OpenGDP Weekly Digest ⤵️
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The momentum behind programmable infrastructure continues to accelerate, with enterprises, governments, and institutions racing to upgrade the global digital economy.
Here is what moved the global economy closer to programmable GDP over the last few weeks.
Banks and brokerages ramp up digital asset hiring
The labor market reveals conviction. Top financial firms are actively posting senior roles to connect traditional finance with decentralized infrastructure. We are seeing major brokerages like Schwab and Fidelity alongside heavyweight banks like Citi and JPMorgan search for directors of digital asset ops. They specifically want expertise in custody, tokenized deposits, and stablecoin mechanics. Wall Street is visibly staffing up to build programmable market rails, and not being quiet about it.
DTCC prepares to move $150 Trillion onchain
At Consensus 2026, the DTCC announced a soft launch for migrating roughly $150 trillion in US equities and post-trade inventory onto shared digital infrastructure this July. The organization is bringing full post-trade ops into live prod environments. Trillions, literally.
Goldman Sachs launches tokenized real estate fund
Partnering with Apex Group and Archax, Goldman Sachs deployed a tokenized real estate fund on its proprietary blockchain platform just this week. By digitizing real world property assets, the firm provides institutional clients with enhanced collateral mobility and modernized portfolio integration.
The CLARITY Act hits the Senate calendar
We finally have some major movement on the legislative front. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act successfully cleared the Senate Banking Committee in a 15 to 9 bipartisan vote. As of June 2, the bill was officially placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar. This means it has a tight four week window to advance before Congress takes their July recess. Big banks are still loudly fighting the provisions around stablecoin rewards, but regulatory certainty is closer than ever. The legal framework for programmable economics continues to crystallize right before our eyes.
The convergence of progressive regulation, dedicated talent acquisition, and live institutional deployment confirms that programmability is the new north star for modern finance. It is a wildly exciting time to be building.
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