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Spiko links its EU-regulated T-bills to Coinbase's stablecoin rails: tokenization shifts to payment mode

Ongoing story : DeFi: Emergence of an Institutional Stablecoin FX Layer· Part 3/8

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Spiko links its EU-regulated T-bills to Coinbase's stablecoin rails: tokenization shifts to payment mode
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A lock has just been broken: Spiko connects its regulated money market funds (European T-bills, AMF-approved) to Coinbase's stablecoin infrastructure - first T+0 on-chain settlement for a regulated European fund, the day after MiCA comes into force.

The Fact

Cointelegraph reports (06/30/2026) that Spiko – an AMF-licensed fintech specializing in the tokenization of regulated T-bills – is integrating its infrastructure with Coinbase’s stablecoin rails (Base network). Holders of Spiko money market funds (US and EU T-bills) can now transfer their positions on-chain in T+0, bypassing traditional settlement (T+2). This marks the first time a regulated European fund has leveraged the stablecoin rails of a major U.S. exchange – in a context where MiCA came into force on July 1, 2026, and Coinbase Europe secured its CASP license on June 23.

Our Take

This case extends the trend already observed in this thread (BlackRock/USDe in Aladdin, Spark/Uniswap v4 FX layer, RLUSD in Japan): Spiko brings regulatory compliance (AMF, MiCA), while Coinbase provides liquidity and on-chain payment rails. The result: a tokenized T-bill can serve as collateral or a payment method in T+0 – the equivalent of a money market fund as "cash equivalent," but on-chain. In the post-MiCA environment, this regulated/on-chain hybrid model is becoming the emerging standard for institutional treasuries seeking to balance compliance and efficiency.

To Watch

  • Adoption by European corporate treasurers (T+0 vs. T+2 arbitrage)
  • ESMA’s decision on MiCA classification for tokenized money market funds (Q3 2026)
  • Expansion to other MiCA-licensed exchange partners (Kraken EU, Bitstamp)

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eco_visionario 01 Jul 2026 · 06:58

Si la tokenización de T-bills reduce costes, ¿por qué Coinbase no publica datos comparativos de spread bid-ask vs. mercados tradicionales?

le_sceptique 30 Jun 2026 · 19:13

T+0 on-chain ? Super, sauf que les rails Coinbase ont déjà prouvé leur résilience... en s’effondrant en 2022. L’histoire se répète, mais en plus cher.

ekonomist_74 30 Jun 2026 · 12:39

Токенизация госдолга - это не инновация, а просто цифровой костыль для старой проблемы ликвидности. История показывает, что без регуляторных гарантий даже T+0 не спасёт от паники.

le_sage_du_nord 30 Jun 2026 · 15:00

T+0 or not, panic’s the real regulator-ask 2008’s repo markets.

Econo_Hans 30 Jun 2026 · 15:15

T+0 of niet, als de markt in paniek raakt, wordt elke token een illiquide schuldfiche.

financieel_fanaat 30 Jun 2026 · 12:37

Tokenisatie van T-bills is leuk, maar wie controleert of die 'duurzame' AMF-goedkeuring niet gewoon een groen laagje verf is?

le_sceptique_financier 30 Jun 2026 · 12:24

Permettez-moi de douter : si les T-bills tokenisés étaient si révolutionnaires, les banques centrales les auraient déjà enterrés comme elles l’ont fait pour Libra. Ou alors c’est juste du Monopoly 2.0 avec des règles écrites par Coinbase.

Cla1re_Lille 30 Jun 2026 · 12:16

Belle avancée, mais où est la preuve que ça réduit vraiment les frais pour les petits investisseurs plutôt que d’enrichir les intermédiaires ? Les données, pas les promesses.

Finanz_Fuchs 30 Jun 2026 · 12:15

T+0 ist nett, aber wer prüft die Liquidität der T-Bills bei einem Bankrun? Coinbase als neuer Single Point of Failure - das ist kein Fortschritt, sondern Risikokonzentration.

EconEddie_89 30 Jun 2026 · 12:11

T+0 settlement sounds great until you realize the counterparty risk just shifted from banks to Coinbase’s balance sheet. Who’s stress-testing that?

Ph. Renard 30 Jun 2026 · 12:11

À mon époque, on appelait ça un compte à terme, pas une 'tokenisation'. Encore un jouet pour les gamins du crypto-casino.

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