VanEck Drops Tokenized Treasury Fund—Wall Street Finally Discovers Blockchain

Asset manager VanEck just bulldozed the old-world finance moat—launching a tokenized US Treasury fund on the Ethereum blockchain. Because nothing says ’innovation’ like digitizing the most vanilla asset class imaginable.

Yield hunters can now chase 5% returns with blockchain’s ’trustless’ stamp of approval—proving even institutional dinosaurs can meme when the Fed’s rate hikes force their hand.

The real plot twist? This might actually onboard more boomers than any DeFi protocol ever could. Slow clap for TradFi’s glacial crypto pivot.

Investment management firm VanEck, in collaboration with tokenization platform Securitize, has launched its first tokenized fund, the VanEck Treasury Fund (VBILL). This fund offers qualified investors a blockchain-based alternative to traditional money market funds, backed by U.S. Treasuries, with the added benefits of 24/7 liquidity and real-time settlement.

"This collaboration merges the best of Securitize’s fully integrated tokenization model with VanEck’s DEEP expertise of asset management. With VBILL, our combined efforts demonstrate tokenization’s ability to create new market opportunities with the speed, transparency, and programmability of blockchain technology," Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, said in a statement on Tuesday.

VBILL is initially accessible on the Avalanche, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and solana blockchains, leveraging Wormhole for cross-chain interoperability to facilitate seamless token transfers. The fund utilizes Securitize’s integrated services for tokenization, fund administration, transfer agency, and broker-dealer capabilities.

The tokenized fund aims to broaden use cases, including atomic liquidity through Agora’s USD stablecoin (AUSD), and enables round-the-clock issuance via USDC onramps.

Shares of VBILL are issued and recorded on-chain, providing investors with enhanced transparency and faster settlement times. The fund is designed for institutional and qualified investors, with minimum subscriptions starting at $100,000 on Avalanche, BNB Chain, and Solana, and $1,000,000 on Ethereum. State Street Bank and Trust Company will serve as the custodian for the fund’s assets.

Securitize has over $3.9 billion in assets under management, as of May 12, 2025, and has issued tokenized funds in partnership with asset managers such as Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane, KKR and others.