{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170349","rtpr_id":"nGNX8DRGdV-20261015","ticker":"BLK","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["BLK","COIN","ICE","NDAQ","TRUG"],"title":"Institutional-Grade Compliance Infrastructure Positions Itself at Tokenization's Next Frontier","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-15T12:30:01.284Z","article_body":"AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AINewsWire Editorial Coverage\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ZDYMRYQb1tIjilWz4yH0oBWTizdyO6CND0Y9K2F_eH2bZvoYyKVGWrrBEwH2JZHJE_yLoWIV2MA84X1B7Q9hi8YGmBsnLmk_o5Q5T6BeOezVrhRl8wGeySg0tT_ZuVut):\nWall Street's largest institutions are no longer just experimenting with\nblockchain. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has predicted\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=VT8N9M-BPUjGXXpp5LfU1FurwQOJ6cxYVoYYDz-UtUzNfH2s1GYte3piXWAZ-2sgtYT_l74JGNwWeRIp27BkEA==) that\n“every stock, every bond” will eventually trade on a shared, tokenized\nledger. Forbes reported in August that institutions are pushing toward a\ntokenized market some observers believe could eventually reach $13 trillion.\nTreasuries and securities are already moving on-chain. The next wave is\nreal-economy assets: equipment, franchises, real estate and private credit.\nThe bottleneck is compliance. Assets that carry securities obligations need\nidentity, transfer restrictions and regulatory controls built directly into\nthe ledger itself. That is the layer TruGolf Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUG)\n(profile\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=0RV85cao_pKzpEyzBQq0q3YmGvVy6p-rHMJJKS0CVVsPRSOEKW-ZRsAxpHGFgDOTqjFjO1m4lVUOUmn6oq5XHOWEsDB27MCulIGaqmtH2uk=))\nnow owns, through its acquisition\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=dH0dHho3F68EuWI4OnxEDbJVZs58W3YOSI-zi1poJczHMH1TTznO5_rjy0EZ35_5H2bd9vlpH-b6xSS7hs8IAg==) of\nPolymath Research Inc. and Polymath’s Layer-1 blockchain, Polymesh. TruGolf\nplans to prove that infrastructure out inside its own franchise network first.\nThe timing is notable. Earlier this month, Polymath announced\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fN6bHJHiRa9NwqF7vmNXQNcrV1zyE5gyzobbBIOzYahIdDyqiQdBeN9leoT7k4BDSouyCSli6HCH4rEWaPcakA==) it\nis exploring a tokenized film investment platform with CineCity Studios, which\noperates a 140,000-square-foot Chicago production facility and TruGolf’s\ninfrastructure beyond golf and into entertainment finance. With the closing of\nthe acquisition, TruGolf is now positioned in the market for regulated\ntokenization and digital securities infrastructure, a sector in which leaders\nsuch as BlackRock Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=3AJeOFjRn1xQE6H6OFmcxC6T0UTI3-_qjmOYJ-c8SLmtM2X51wl6-Ugv06CEeL1bV_76m1hY1SjnV62zKiCG5wfVaosYOZhl89fzhKcG1UCLgLSj3qhuJPocaWIP1B3g_OWKZAAfCngDfA5eondt9wCjZjUgRo1Np3ldM7sAW0Q=)\n(NYSE: BLK), Nasdaq Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=NLVGRiQP0168o6UjJ1kYjMZAFRB5_GCfjS0KzOzHh31tNOZyhIGtinW-JIDCp8sKpjM5L84DryIcIvBmX5KcwlV6BJ9_YFsecQPaAfYM9ftxvMMpGCRxV-6QRpQV9pDZHTDds0i_BQjy2kgPhneRM-JIeuEq9Wkt75tLoygEaFw=)\n(NASDAQ: NDAQ), Intercontinental Exchange Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=puvxfl97mQJflRnF-oMt2-Zl6qZZuHS-HGxA_UWPjPmv29r0GXyGiT6IOHXhxTk9VpgKkRXmY4sGijGrzz_1ed-EV7I18kSaHcg3l4ID1OAj9vt-cSxCbbxs8f7_48K2GA6bMkspGkBaQXJV3xd9lvYaOPS1XAz5-6vbak-PhiGpYYrdy5Yo7b2uX5yxVjjA)\n(NYSE: ICE) and Coinbase Global Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=gVOPxfHXx_IfWGeiu1oICyO2lkN00tuago-fQEQQyX6xX7PthPhDqmxzZ6AwiF7HCpUq_lztupjw2EtjtugLN77vWjszAqlM8pOBH6VMZB4jVnA0JaA1zZ-NH6scIUGSNz2ppUq4R-fM9GvsxeCrkzin_VCkfC6ifxgsTUphZeVPtfQ8mNuK7G9I5gdW3xKi)\n(NASDAQ: COIN) are operating.\n* Institutional tokenization has moved well past the pilot stage. Reports\nsuggest that every stock and every bond will eventually trade on a shared,\ntokenized ledger.\n* Polymath has reported more than $132 million in tokenized assets issued,\nmore than 65 active issuers and 50-plus ecosystem partners.\n* Rather than simply acquiring tokenization technology and waiting for outside\ncustomers, TruGolf is building its first real use case in-house.\n* A common criticism of tokenization-focused public companies is that the\nunderlying business is thin or purely speculative. That critique does not hold\nup well against TruGolf's combined financial profile. \n* Infrastructure and revenue numbers matter, but so does who is running the\ncombined company and which institutions are willing to stand next to an\norganization.\nClick here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=5A92snQjZPo5ARtqsu7Trr0ri8TkxFSiiD3zFFvJaMZD86n_3lNB1gcuMbLuL70iqA-GTN4U2MBMvH1OvqDDfg==)\nto view the custom infographic of the TruGolf Holdings editorial.