Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings and technology group Startale have announced a strategic partnership that could redefine the future of global finance. The goal? To launch an all-in-one on-chain trading platform dedicated to tokenized stocks and Real World Assets (RWA), capable of operating 24/7.

This move comes at a crucial time: the tokenized asset market is expected to reach $18.9 trillion by 2033, with early adoption already visible thanks to players like Robinhood, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini. The joint venture between SBI and Startale aims to close the gaps of current solutions, still limited by geographical boundaries and market hours, offering instead a global, always-on infrastructure.

As Sota Watanabe, founder of Startale, highlighted:

"The tokenization of stocks represents the greatest opportunity of our time. It’s not just about digitizing existing assets, but creating entirely new financial primitives that combine the trust of traditional markets with the composability and accessibility of DeFi."

The platform will enable programmable trading of financial assets, with near-instant settlement, fractional ownership, and seamless integration with the DeFi ecosystem.

Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of SBI Holdings, also underlined the historical significance of this transformation:

"The convergence of traditional finance and DeFi is accelerating. Together with Startale, we want to build a decentralized platform that is always open, interoperable, and able to meet the needs of users worldwide."

By combining SBI’s financial expertise with Startale’s blockchain technology, the platform aims to become a true bridge between traditional markets and Web3, with a focus on global compliance and institutional-grade security.

The structure of the joint venture includes two distinct entities:

• one dedicated to technological development,

• the other focused on business strategy and global expansion.

The platform will merge Startale’s blockchain technology with SBI Group’s financial and digital ecosystem, aiming for security, simplicity, and adherence to international regulations. Key features include:

• Advanced account abstraction, eliminating the complexity of wallet management for retail users

• Institutional custody solutions, meeting the highest standards of security and compliance

• Frictionless onboarding, providing access to markets previously reserved for institutional investors

• Real-time compliance monitoring, ensuring adherence to global regulations

An interesting perspective comes from the Astar community. Ambassador Pitcoin analyzed how the recent moves by SBI Holdings and Startale, combined with the collaboration with Chainlink, could open new scenarios for $ASTR.

On one hand, the integration with Chainlink CCIP is already a reality: $ASTR can move natively across Astar, Soneium, Ethereum, and the OP Superchain, unlocking cross-chain liquidity, pairing with tokenized RWAs, and gaining greater exposure in regulated environments.

On the other hand, Pitcoin suggests that SBI’s presence in this infrastructure could enhance the institutional reputation of $ASTR, elevating it from a simple “parachain token” to a multi-chain asset more aligned with the needs of traditional finance.

This is a community vision, not an official announcement, but it shows how $ASTR could position itself at the heart of the $18.9 trillion RWA megatrend projected by 2033.

🔗 Read Pitcoin’s full analysis on The Astar Bulletin: SBI, Startale and Chainlink: The Strategic Triad Leading the Tokenized Asset Era

2025 is already being called “the year of institutional crypto adoption.” With this alliance, SBI and Startale – now strengthened by Chainlink – are positioning themselves to lead a historic shift: a world where financial value can flow without interruption, in real time, and without borders.

For further updates, follow the official page on X: https://x.com/StartaleGroup

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings and technology group Startale have announced a strategic partnership that could redefine the future of global finance. The goal? To launch an all-in-one on-chain trading platform dedicated to tokenized stocks and Real World Assets (RWA), capable of operating 24/7.

This move comes at a crucial time: the tokenized asset market is expected to reach $18.9 trillion by 2033, with early adoption already visible thanks to players like Robinhood, Kraken, Bybit, and Gemini. The joint venture between SBI and Startale aims to close the gaps of current solutions, still limited by geographical boundaries and market hours, offering instead a global, always-on infrastructure.

As Sota Watanabe, founder of Startale, highlighted:

"The tokenization of stocks represents the greatest opportunity of our time. It’s not just about digitizing existing assets, but creating entirely new financial primitives that combine the trust of traditional markets with the composability and accessibility of DeFi."

The platform will enable programmable trading of financial assets, with near-instant settlement, fractional ownership, and seamless integration with the DeFi ecosystem.

Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of SBI Holdings, also underlined the historical significance of this transformation:

"The convergence of traditional finance and DeFi is accelerating. Together with Startale, we want to build a decentralized platform that is always open, interoperable, and able to meet the needs of users worldwide."

By combining SBI’s financial expertise with Startale’s blockchain technology, the platform aims to become a true bridge between traditional markets and Web3, with a focus on global compliance and institutional-grade security.

The structure of the joint venture includes two distinct entities:

• one dedicated to technological development,

• the other focused on business strategy and global expansion.

The platform will merge Startale’s blockchain technology with SBI Group’s financial and digital ecosystem, aiming for security, simplicity, and adherence to international regulations. Key features include:

• Advanced account abstraction, eliminating the complexity of wallet management for retail users

• Institutional custody solutions, meeting the highest standards of security and compliance

• Frictionless onboarding, providing access to markets previously reserved for institutional investors

• Real-time compliance monitoring, ensuring adherence to global regulations

An interesting perspective comes from the Astar community. Ambassador Pitcoin analyzed how the recent moves by SBI Holdings and Startale, combined with the collaboration with Chainlink, could open new scenarios for $ASTR.

On one hand, the integration with Chainlink CCIP is already a reality: $ASTR can move natively across Astar, Soneium, Ethereum, and the OP Superchain, unlocking cross-chain liquidity, pairing with tokenized RWAs, and gaining greater exposure in regulated environments.

On the other hand, Pitcoin suggests that SBI’s presence in this infrastructure could enhance the institutional reputation of $ASTR, elevating it from a simple “parachain token” to a multi-chain asset more aligned with the needs of traditional finance.

This is a community vision, not an official announcement, but it shows how $ASTR could position itself at the heart of the $18.9 trillion RWA megatrend projected by 2033.

🔗 Read Pitcoin’s full analysis on The Astar Bulletin: SBI, Startale and Chainlink: The Strategic Triad Leading the Tokenized Asset Era

2025 is already being called “the year of institutional crypto adoption.” With this alliance, SBI and Startale – now strengthened by Chainlink – are positioning themselves to lead a historic shift: a world where financial value can flow without interruption, in real time, and without borders.

For further updates, follow the official page on X: https://x.com/StartaleGroup