DBS Breaks $100K Barrier with $1K Tokenized Notes
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Singapore’s DBS Bank just slashed entry into structured notes from $100K to $1K by launching tokenized structured notes on Ethereum.
The move opens once-elite products to a wider pool of accredited and institutional investors, with distribution via ADDX, DigiFT, and HydraX. DBS clients already executed $1B+ in crypto trades in the first half of 2025.
The Future of Banking just got tokenized.
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