\n\nCompliance Is Tokenization's Real Bottleneck\n\nInstitutional tokenization has moved well past the pilot stage. Reports\nsuggest that tokenized real-world assets total more than $38 billion on public\nblockchains and are held by more than five billion investors. Wall Street’s\ncore infrastructure is moving with it, and experts predict that every stock\nand bond will eventually trade on a shared, tokenized ledger. The gap between\ncurrent figures and the trillions in addressable assets is not really a\ntechnology problem. It is a compliance problem.\n\nAssets that carry securities obligations cannot simply be minted as generic\ntokens and passed around freely. They need built-in identity verification,\ntransfer restrictions and jurisdiction-specific regulatory controls. Those\ncontrols have to be enforced automatically at the blockchain layer itself.\n\nThat is a fundamentally different design challenge than the public,\npermissionless tokens most people associate with crypto. Polymath has spent\nnearly a decade building exactly that kind of infrastructure. Its Polymesh\nnetwork is an institutional-grade, purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain designed\nspecifically for regulated assets. That design embeds compliance and identity\nchecks directly into its base layer, rather than layering them on top after\nthe fact.\n\nThat credibility was reinforced further when the long-running STO Foundation,\nan industry group for tokenized-market participants, rebranded\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=kSXQqUvjhvCQ2gXkzPyLGXaFuNEUy4BmdgHBCrenc_1c9UaVXKopF7ny72P1VUfiPHiA-a3B0cJLdzV98QvdoQ==) as\nthe Tokenized Asset Foundation. The new name reflects how far the market has\nmoved beyond early security token offerings. Polymath and Polymesh joined as\nfounding partners.\n\nThis is the regulatory-grade positioning TruGolf has acquired. The company is\nnot simply buying blockchain exposure, it is buying nearly a decade of\ncompliance infrastructure, built specifically for the asset classes now trying\nto move on-chain. TruGolf plans to put that infrastructure to work inside its\nown franchise business first, before pitching it to outside issuers.\n\nPolymath Already Has Real Traction\n\nTokenization narratives can be long on vision and short on usage. Polymath's\nown numbers suggest otherwise. As of December 31, 2025, Polymath reported\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=aTzfH278iU6yN2VVezfuUFAmaeGBPn1mUpSrM3b_R_qFrc2ApqPJN_Rk-NbS_WYqZRe1rsMMSLn4-HTdQfp0kw==) more\nthan $132 million in tokenized assets issued. The company also reported more\nthan 65 active issuers and 50-plus ecosystem partners. Those figures describe\na platform already processing real issuances, not a concept still waiting for\nits first customer.\n\nPolymath also reported more than $1 billion in backlog it expects to convert\nwithin 12 months. That figure represents identified opportunities, not signed\nor guaranteed revenue. Even so, a pipeline of that size signals real\ninstitutional interest in regulated tokenization infrastructure. That interest\nextends well beyond Polymath's existing direct customer base. It also helps\nexplain why TruGolf pursued this acquisition, rather than building blockchain\ncapability from scratch on its own.\n\nPolymath's traction extends beyond its balance sheet and financial\ninfrastructure. Polymath just announced it is exploring a tokenized film\ninvestment platform with CineCity Studios. While no securities are currently\nbeing offered and the platform remains under development, the collaboration\nshows Polymath's infrastructure attracting interest outside of golf and\nfranchising, in an industry with its own long-standing financing challenges.\n\nPartnerships such as this, combined with founding-partner status at the newly\nrenamed Tokenized Asset Foundation, position Polymath as connective\ninfrastructure other issuers plug into, not simply a single-purpose tool for\none client. For TruGolf, acquiring a platform with existing issuers, partners\nand backlog is a very different proposition than acquiring blockchain\ntechnology with no customers attached. It is one of the clearer signals that\nthis move is about an operating business, not a crypto-driven stock pivot.\n\nTruGolf Becomes Its Own Proof Point\n\nRather than simply acquiring tokenization technology and waiting for outside\ncustomers, TruGolf is building its first real use case in-house. TruGolf Links\nand Polymath have announced\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fN6bHJHiRa9NwqF7vmNXQMHFfqC07BmgPBRQ45K2f3bNT6GgfOD20gw0MdaLWcUUxubGo2rgPVa1S6Zx48ulNA==)\nplans for an equipment leasing program. The program would be funded through\ntokenized securities and would also include fractional ownership opportunities\nfor qualified franchisees.