Stellar Foundation Backs Marketnode to Expand Tokenized Funds Across Asia-Pacific

Brief

By Dextape Desk · November 9, 2026

On October 29, the Stellar Development Foundation said it had invested in Marketnode, an Asia-Pacific firm building market infrastructure. The foundation did not disclose the sum or the size of the stake. Marketnode is backed by Euroclear, HSBC, SGX Group and Temasek and supplies technology for funds, credit products and structured investments across issuance, distribution and ongoing servicing. According to the announcement, the firm previously worked with international and local asset managers and held talks about onchain access to some BNY Investments funds on Stellar. The article also points out that a token alone does not make a fund open to every buyer, because eligibility, onboarding, local laws and redemption terms still apply. Next signs to watch include product launches, participating institutions and measurable volume.

Why it matters: It links a Stellar Foundation investment to the practical work of getting regulated investment products to eligible buyers, which the article treats as the harder problem.

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