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According to ChainCatcher, CoinDesk reported that renowned investor Kevin O'Leary stated at the Consensus conference that until the U.S. Congress passes clear digital asset regulatory legislation, Wall Street's tokenization frenzy is mostly just hype. Bitcoin and tokenized assets still pose too much risk for large institutional investors to invest. He pointed out that once the U.S. establishes an official legal framework, everything will change. O'Leary used stablecoins as an example, stating that after the GENIUS Act passed, stablecoins were “almost immediately” adopted, cross-border payments were shortened from three days to just a few minutes, costs significantly dropped, and compliance and transparency were ensured. O'Leary believes institutional investors are now highly focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum, with 97% of the market's value coming from these two assets, and many small-cap tokens have already been “eliminated.” He stated that real long-term value lies in blockchain infrastructure, enterprise-grade applications, and the energy and data centers supporting digital assets. He said electricity is more valuable than Bitcoin, and the biggest opportunity is in finding the blockchain platform standard that large corporations will adopt for applications such as logistics, contract management, or inventory systems.

BlockBeats News, May 7th, CEO of the US securities clearing giant DTCC (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation) Frank La Salla stated that the company is collaborating with multiple high-performance Layer1 blockchains to explore migrating complex corporate actions such as dividend distribution and tender offers to on-chain processing. La Salla stated at the Consensus 2026 conference that currently, most blockchains are still inefficient in handling corporate actions. DTCC processes millions of dividend payments daily, requiring a Layer1 network with high throughput and high stability support. DTCC is one of the core infrastructure of the US capital markets, processing around $20 trillion in US Treasury and security transactions daily. The institution plans to launch a tokenized securities platform test in July this year and aims for a broader promotion in October. La Salla believes that "tokenized collateral" may become the first large-scale institutional-grade application scenario for blockchain. In the future, Asian institutions may even access US dollar liquidity in real-time through on-chain collateral on a Sunday in New York. However, he also warned that blockchain still faces issues such as scalability, fragmented liquidity, and risk management, especially the efficiency of "net settlement" in the traditional financial system which remains difficult to replicate in a decentralized environment.

Golden Dragon May 7｜Japan's TOPIX Index rises by 2.47%, currently quoted at 3,820.96 points.