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Tokenization must deliver real innovation, not regulatory loopholes
Tokenized securities must achieve success by delivering real innovation and efficiency to market participants, rather than through self-serving regulatory arbitrage,” Citadel wrote in a statement to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, as reported by Bloomberg. Tokenization — the process of representing real-world assets on a blockchain with digital tokens — is often touted for its potential to reduce costs and boost efficiency
Why tokenization could reshape global finance
For centuries, certain asset classes have remained largely illiquid and inaccessible to the average investor. High-value real estate, masterpieces of art, luxury goods, and private equity stakes have traditionally been the exclusive domain of institutional investors or ultra-high-net-worth individuals, often requiring substantial capital outlays and enduring lengthy, complex transaction processes.
The Programmable Paycheck: How Digital Assets and RWA Are Reshaping Income Streams
The paycheck is evolving. No longer just a monthly deposit, income is becoming programmable —automated, diversified, and tied to real-world assets. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are powering this shift, enabling passive income from tokenized real estate, royalties, and decentralized finance.
Real estate tokenization: A new era for property investment and Luxembourg\'s strategic role
What is Real Estate Tokenization? Real estate tokenization is the process of converting the value of a physical property into digital tokens that can be bought, sold, or traded on a blockchain platform. Each token represents a fractional ownership stake in the property, allowing investors to participate in real estate markets without the need for substantial capital. This innovative approach not only enhances accessibility
Centralization and the dark side of asset tokenization — MEXC exec
Tracy Jin, the chief operating officer at the MEXC crypto exchange, warns that tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) carries a substantial amount of centralized risks that can lead to censorship, liquidity issues, legal uncertainty, cybersecurity problems, and asset confiscation through state or third-party intermediaries. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the executive said that as long as tokenized assets
The Fractional Fortune: How Digital Assets and RWA Are Making Billion-Dollar Assets Accessible
You don’t need to be a billionaire to own a piece of a billion-dollar asset anymore. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are making ultra-high-value investments—like skyscrapers, private jets, and hedge fund stakes—accessible through fractional ownership, opening up wealth-building opportunities to millions.
Crypto tokenization aims to transform real-world assets
As cryptocurrencies become more intertwined with the traditional financial system, industry heavyweights are racing for a long-sought goal of turning real-world assets into digital tokens. “Tokenization is going to open the door to a massive trading revolution,” said Vlad Tenev, the CEO of the trading platform Robinhood at a recent James Bond-themed tokenization launch event in the south of France.
The Tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWAs) and its Impact on Corporate Liquidity
The conversation around digital assets often defaults to speculative cryptocurrencies. However, a far more impactful evolution is quietly gaining momentum: the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). This process transforms tangible and intangible assets—from real estate and commodities to invoices and intellectual property—into digital tokens on a blockchain. For corporate treasury, this isn’t just a technical novelty
The Invisible Handshake: How Digital Assets and RWA Are Automating Trust
In business, trust is everything—but it’s often slow, costly, and fragile. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are replacing manual trust mechanisms with automated, transparent, and tamper-proof systems—creating an “invisible handshake” that verifies, executes, and enforces agreements without intermediaries.
RGB Protocol to bring tokenized assets, USDT to Bitcoin
Smart contract and asset issuance system RGB Protocol said it had launched on the Bitcoin mainnet, enabling tokenized assets like stablecoins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and custom tokens within the Bitcoin ecosystem. On Thursday, the protocol announced that tokenization tools allowing users to create, send and manage digital assets on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network were available.
Tokenization Is Booming, But Without Legal Guardrails, It’s a House on Sand
In 2025, everything from real estate in Miami to U.S. Treasury bonds, even barrels of Scottish whiskey, can be traded as digital tokens on a blockchain. The real-world assets (RWAs) market has surged 260% in the first half of the year alone, according to Binance Research. Behind the growth is a simple idea: turning ownership of physical assets into programmable, tradable tokens. And that idea is quickly becoming a reality
No More Middlemen: How Digital Assets and RWA Are Cutting Out the Financial Fat
For decades, financial intermediaries—banks, brokers, custodians, and clearinghouses—have taken a cut from every transaction. Now, digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are cutting out the middlemen, enabling peer-to-peer value exchange with lower costs, faster speeds, and greater transparency.
Tokenization Gets a Boost, but Questions Remain
Asset managers and investors are taking a closer look at asset tokenization as regulators indicate they are more open to digital assets. Alongside cryptocurrency, and native digital tokens like Solana, asset tokenization allows for other asset classes like equities or real estate investments to be managed on a blockchain. Advocates of asset tokenization say that by bringing more assets onto the blockchain
Robinhood has rolled out 'tokenized' stocks and ETFs.
Robinhood stock surged last week after the company announced that users in Europe would be able to trade "tokenized" versions of popular US stocks and ETFs, including shares of private companies like SpaceX and OpenAI. OpenAI ultimately responded by issuing a warning that it doesn't endorse the move and wasn't involved in issuing any equity to back these tokenized shares.
The Asset Alchemist: Turning Real-World Gold, Art, and Debt Into Digital Wealth
Once, alchemists sought to turn lead into gold. Today, innovators are doing something even more powerful: turning real-world assets into digital wealth. Digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are becoming the modern alchemy—transforming physical and financial assets into liquid, tradable, and programmable digital tokens.
SEC Commissioner Proposes Cross-Border Sandbox for Crypto and Tokenized Assets
SEC’s Peirce Calls for US-UK Crypto Sandbox Alliance to Unleash Digital Asset Innovation U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce stated on July 16 at Guildhall in London that the U.S. and U.K. should join forces to create a shared regulatory sandbox for digital assets, enabling cross-border experimentation in blockchain technology. She argued that such cooperation could bring clarity to projects
Solana catches up to competitors as tokenized assets soar 140% in 2025
Tokenized assets on Solana crossed over $418 million, rising 140.6% year-to-date and narrowing the gap with leading competitors in the space, according to a recent report from Messari. Solana's growth more than doubled the broader real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market in 2025, which expanded by 62.4% during the same period. Solana now hosts a variety of RWA tokenization projects
When Blockchain Meets Bricks: How Digital Assets and RWA Are Reinventing Construction Finance
The construction industry runs on massive capital, complex timelines, and high risk—but digital assets and real world assets (RWA) are changing the game. By tokenizing infrastructure projects, automating contractor payments, and enabling transparent funding models, blockchain is bringing efficiency, trust, and innovation to one of the oldest industries.
SEC mulls innovation exception to spur tokenization
The Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, Paul Atkins, said they are considering a regulatory exception to encourage tokenization.\r\n\r\nHe told reporters, “Staff is considering what other changes may be appropriate to incentivize tokenization within our regulatory framework, including an innovation exception.”\r\n\r\nHis remarks came shortly after the House passed the GENIUS Act—a key stablecoin bill
SEC considers Ethereum ERC-3643 token standard in tokenized securities issuance
According to an update provided by those who were present on X, the closed-door session included representatives from Chainlink Labs, the ERC-3643 Association, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, Etherealize, and the Law Firm Decentralized. Together with the SEC Crypto Task Force, they examined how blockchain token standard ERC-3643 could address regulatory concerns on identity, control, and compliance in the digital asset industry.
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