\n\nThe program’s target launch is the first quarter of 2027, pending completion\nof the Polymath acquisition. Franchise financing has long been a stumbling\nblock for small operators. This program is designed to address that challenge\ndirectly. Under the proposed structure, qualified candidates could access\nTruGolf's full product suite through tokenized equipment leases, creating “a\ncritical bridge” for franchisee candidates. Separate fractional ownership\nofferings would let investors, including regional developers, take a partial\nstake in individual locations. Both pieces are designed to run on Polymath's\nexisting tokenized marketplace, rather than on some new and untested system\nbuilt from the ground up.\n\nThis is a meaningfully different approach than most tokenization pilots take.\nRather than announcing a platform and waiting for third parties to adopt it,\nTruGolf is using its own franchise network as the first live deployment. If\nthe leasing and fractional ownership structure works as intended, it gives\nTruGolf a reference case built on its own operating business, not a\nhypothetical customer. It also offers prospective franchisees and investors a\nlive case study to examine before Polymath's infrastructure is pitched more\nbroadly across other industries.\n\nOne Ticker, Two Working Businesses\n\nA common criticism of tokenization-focused public companies is that the\nunderlying business is thin or purely speculative. That critique does not hold\nup well against TruGolf's combined financial profile. TruGolf's golf\ntechnology business generated $5 million in revenue in the first quarter of\n2026. That revenue came from golf simulators and related software contracts\nsold to consumers and franchise locations. It is an operating business with\nreal product sales, not a shell company waiting on a growth story.\n\nPolymath adds a second, already-revenue-generating segment on top of that golf\nbusiness. Polymath reported\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=aTzfH278iU6yN2VVezfuUDH5vZdbxKc07HKMYOB4Hglu250FCnRhXtP0oYhsdMLSXdcak1XKVDOBaQuDdFDiyw==) $4.2\nmillion in revenue and $21 million in total assets last year. Combine that\nwith the more than $132 million in tokenized assets issued and the 65-plus\nactive issuers referenced earlier, and the result is a company with two\ndistinct, revenue-generating businesses trading under a single Nasdaq ticker.\nFew tokenization-adjacent names on public markets can point to an existing\noperating business layered beneath their blockchain story in quite the same\nway.\n\nThat structure matters for how investors should think about TRUG going\nforward. The golf technology segment provides a tangible product business,\nwith an established customer base and physical retail and franchise locations.\nThe Polymath segment adds exposure to institutional tokenization\ninfrastructure, an area several sources above suggest could expand sharply\nover the next several years. TruGolf is not asking investors to choose between\na legacy business and a speculative pivot. It is pairing the two together,\nwith the golf business funding operations while Polymath's infrastructure\ntargets a much larger addressable market over time.\n\nLeadership and Institutional Credibility Deepen\n\nInfrastructure and revenue numbers matter, but so does who is running the\ncombined company and which institutions are willing to stand next to an\norganization. On both fronts, TruGolf and Polymath have reinforced their\nstanding in recent weeks.\n\nPolymath and Polymesh have joined the Tokenized Asset Foundation, formerly\nthe STO Foundation, as founding partners. They joined alongside a cohort of\nother institutions shaping standards for the regulated tokenization industry.\nFounding-partner status in a body such as the STO Foundation is not won\nthrough capital alone. It typically reflects a track record other participants\nare willing to vouch for.\n\nOn the leadership side, Natalie Hirsch, previously Polymath's CFO and interim\nCEO, was named TruGolf CFO and COO. She brings more than 15 years of fintech\nand enterprise software experience, including prior roles at AnalytixInsight\nand Coinsquare. TruGolf chair Brenner Adams will serve as interim CEO of the\ncompany, a move that provides continuity at the top of the combined\norganization during this transition period.\n\n“Tokenization is moving out of the pilot stage, and the institutions leading\nthat shift need infrastructure they can trust with regulated assets,” stated\nHirsch. “That is what Polymath has spent the past nine years building, and\nit is why Polymesh was designed with compliance at the protocol level. Joining\na Nasdaq-listed company gives us the capital access and public-market\ndiscipline to scale with our clients.”\n\nInstitutional tokenization is moving from Wall Street's largest balance sheets\ntoward Main Street assets such as equipment, franchises and production\nfinancing. As that shift plays out, TruGolf is positioning Polymath's\ncompliance-first infrastructure, along with its own franchise network, as an\nearly proof point for where this market may be headed.