatives, including a proposed yen stablecoin structure that includes Shinsei Trust and Banking and SBI's VC business.
Discussions with regulators, including Japan, will come later when the project expands to individual markets, he added.
Related: Binance Confirms Stock Plans Five Years After First Push
NYSE plans 24/7 trading platform tokenized shares, ETFs
Last month, the New York Stock Exchange and its parent company Intercontinental Exchange announced that they are building a new platform for tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds with 24/7 access and fast settlement using blockchain technology and stablecoins.
The system integrates the NYSE's existing trading engine with blockchain-based post-trade infrastructure, subject to regulatory approval.
The move comes after a recent report by Sygnum stated that traditional financial institutions are moving towards blockchain-based infrastructure, and tokenization is expected to go mainstream by 2026.
Magazine: Bitgate's Gracie Chen wants ‘entrepreneurs, not entrepreneurs'.
