[KB Securities Partners with Securitize and Optimism to Advance Tokenized Securities for Korean Institutions] September 24 – South Korean brokerage firm KB Securities has signed an MOU with Securitize and Optimism to promote tokenized securities for institutional investors in Korea, with plans to use the OP Mainnet as the on-chain infrastructure. KB Securities will be responsible for product initiation, issuance, and distribution, while Securitize will provide tokenization, fund management, and transfer infrastructure. Optimism will handle on-chain technical support. As of July 2026, Securitize reported tokenized assets exceeding $5 billion.