\n\nTokenization Reshapes the Future of Global Finance\n\nThe financial industry is entering a new era as blockchain technology and\ndigital securities reshape how assets are issued, traded and managed. From\ntokenized equities and digital investment funds to blockchain-based trading\nplatforms, financial institutions are exploring new ways to improve market\nefficiency, expand investor access and modernize traditional infrastructure.\n\nBlackRock Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=3AJeOFjRn1xQE6H6OFmcxA0jniF19nql8wcVr7PTjq57H9QENoinB-r1Q0UXmHm25nCknyG6dg5deSSoYeIbmMpCiQbzXTSj3iYp5H2nrEbH-x42lyaiWeHwkXkz3LTuFMRlXMREwgg0GeFMRcGec5CbfjzhRf5NAWFwstS-VC8=)\n(NYSE: BLK) has received\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=gnSVJKlEolaCzAAT5bsMj6ZBhMdbfmVlMF3ZkIyVQONpQqCoW3QuJJ18jH0QlzS0Y3kOnyQ4kT6YTJIPwqmPhw==)\nregulatory authorization for the BlackRock HKD Digital Liquidity Fund. The\nfund is a Hong Kong dollar money market fund designed to operate across\ntraditional and digital financial channels. It will combine blockchain\ntechnology with the established characteristics of a professionally managed\nmoney market fund, enabling eligible investors of all types to transact\nthrough traditional and on-chain channels, with the aim of enhancing\nefficiency, transparency and access. The Fund will support subscriptions and\nredemptions through both fiat and digital cash, including tokenized deposits\nand fiat referenced stablecoins.\n\nNasdaq Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=NLVGRiQP0168o6UjJ1kYjEsmJE7qkpaqB6_EjqtxQfbKeh9Sg7XYyqJeAj3MxIVlmrcQiUUdHSnoxK7xqiPu_zVN-s7tWdOdVHFrSHclCsGa1YuAztdBbV41AA8nPqJ18Em0Ov7F5XwQ6iXHZfKE9a9MITOK9wZik8h8fECxqNA=)\n(NASDAQ: NDAQ) is expanding\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=yS59_nSIQs564i7U3yGoXt7G6vNngCF5BiYAK03Hv8CEo5FKOHZt_qI1Bu0aPVhgpkcWS-2CQ3ASJ5JtxyUpqw==)\nits relationship with Payward, the parent company of Kraken. The collaboration\nincludes a $100 million investment by Nasdaq Ventures, the continued\nadvancement of the companies' work on the Nasdaq Equity Token (“NET”)\nframework and a new market surveillance agreement. Specifically, Nasdaq is\npartnering with Payward to support the continued evolution of tokenized market\ninfrastructure while maintaining an issuer-centric approach grounded in strong\ngovernance, regulatory compliance and market integrity.\n\nIntercontinental Exchange Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=puvxfl97mQJflRnF-oMt2-Zl6qZZuHS-HGxA_UWPjPmM8kGX9cy2n6PPyEIP012V5ZHmua5Q41gBNwagkRjkYg0qJCX4lxA0ERSvjNtnvVd9Bh-4s1htGXDMDGJNg51-EEgJscOwjqUNYqyrIWg1A27m4gJE-Q9gmF7b6qoWWOLLGIe-tpmYMDwGx69sU_oL)\n(NYSE: ICE) announced\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fN6bHJHiRa9NwqF7vmNXQF-gUuWcZSp3qb-pRwbEm-IW8hZQ_d_HstfhCrgwxaU6Il8RNJM8nNeaCkLIb-ZDkQ==)\na strategic relationship with and investment in OKX, a blockchain technology\nand trading company. Alongside the investment, ICE will have a board seat on\nOKX’s board of directors and establish a broad strategic collaboration to\nleverage OKX’s proven blockchain infrastructure and global reach alongside\nICE’s world-class market technology, regulatory frameworks and institutional\ncommunity. The companies intend to evaluate joint initiatives across market\nstructure design, clearing and risk management, data, and institutional access\nto digital assets.\n\nCoinbase Global Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=gVOPxfHXx_IfWGeiu1oICyO2lkN00tuago-fQEQQyX5AnTe1Vm68HStd9o-AcED02cKvuB1SkcrJKKRPapN63lgdBE6V7S4wZCzDNY55dxmSFJqZHX3MNVGLBlnUb2NFOjSxPQRtjTWhsxC1D1iCC-ST7sSs723bnO61qQWf2OF35Yq53E4MD1n8i-gB16tW)\n(NASDAQ: COIN) is establishing\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Dw8L4X6hzLpvoFzsIPk1-xp3nht4cNYLzc2sE6VUofhWLl6TykCTCR2tjza8ZMUQdQjJxkIfZ9U5nlAfplW9pg==)\nits tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi, with Financial Services Permission\n(“FSP”) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”). The\nlicense clears the company to arrange deals in investments and provide custody\nin order to facilitate the launch of tokenized securities. According to the\ncompany, this matters because four billion people worldwide cannot access\ncapital markets—not because they lack the means but because the system was\nnever built for them. This license is Coinbase’s first step toward changing\nthat.\n\nAs tokenization gains traction, the convergence of traditional finance and\nblockchain technology is opening new possibilities for global capital markets.\nStrategic investments, regulatory approvals and technological advances are\nlaying the groundwork for financial systems that could offer greater\nliquidity, faster settlement and broader participation, positioning\ntokenization as an increasingly important component of the industry’s\nlong-term evolution.\n\nFor more information, visit TruGolf Holdings\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lelP4btJWBgFgbsKfWWa0F5c-S_YhtP5Cj-5OkdnHIAgs55qKDzE4WcBXbxaC12qR7bBD_jOQAlVfLOf3W0ivLxYEU4UPJ6hvOvpzWvHu0qlx_vjrURhuNgdrF7lEBFL).