New transatlantic coalition brings together leading financial institutions to help shape the future of tokenized capital markets.
Thorn Run Partners is proud to announce the launch of the Coalition for Tokenized Markets (CTM), a new industry-led coalition founded and led by TRP Partner Chris Hayes.
As Executive Director of CTM, Chris has brought together an impressive group of founding members—including Franklin Templeton, Janus Henderson, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and WisdomTree—to advance practical policy solutions supporting the responsible growth of tokenized financial markets.
The coalition was created at a pivotal moment for financial services. As traditional financial assets increasingly move onto distributed ledger technology, policymakers in the United States and Europe are grappling with how existing regulatory frameworks should evolve to accommodate new market structures and technologies.
CTM will serve as a forum for collaboration among leaders across traditional finance, digital assets, and market infrastructure, with a focus on regulatory modernization, cross-border policy coordination, and institutional adoption of tokenized securities, funds, and collateral.
“Tokenization is moving from concept to market reality, and the rules being shaped today will determine how these markets develop,” said Chris Hayes. “CTM was created to bring leading firms together around practical policy solutions in the U.S. and Europe that enable tokenized securities, funds, and collateral to scale safely, compliantly, and globally.”
Chris brings more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of financial services, emerging technology, and public policy. Throughout his career, he has advised clients on complex legislative and regulatory challenges, helping organizations navigate rapidly evolving policy environments in the United States and abroad.
The launch of CTM reflects both the growing importance of tokenization within global capital markets and Thorn Run Partners’ longstanding expertise in coalition management, financial services policy, and strategic advocacy.
The coalition’s initial work is expected to focus on issues including modernizing AML/KYC frameworks, supporting compliant secondary markets, reducing barriers to cross-border investment activity, and promoting regulatory clarity for tokenized financial products.
We congratulate Chris on this exciting milestone and look forward to supporting the coalition’s continued growth and impact.
To learn more about the Coalition for Tokenized Markets, visit coalitionfortokenizedmarkets.org.
About Thorn Run Partners
Founded in January 2010 by veteran lobbyists Andrew Rosenberg and Chris Lamond, who previously served as staffers to Senators Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and Fred Thompson (R-TN), respectively, Thorn Run Partners is a full-service government relations, policy, and strategic communications firm with offices in Washington, DC, Portland, OR, and Los Angeles, CA. It has been recognized as a Top 10 lobbying firm by respected publications including Politico, The Hill, and Bloomberg that ranks among the nation’s most creative and effective government relations companies.
