Kimber Digital Securities secures broker-dealer license for onchain US assets

Kimber Digital Securities has obtained a broker-dealer license to trade tokenized U.S. assets onchain, a step toward bringing regulated securities settlement to blockchain rails. The license is intended to streamline trading in tokenized securities by embedding regulatory compliance directly into onchain workflows, potentially widening institutional participation in the sector. The approval matters because fragmented licensing and compliance hurdles have slowed adoption of tokenized real-world assets, and a registered broker-dealer can bridge traditional brokerage rules with onchain settlement. Details on supported chains, tokenized products and initial trading volumes were not disclosed. Next, watch which tokenized U.S. assets KDS lists first and whether the model draws copycat licenses from rival venues.