\n\nAbout AINewsWire\n\nAINewsWire\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ZDYMRYQb1tIjilWz4yH0oA70g9y91Dnzvx5kFWr4zHVMFXDP8BLSwmujIEZt8JvVm4VjDBo8cYk257za3cGBPg==) (AINW)\nis a specialized communications platform with a focus on the latest\nadvancements in artificial intelligence (“AI”), including the\ntechnologies, trends and trailblazers driving innovation forward. 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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has predicted\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=VT8N9M-BPUjGXXpp5LfU1FurwQOJ6cxYVoYYDz-UtUzNfH2s1GYte3piXWAZ-2sgtYT_l74JGNwWeRIp27BkEA==) that\n“every stock, every bond” will eventually trade on a shared, tokenized\nledger. Forbes reported in August that institutions are pushing toward a\ntokenized market some observers believe could eventually reach $13 trillion.\nTreasuries and securities are already moving on-chain. The next wave is\nreal-economy assets: equipment, franchises, real estate and private credit.\nThe bottleneck is compliance. Assets that carry securities obligations need\nidentity, transfer restrictions and regulatory controls built directly into\nthe ledger itself. That is the layer TruGolf Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TRUG)\n(profile\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=0RV85cao_pKzpEyzBQq0q3YmGvVy6p-rHMJJKS0CVVsPRSOEKW-ZRsAxpHGFgDOTqjFjO1m4lVUOUmn6oq5XHOWEsDB27MCulIGaqmtH2uk=))\nnow owns, through its acquisition\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=dH0dHho3F68EuWI4OnxEDbJVZs58W3YOSI-zi1poJczHMH1TTznO5_rjy0EZ35_5H2bd9vlpH-b6xSS7hs8IAg==) of\nPolymath Research Inc. and Polymath’s Layer-1 blockchain, Polymesh. TruGolf\nplans to prove that infrastructure out inside its own franchise network first.\nThe timing is notable. Earlier this month, Polymath announced\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fN6bHJHiRa9NwqF7vmNXQNcrV1zyE5gyzobbBIOzYahIdDyqiQdBeN9leoT7k4BDSouyCSli6HCH4rEWaPcakA==) it\nis exploring a tokenized film investment platform with CineCity Studios, which\noperates a 140,000-square-foot Chicago production facility and TruGolf’s\ninfrastructure beyond golf and into entertainment finance. With the closing of\nthe acquisition, TruGolf is now positioned in the market for regulated\ntokenization and digital securities infrastructure, a sector in which leaders\nsuch as BlackRock Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=3AJeOFjRn1xQE6H6OFmcxC6T0UTI3-_qjmOYJ-c8SLmtM2X51wl6-Ugv06CEeL1bV_76m1hY1SjnV62zKiCG5wfVaosYOZhl89fzhKcG1UCLgLSj3qhuJPocaWIP1B3g_OWKZAAfCngDfA5eondt9wCjZjUgRo1Np3ldM7sAW0Q=)\n(NYSE: BLK), Nasdaq Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=NLVGRiQP0168o6UjJ1kYjMZAFRB5_GCfjS0KzOzHh31tNOZyhIGtinW-JIDCp8sKpjM5L84DryIcIvBmX5KcwlV6BJ9_YFsecQPaAfYM9ftxvMMpGCRxV-6QRpQV9pDZHTDds0i_BQjy2kgPhneRM-JIeuEq9Wkt75tLoygEaFw=)\n(NASDAQ: NDAQ), Intercontinental Exchange Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=puvxfl97mQJflRnF-oMt2-Zl6qZZuHS-HGxA_UWPjPmv29r0GXyGiT6IOHXhxTk9VpgKkRXmY4sGijGrzz_1ed-EV7I18kSaHcg3l4ID1OAj9vt-cSxCbbxs8f7_48K2GA6bMkspGkBaQXJV3xd9lvYaOPS1XAz5-6vbak-PhiGpYYrdy5Yo7b2uX5yxVjjA)\n(NYSE: ICE) and Coinbase Global Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=gVOPxfHXx_IfWGeiu1oICyO2lkN00tuago-fQEQQyX6xX7PthPhDqmxzZ6AwiF7HCpUq_lztupjw2EtjtugLN77vWjszAqlM8pOBH6VMZB4jVnA0JaA1zZ-NH6scIUGSNz2ppUq4R-fM9GvsxeCrkzin_VCkfC6ifxgsTUphZeVPtfQ8mNuK7G9I5gdW3xKi)\n(NASDAQ: COIN) are operating.\n* Institutional tokenization has moved well past the pilot stage. Reports\nsuggest that every stock and every bond will eventually trade on a shared,\ntokenized ledger.\n* Polymath has reported more than $132 million in tokenized assets issued,\nmore than 65 active issuers and 50-plus ecosystem partners.\n* Rather than simply acquiring tokenization technology and waiting for outside\ncustomers, TruGolf is building its first real use case in-house.\n* A common criticism of tokenization-focused public companies is that the\nunderlying business is thin or purely speculative. That critique does not hold\nup well against TruGolf's combined financial profile. \n* Infrastructure and revenue numbers matter, but so does who is running the\ncombined company and which institutions are willing to stand next to an\norganization.\nClick here\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=5A92snQjZPo5ARtqsu7Trr0ri8TkxFSiiD3zFFvJaMZD86n_3lNB1gcuMbLuL70iqA-GTN4U2MBMvH1OvqDDfg==)\nto view the custom infographic of the TruGolf Holdings editorial.\n\nCompliance Is Tokenization's Real Bottleneck\n\nInstitutional tokenization has moved well past the pilot stage. Reports\nsuggest that tokenized real-world assets total more than $38 billion on public\nblockchains and are held by more than five billion investors. Wall Street’s\ncore infrastructure is moving with it, and experts predict that every stock\nand bond will eventually trade on a shared, tokenized ledger. The gap between\ncurrent figures and the trillions in addressable assets is not really a\ntechnology problem. It is a compliance problem.