About

Last updated: February 16, 2026

Mission

Capital Tokenization provides institutional-grade intelligence on the tokenization of global capital markets. We cover every dimension of the capital markets tokenization ecosystem — tokenized bonds, equities, treasuries, derivatives, structured products, real estate securities, commodities, and the institutional infrastructure powering these markets — with the analytical rigor that institutional investors, asset managers, broker-dealers, compliance officers, and corporate issuers require for informed decision-making in this rapidly evolving landscape.

The convergence of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's December 2025 no-action letter, the SEC's January 2026 tokenized securities taxonomy, the GENIUS Act's stablecoin settlement infrastructure, and Nasdaq's exchange-traded tokenized securities filing marks the definitive transition from experimental tokenization to institutional-scale capital markets deployment. Capital Tokenization exists to provide the intelligence framework for understanding this transformation and its implications across every major asset class in global finance.

Editorial Positioning

This platform operates at the intersection of institutional capital markets and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. Our editorial approach combines institutional capital markets analysis — comparable in rigor and methodology to McKinsey Global Institute, S&P Global, and the CFA Institute — with deep technical understanding of tokenization mechanics, smart contract architecture, and distributed ledger technology integration into existing market infrastructure and institutional plumbing.

We do not promote individual tokens, platforms, or investment products. We do not accept sponsored content, paid placements, or commercially influenced analysis. We provide the analytical framework for understanding how tokenization is reshaping the $600 trillion global capital markets infrastructure — from fixed income and equities through derivatives, structured products, and alternative investments.

Founding Team

Capital Tokenization was founded by Donovan Vanderbilt, a strategic advisor with an MBA from Imperial College London and over fifteen years of experience spanning government advisory, institutional banking, and fintech entrepreneurship across Europe, the United States, the Gulf Cooperation Council states, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Donovan's career encompasses positions in institutional asset management, digital financial infrastructure design and implementation, cross-border capital markets advisory, and regulatory technology — providing the multi-disciplinary perspective essential for analyzing the convergence of traditional capital markets and blockchain technology across the world's largest and most complex asset classes.

The editorial team brings complementary expertise in securities law, institutional portfolio management, blockchain engineering, quantitative analysis, and financial regulatory compliance. Team members hold professional credentials including CFA, CAIA, and legal qualifications across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring that published analysis meets the standards expected by our institutional audience of portfolio managers, compliance officers, chief investment officers, and corporate treasury professionals.

Analytical Methodology

Our research process begins with primary source analysis — official SEC statements and staff guidance, DTCC operational announcements and technical documentation, CFTC staff letters and guidance, FINRA regulatory notices, and central bank publications from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England, and Monetary Authority of Singapore form the foundation of all coverage and analysis published on this platform.

Market infrastructure analysis draws on institutional data from DTCC, the Bank for International Settlements, SWIFT, Euroclear, Clearstream, and major exchanges including Nasdaq, NYSE, London Stock Exchange Group, and SIX Swiss Exchange. We monitor SEC EDGAR filings for tokenized security offerings, broker-dealer applications, ATS registration amendments, and Investment Company Act filings. Market intelligence is verified through multiple institutional sources including S&P Global, Bloomberg, Deloitte, and McKinsey before publication.

Content Architecture

The platform is structured around four intelligence verticals designed to provide comprehensive coverage of the tokenized capital markets ecosystem. Fixed Income Tokenization covers tokenized bonds, treasuries, corporate debt, municipal securities, structured credit, and yield instruments across global fixed income markets representing $133+ trillion in outstanding value. Equities and Exchange Infrastructure covers tokenized equities, exchange-traded products, fractional ownership, market microstructure evolution, and settlement modernization for the $115+ trillion global equity market.

Institutional Infrastructure covers DTCC, clearinghouses, custodians, transfer agents, prime brokers, stablecoin settlement, and the blockchain networks powering tokenized capital markets. Regulation and Compliance covers SEC, CFTC, MiCA, FINRA, global regulatory frameworks, broker-dealer compliance, and institutional governance for tokenized markets across all major jurisdictions.

Quality Standards and Network

Every published analysis passes through a three-stage quality gate: primary research verification against official regulatory and institutional sources, editorial review for analytical rigor and balanced presentation of competing interpretations, and compliance review ensuring adherence to our editorial independence standards and proper disclaimers. All content is original, independently researched, and reviewed by qualified analysts before publication. We do not republish wire service content, aggregate third-party analysis, or generate AI-only content without editorial review and verification.

Commitment to Institutional Standards

Capital Tokenization is committed to maintaining the highest standards of institutional publishing. Our coverage spans the full spectrum of capital markets tokenization — from the macro-level market sizing and regulatory framework analysis that informs strategic allocation decisions, to the micro-level compliance implementation guidance that broker-dealers, transfer agents, and custodians require for operational readiness. We recognize that our audience includes chief investment officers evaluating portfolio allocation to tokenized assets, general counsel assessing regulatory risk, compliance officers implementing surveillance for tokenized securities trading, and technology leaders evaluating blockchain infrastructure for institutional deployment. Each constituency demands precision, accuracy, and analytical depth that we are committed to delivering consistently across every piece of published analysis.

Capital Tokenization operates as an independent intelligence platform within a portfolio of domain-specific analytical resources covering tokenization, digital assets, and institutional capital markets across the United States, Gulf Cooperation Council states, European Union, United Kingdom, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Our platform maintains complete editorial independence from all tokenization platforms, exchanges, broker-dealers, asset managers, custodians, and commercial partners referenced in our coverage.