RedStone, the modular oracle platform powering the new generation of yield-bearing assets in the DeFi sector and onchain finance, has announced the acquisition of Security Token Market (STM.co), the leading global hub for data, media, and research on real-world tokenized assets (RWAs). The deal also includes the flagship conference TokenizeThis, the most significant U.S. event exclusively dedicated to the tokenization of finance.
This acquisition marks a turning point in RedStone’s expansion strategy in the United States and the institutional segment, strengthening its position among the top three oracle providers globally. Currently, RedStone safeguards over $6 billion in onchain value distributed across 110 blockchains. The expertise gained by STM over seven years of research, market intelligence, and networking in the RWA sector perfectly integrates with RedStone’s enterprise solutions, creating a unique platform for traditional institutions and crypto-native operators seeking transparent, reliable, and customizable data on tokenized assets.
New Key Roles and Operational Synergies
The agreement stipulates that Herwig Konings, founder and CEO of STM.co, will join RedStone as an Advisor and Head of TokenizeThis, continuing to lead the conference’s global growth. Jason Barraza, COO of STM.co, will take on the role of Institutional Business Development Lead, tasked with driving expansion towards asset managers, banks, issuers, financial market infrastructures (FMIs), fintech, and tokenization platforms.
According to Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of RedStone, “2026 will be the year of convergence between tokenized finance and DeFi. This new onchain economy requires reliable data, robust risk ratings, and infrastructure capable of serving both the crypto-native and institutional markets. STM has been the data engine and the leading voice in the tokenization of real assets in recent years. By integrating their expertise with RedStone’s oracle technology, we will offer the comprehensive platform the industry has been waiting for.”
RedStone: Oracle Infrastructure for Onchain Finance
RedStone stands out as a modular oracle network, providing secure, customizable, and latency-optimized data feeds aimed at yield-bearing stablecoins, RWAs, Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs), Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs), and structured onchain products across over 110 blockchains. Among its clients are some of the leading issuers and protocols in the industry, including Securitize, Spark, Ethena, Morpho, Drift, Compound, ether.fi, and Spiko. RedStone’s infrastructure powers billions of dollars in onchain financial activities, ensuring security and reliability.
The integration with STM’s research intelligence, media visibility, and conference platform provides RedStone with a solid foundation to expand oracle and data-driven solutions, promoting institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets.
Security Token Market: data and research at the service of tokenization
Founded in 2018, STM.co has become the world’s largest repository of data and research on tokenized securities of real assets, monitoring over 800 onchain assets including equities, real estate, debt instruments, and funds, with a total market capitalization exceeding 60 billion dollars. STM produces in-depth research reports, media coverage, and organizes the global conference TokenizeThis, a benchmark for banks, asset managers, issuers, blockchain networks, and infrastructure providers.
Herwig Konings, now Advisor and Head of TokenizeThis at RedStone, emphasized how “Security Token Market was created to bring clarity, data, and institutional-grade intelligence to the emerging world of tokenized assets. RedStone represents the ideal home to accelerate this vision, thanks to an oracle infrastructure that already powers many of the leading RWA and yield protocols globally. Together, we can offer institutions the integrated platform of data, research, and events that the sector has been waiting for.”
TokenizeThis: The Leading Conference on Tokenization
With the acquisition, TokenizeThis becomes RedStone’s flagship brand for institutional events. It is the largest and longest-running U.S. conference exclusively dedicated to the tokenization of finance, bringing together global banks, asset managers, blockchain foundations, regulators, issuers, and institutional infrastructure providers. Under the leadership of RedStone and the direction of Herwig Konings, TokenizeThis will expand its coverage for institutional education, the launch of new products, and cross-ecosystem collaboration in the RWA landscape and onchain finance.
Further details on the upcoming edition of the conference will be announced shortly.
An Integrated Platform for New Finance
The union between RedStone and STM.co marks a new era for institutional tokenization. Thanks to the integration of reliable data, market research, advanced technological infrastructure, and a global network of events, the new platform aims to become the benchmark for traditional institutions and crypto-native operators seeking transparent and secure access to the world of tokenized real assets.
In a context where asset tokenization and decentralized finance are rapidly converging, the synergy between RedStone and STM promises to accelerate institutional adoption, offering tailored solutions for the needs of a rapidly evolving market.
Source: https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2026/01/20/redstone-acquires-security-token-market-and-tokenizethis-a-breakthrough-for-institutional-tokenization-in-the-united-states/