\n\nAssets that carry securities obligations cannot simply be minted as generic\ntokens and passed around freely. They need built-in identity verification,\ntransfer restrictions and jurisdiction-specific regulatory controls. Those\ncontrols have to be enforced automatically at the blockchain layer itself.\n\nThat is a fundamentally different design challenge than the public,\npermissionless tokens most people associate with crypto. Polymath has spent\nnearly a decade building exactly that kind of infrastructure. Its Polymesh\nnetwork is an institutional-grade, purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain designed\nspecifically for regulated assets. That design embeds compliance and identity\nchecks directly into its base layer, rather than layering them on top after\nthe fact.\n\nThat credibility was reinforced further when the long-running STO Foundation,\nan industry group for tokenized-market participants, rebranded\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=kSXQqUvjhvCQ2gXkzPyLGXaFuNEUy4BmdgHBCrenc_1c9UaVXKopF7ny72P1VUfiPHiA-a3B0cJLdzV98QvdoQ==) as\nthe Tokenized Asset Foundation. The new name reflects how far the market has\nmoved beyond early security token offerings. Polymath and Polymesh joined as\nfounding partners.\n\nThis is the regulatory-grade positioning TruGolf has acquired. The company is\nnot simply buying blockchain exposure, it is buying nearly a decade of\ncompliance infrastructure, built specifically for the asset classes now trying\nto move on-chain. TruGolf plans to put that infrastructure to work inside its\nown franchise business first, before pitching it to outside issuers.\n\nPolymath Already Has Real Traction\n\nTokenization narratives can be long on vision and short on usage. Polymath's\nown numbers suggest otherwise. As of December 31, 2025, Polymath reported\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=aTzfH278iU6yN2VVezfuUFAmaeGBPn1mUpSrM3b_R_qFrc2ApqPJN_Rk-NbS_WYqZRe1rsMMSLn4-HTdQfp0kw==) more\nthan $132 million in tokenized assets issued. The company also reported more\nthan 65 active issuers and 50-plus ecosystem partners. Those figures describe\na platform already processing real issuances, not a concept still waiting for\nits first customer.\n\nPolymath also reported more than $1 billion in backlog it expects to convert\nwithin 12 months. That figure represents identified opportunities, not signed\nor guaranteed revenue. Even so, a pipeline of that size signals real\ninstitutional interest in regulated tokenization infrastructure. That interest\nextends well beyond Polymath's existing direct customer base. It also helps\nexplain why TruGolf pursued this acquisition, rather than building blockchain\ncapability from scratch on its own.\n\nPolymath's traction extends beyond its balance sheet and financial\ninfrastructure. Polymath just announced it is exploring a tokenized film\ninvestment platform with CineCity Studios. While no securities are currently\nbeing offered and the platform remains under development, the collaboration\nshows Polymath's infrastructure attracting interest outside of golf and\nfranchising, in an industry with its own long-standing financing challenges.\n\nPartnerships such as this, combined with founding-partner status at the newly\nrenamed Tokenized Asset Foundation, position Polymath as connective\ninfrastructure other issuers plug into, not simply a single-purpose tool for\none client. For TruGolf, acquiring a platform with existing issuers, partners\nand backlog is a very different proposition than acquiring blockchain\ntechnology with no customers attached. It is one of the clearer signals that\nthis move is about an operating business, not a crypto-driven stock pivot.\n\nTruGolf Becomes Its Own Proof Point\n\nRather than simply acquiring tokenization technology and waiting for outside\ncustomers, TruGolf is building its first real use case in-house. TruGolf Links\nand Polymath have announced\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fN6bHJHiRa9NwqF7vmNXQMHFfqC07BmgPBRQ45K2f3bNT6GgfOD20gw0MdaLWcUUxubGo2rgPVa1S6Zx48ulNA==)\nplans for an equipment leasing program. The program would be funded through\ntokenized securities and would also include fractional ownership opportunities\nfor qualified franchisees.\n\nThe program’s target launch is the first quarter of 2027, pending completion\nof the Polymath acquisition. Franchise financing has long been a stumbling\nblock for small operators. This program is designed to address that challenge\ndirectly. Under the proposed structure, qualified candidates could access\nTruGolf's full product suite through tokenized equipment leases, creating “a\ncritical bridge” for franchisee candidates. Separate fractional ownership\nofferings would let investors, including regional developers, take a partial\nstake in individual locations. Both pieces are designed to run on Polymath's\nexisting tokenized marketplace, rather than on some new and untested system\nbuilt from the ground up.