“ERC-3643 is on the Ethereum blockchain as one example, where people are experimenting with things that are embedded.” - SEC’s Chairman, Paul S. Atkins.
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The past few days have been filled with headlines reacting to Larry Fink and Rob Goldstein’s comments on tokenization in The Economist. I wanted to get past the soundbites, so I went back and read the original piece — link in the post.
A few lines stand out:
– They call tokenization “the next major evolution in market infrastructure,” arguing it will move assets faster and more securely than the systems investors rely on today.
– They describe blockchain as a way for almost any asset to exist on a single digital record that participants can independently verify — not a slogan, but a structural change.
– They’re explicit about what this replaces: paper with code. The frictions that make assets costly and slow to trade don’t disappear with marketing, but they do with better infrastructure.
– And importantly, they frame tokenization as an expansion of the investable universe, not just a new wrapper for the same listed stocks and bonds.
They also point out that tokenized traditional assets are already up around 300% over the past 20 months.
When comments like this come directly from the leadership of the world’s largest asset manager, it’s worth paying attention. It feels less like a trend and more like the groundwork for what comes next.
“Is real estate ready to go on-chain? Only if the data gets real-time” by @CyprusMail.
Cooperation of @DmitryMeshkov (@quex_tech), @francies_hel (@UFarmDigital), @zarin (@CyndicateClub), and @PavlosLoizou (Ask Wire) explored how real-time, verifiable data can unlock the full potential of tokenized real estate.
Full article: https://t.co/J8A3K3DTHv
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