Stellar Opens Onchain Access To Select BNY Investments Funds

Digital market infrastructure firm Marketnode is set to bring select BNY Investments funds onchain through the Stellar network (@StellarOrg), in a move that widens access to tokenized investment products for both institutional and accredited investors.

What the Partnership Involves

Marketnode will use its digital infrastructure to tokenize the chosen BNY Investments funds, with distribution efficiency and security cited as the primary goals of the arrangement. Institutional investors stand to gain exposure to multi-asset investment products through the onchain rails, while accredited investors will also be granted access to the selected funds.

Founded by SGX Group and Temasek in 2021, Marketnode serves as Asia-Pacific's distributed ledger-powered financial market infrastructure, operating two platforms: Gateway, an end-to-end tokenization platform, and Fundnode, Singapore's investment fund infrastructure on blockchain. The firm is backed by Euroclear, HSBC, SGX Group and Temasek, and positions itself as APAC's trusted and neutral digital market infrastructure.

Part of a Broader Push by BNY Into Tokenization

The Stellar collaboration arrives as BNY deepens its commitment to blockchain-based fund servicing. In July 2026, BNY announced the launch of its new Digital Transfer Agency capabilities, extending the firm's fund servicing to support digitally native funds across multiple jurisdictions and blockchains, enabling a unified client servicing experience. As of June 30, 2026, BNY oversees $62.6 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2.2 trillion in assets under management.

The tokenized real-world asset market has expanded sharply in 2026. The global tokenized financial asset market stands at approximately $30 billion, over double where it stood a year earlier, with U.S. Treasury securities and money market funds accounting for about half of that total. The Marketnode and BNY Investments arrangement on Stellar adds further institutional weight to that trend, using a public blockchain network to improve the reach and operability of traditional investment products.

Sources:
BNY: Global Digital Transfer Agency Launch (July 2026)
Markets Media: Euroclear Invests in Marketnode
Callan: Tokenization and 2026 Shifts for Institutional Investors