\n\nThis is a meaningfully different approach than most tokenization pilots take.\nRather than announcing a platform and waiting for third parties to adopt it,\nTruGolf is using its own franchise network as the first live deployment. If\nthe leasing and fractional ownership structure works as intended, it gives\nTruGolf a reference case built on its own operating business, not a\nhypothetical customer. It also offers prospective franchisees and investors a\nlive case study to examine before Polymath's infrastructure is pitched more\nbroadly across other industries.\n\nOne Ticker, Two Working Businesses\n\nA common criticism of tokenization-focused public companies is that the\nunderlying business is thin or purely speculative. That critique does not hold\nup well against TruGolf's combined financial profile. TruGolf's golf\ntechnology business generated $5 million in revenue in the first quarter of\n2026. That revenue came from golf simulators and related software contracts\nsold to consumers and franchise locations. It is an operating business with\nreal product sales, not a shell company waiting on a growth story.\n\nPolymath adds a second, already-revenue-generating segment on top of that golf\nbusiness. Polymath reported\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=aTzfH278iU6yN2VVezfuUDH5vZdbxKc07HKMYOB4Hglu250FCnRhXtP0oYhsdMLSXdcak1XKVDOBaQuDdFDiyw==) $4.2\nmillion in revenue and $21 million in total assets last year. Combine that\nwith the more than $132 million in tokenized assets issued and the 65-plus\nactive issuers referenced earlier, and the result is a company with two\ndistinct, revenue-generating businesses trading under a single Nasdaq ticker.\nFew tokenization-adjacent names on public markets can point to an existing\noperating business layered beneath their blockchain story in quite the same\nway.\n\nThat structure matters for how investors should think about TRUG going\nforward. The golf technology segment provides a tangible product business,\nwith an established customer base and physical retail and franchise locations.\nThe Polymath segment adds exposure to institutional tokenization\ninfrastructure, an area several sources above suggest could expand sharply\nover the next several years. TruGolf is not asking investors to choose between\na legacy business and a speculative pivot. It is pairing the two together,\nwith the golf business funding operations while Polymath's infrastructure\ntargets a much larger addressable market over time.\n\nLeadership and Institutional Credibility Deepen\n\nInfrastructure and revenue numbers matter, but so does who is running the\ncombined company and which institutions are willing to stand next to an\norganization. On both fronts, TruGolf and Polymath have reinforced their\nstanding in recent weeks.\n\nPolymath and Polymesh have joined the Tokenized Asset Foundation, formerly\nthe STO Foundation, as founding partners. They joined alongside a cohort of\nother institutions shaping standards for the regulated tokenization industry.\nFounding-partner status in a body such as the STO Foundation is not won\nthrough capital alone. It typically reflects a track record other participants\nare willing to vouch for.\n\nOn the leadership side, Natalie Hirsch, previously Polymath's CFO and interim\nCEO, was named TruGolf CFO and COO. She brings more than 15 years of fintech\nand enterprise software experience, including prior roles at AnalytixInsight\nand Coinsquare. TruGolf chair Brenner Adams will serve as interim CEO of the\ncompany, a move that provides continuity at the top of the combined\norganization during this transition period.\n\n“Tokenization is moving out of the pilot stage, and the institutions leading\nthat shift need infrastructure they can trust with regulated assets,” stated\nHirsch. “That is what Polymath has spent the past nine years building, and\nit is why Polymesh was designed with compliance at the protocol level. Joining\na Nasdaq-listed company gives us the capital access and public-market\ndiscipline to scale with our clients.”\n\nInstitutional tokenization is moving from Wall Street's largest balance sheets\ntoward Main Street assets such as equipment, franchises and production\nfinancing. As that shift plays out, TruGolf is positioning Polymath's\ncompliance-first infrastructure, along with its own franchise network, as an\nearly proof point for where this market may be headed.\n\nTokenization Reshapes the Future of Global Finance\n\nThe financial industry is entering a new era as blockchain technology and\ndigital securities reshape how assets are issued, traded and managed. From\ntokenized equities and digital investment funds to blockchain-based trading\nplatforms, financial institutions are exploring new ways to improve market\nefficiency, expand investor access and modernize traditional infrastructure.