‘Destination Digital: An On-Chain Future’, by BVI Finance and launched during 2026 Fintech on the Seas, which is currently ongoing, reveals the VI’s growing role in one of the fastest-growing segments of global finance. Photo: BVI Finance

The Virgin Islands (VI) has proven to be one of the leaders in digital assets and tokenised finance as new data shows the jurisdiction now accounts for over 10 per cent of the global market for US tokenised treasuries and $1.2 billion of stablecoin. Photo: Internet Source

Chief Executive Officer of BVI Finance, Elise Donovan, said a structural shift is taking place in the global financial system and recent regulatory developments are supercharging that momentum. Photo: BVI Finance

The new research, ‘Destination Digital: An On-Chain Future’, published by BVI Finance and launched during 2026 Fintech on the Seas, which is currently ongoing, reveals the VI’s growing role in one of the fastest-growing segments of global finance. 

According to information released by BVI Finance, as of June 1, 2026, the distributed value of US tokenised treasuries in the VI reached $1.5 billion. This means that one in every ten dollars of tokenised US treasuries distributed worldwide is now represented through VI structures. The VI also has the highest total of tokenised securities among any jurisdiction globally, hosting 305. 

Meanwhile, the VI is home to more than 28,000 stablecoin asset holders, while current transfer volumes hit $323.5 million weekly. BVI Finance added that on this current trajectory, annualised on-chain stablecoin activity could reach more than $16.8 billion.

These numbers position the BVI at the centre of a rapidly expanding market for tokenised real-world assets (RWAs), which is transforming how financial assets are owned, transferred and settled. The global on-chain RWA market reached $334 billion in June 2026, including stablecoins, and $31.6 billion excluding them, with forecasts suggesting the total market could exceed $400 billion by 2030.

VI is a leading jurisdiction for digital asset business

These achievements did not happen haphazardly, but the VI’s emergence as a leading destination for digital asset businesses is the outcome of intentional regulatory innovation. 

BVI Finance added that the VI’s tax-neutral corporate framework, bespoke VASP Act 2022, court-recognised legal status for digital assets, and established professional services ecosystem make it structurally suited to serve institutional-grade tokenised structures.

These findings were also reinforced by the calibre of business that has chosen the VI as its corporate home. These include Tether Holdings, Bitfinex, Binance, Kraken, and, most recently, Bitstamp by Robinhood.

The financial system structural shift is happening now- BVI Finance CEO

Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer of BVI Finance, Elise Donovan, said a structural shift is taking place in the global financial system. “The digitisation of real-world assets is reshaping how capital is owned, transferred, and settled. What our research makes clear is that this transition is no longer on the horizon. It is happening now, and at scale.”

She added that recent regulatory developments are supercharging that momentum. “The GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act in the United States, combined with the FSB's push for consistent oversight of global stablecoin arrangements, have fundamentally changed the landscape. Regulation is not slowing the market down, but instead giving institutional capital the certainty it needs to move in at scale.”

The VI, she added, has long been a cornerstone of international finance, and for decades its legal framework, regulatory architecture, and professional ecosystem have supported trillions of dollars of cross-border investment, fund formation, and capital markets activity. 

“As the world moves on-chain, the BVI is not a bystander to this transition – it is foundational to it.”