A week where the Fed’s most divided vote in three decades buried rate cut hopes, oil refused to price a ceasefire, and the stablecoin bill finally cleared its biggest hurdle. Equities held up with every major index closing in the green, but the US 10Y rising 7.2 bps tells you what the bond market thinks.
Another week where diplomacy promised more than it delivered.
Oil is back above $100, UK stocks fell, and the mood in markets shifted from cautious optimism to familiar frustration. But the week’s most quietly significant development may have been in Washington, where Kevin Warsh moved closer to taking over the Fed at a moment when rate policy has never mattered more.
Add five Magnificent Seven earnings and a slate of central bank decisions next week, and the picture gets even more complex.
Welcome out speakers!
Panel: Real-World Assets Tokenization in Practice: From Concept to Market Adoption.
At the Tokenization Forum, this panel brings together leaders from finance, infrastructure, and emerging digital ecosystems to discuss how tokenization is moving into real-world implementation.
Joining this discussion:
• Tamta Akhalkatsi — IR Head of @TegetaMotorss
• Nikoloz Beradze — Co-Founder of @vs1_finance
• Mariam Goishvili — CEO of @SuperteamGEO
• Rati Morchiladze — CEO & CIO at Foresight
• Nato Bochorishvili — Co-CEO at Gumbati Holding
Save the date: April 24, 2026
📍 Tbilisi
🎟 Secure your seat -https://t.co/2GZfp1UnAc
A ceasefire between the US and Iran gave markets a moment to breathe, CPI came in hot, the ECB is repricing, bank earnings are about to open, Franklin Templeton is taking a $2.4 billion Uzbek fund to the London Stock Exchange, and Georgia’s most active bond issuer is back at market.
Full breakdown in the link.
Just wrapped a panel in Yerevan with Central Bank of Armenia, National Bank of Georgia & Plug and Play.
The gap is clear: CIS capital markets are deep but distribution is trapped locally.
@vs1_finance fixes that global distribution for local issuers, through tokenisation on XRPL
The region is ready. 🔹
Tokenized deposits are bringing the safety of the commercial banking system to the speed of the blockchain. It’s the same regulated, insured dollar, just with better plumbing.
Have a look at the breakdown of how bank-issued cash is entering the blockchain and why the convergence of tokenized assets and deposits is the next big frontier for capital markets.
Read more here 👇