\n\nBlackRock Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=3AJeOFjRn1xQE6H6OFmcxA0jniF19nql8wcVr7PTjq57H9QENoinB-r1Q0UXmHm25nCknyG6dg5deSSoYeIbmMpCiQbzXTSj3iYp5H2nrEbH-x42lyaiWeHwkXkz3LTuFMRlXMREwgg0GeFMRcGec5CbfjzhRf5NAWFwstS-VC8=)\n(NYSE: BLK) has received\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=gnSVJKlEolaCzAAT5bsMj6ZBhMdbfmVlMF3ZkIyVQONpQqCoW3QuJJ18jH0QlzS0Y3kOnyQ4kT6YTJIPwqmPhw==)\nregulatory authorization for the BlackRock HKD Digital Liquidity Fund. The\nfund is a Hong Kong dollar money market fund designed to operate across\ntraditional and digital financial channels. It will combine blockchain\ntechnology with the established characteristics of a professionally managed\nmoney market fund, enabling eligible investors of all types to transact\nthrough traditional and on-chain channels, with the aim of enhancing\nefficiency, transparency and access. The Fund will support subscriptions and\nredemptions through both fiat and digital cash, including tokenized deposits\nand fiat referenced stablecoins.\n\nNasdaq Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=NLVGRiQP0168o6UjJ1kYjEsmJE7qkpaqB6_EjqtxQfbKeh9Sg7XYyqJeAj3MxIVlmrcQiUUdHSnoxK7xqiPu_zVN-s7tWdOdVHFrSHclCsGa1YuAztdBbV41AA8nPqJ18Em0Ov7F5XwQ6iXHZfKE9a9MITOK9wZik8h8fECxqNA=)\n(NASDAQ: NDAQ) is expanding\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=yS59_nSIQs564i7U3yGoXt7G6vNngCF5BiYAK03Hv8CEo5FKOHZt_qI1Bu0aPVhgpkcWS-2CQ3ASJ5JtxyUpqw==)\nits relationship with Payward, the parent company of Kraken. The collaboration\nincludes a $100 million investment by Nasdaq Ventures, the continued\nadvancement of the companies' work on the Nasdaq Equity Token (“NET”)\nframework and a new market surveillance agreement. Specifically, Nasdaq is\npartnering with Payward to support the continued evolution of tokenized market\ninfrastructure while maintaining an issuer-centric approach grounded in strong\ngovernance, regulatory compliance and market integrity.\n\nIntercontinental Exchange Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=puvxfl97mQJflRnF-oMt2-Zl6qZZuHS-HGxA_UWPjPmM8kGX9cy2n6PPyEIP012V5ZHmua5Q41gBNwagkRjkYg0qJCX4lxA0ERSvjNtnvVd9Bh-4s1htGXDMDGJNg51-EEgJscOwjqUNYqyrIWg1A27m4gJE-Q9gmF7b6qoWWOLLGIe-tpmYMDwGx69sU_oL)\n(NYSE: ICE) announced\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fN6bHJHiRa9NwqF7vmNXQF-gUuWcZSp3qb-pRwbEm-IW8hZQ_d_HstfhCrgwxaU6Il8RNJM8nNeaCkLIb-ZDkQ==)\na strategic relationship with and investment in OKX, a blockchain technology\nand trading company. Alongside the investment, ICE will have a board seat on\nOKX’s board of directors and establish a broad strategic collaboration to\nleverage OKX’s proven blockchain infrastructure and global reach alongside\nICE’s world-class market technology, regulatory frameworks and institutional\ncommunity. The companies intend to evaluate joint initiatives across market\nstructure design, clearing and risk management, data, and institutional access\nto digital assets.\n\nCoinbase Global Inc.\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=gVOPxfHXx_IfWGeiu1oICyO2lkN00tuago-fQEQQyX5AnTe1Vm68HStd9o-AcED02cKvuB1SkcrJKKRPapN63lgdBE6V7S4wZCzDNY55dxmSFJqZHX3MNVGLBlnUb2NFOjSxPQRtjTWhsxC1D1iCC-ST7sSs723bnO61qQWf2OF35Yq53E4MD1n8i-gB16tW)\n(NASDAQ: COIN) is establishing\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Dw8L4X6hzLpvoFzsIPk1-xp3nht4cNYLzc2sE6VUofhWLl6TykCTCR2tjza8ZMUQdQjJxkIfZ9U5nlAfplW9pg==)\nits tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi, with Financial Services Permission\n(“FSP”) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”). The\nlicense clears the company to arrange deals in investments and provide custody\nin order to facilitate the launch of tokenized securities. According to the\ncompany, this matters because four billion people worldwide cannot access\ncapital markets—not because they lack the means but because the system was\nnever built for them. This license is Coinbase’s first step toward changing\nthat.\n\nAs tokenization gains traction, the convergence of traditional finance and\nblockchain technology is opening new possibilities for global capital markets.\nStrategic investments, regulatory approvals and technological advances are\nlaying the groundwork for financial systems that could offer greater\nliquidity, faster settlement and broader participation, positioning\ntokenization as an increasingly important component of the industry’s\nlong-term evolution.\n\nFor more information, visit TruGolf Holdings\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lelP4btJWBgFgbsKfWWa0F5c-S_YhtP5Cj-5OkdnHIAgs55qKDzE4WcBXbxaC12qR7bBD_jOQAlVfLOf3W0ivLxYEU4UPJ6hvOvpzWvHu0qlx_vjrURhuNgdrF7lEBFL).\n\nAbout AINewsWire\n\nAINewsWire\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ZDYMRYQb1tIjilWz4yH0oA70g9y91Dnzvx5kFWr4zHVMFXDP8BLSwmujIEZt8JvVm4VjDBo8cYk257za3cGBPg==) (AINW)\nis a specialized communications platform with a focus on the latest\nadvancements in artificial intelligence (“AI”), including the\ntechnologies, trends and trailblazers driving innovation forward. 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