Crypto & Blockchain is Devouring Traditional Finance
Will your children and grandchildren ask you, “How in the world did you miss this?”
SEC Chair Paul Atkins has indicated a strong desire to see U.S. financial markets, including equities and Treasuries, transition to on-chain, tokenized settlement within roughly two years.
Complete story linked here
December 8, 2025
The US equity market is valued at roughly $68 trillion, yet only about $670 million of that value currently exists on-chain in tokenized form.
The scale of that gap has become a focal point for policymakers and market participants as regulators signal a shift toward integrating blockchain-based settlement into the core of American financial infrastructure.
BlackRock, largest global asset manager, Looks To Tokenize its Blockbuster ETFs for 24/7 Trading
Key Takeaways
- BlackRock seeks to tokenize its leading ETFs with exposure to real-world assets like equities and bonds.
- The move could open 24/7 trading, global accessibility, and new use cases in DeFi.
- BlackRock already operates the world’s largest tokenized money market fund, BUIDL.
- Tokenized ETFs could introduce programmable features, such as automated dividend distribution, while widening global access beyond traditional market hours.
If successful, the effort could accelerate the integration of traditional finance with digital assets.
Other financial giants, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of New York Mellon, and JPMorgan, have already begun testing tokenization pilots. Linked here for article
5 Real-World Tokenization Success Stories from Across the U.S.
June 18, 2025 from ChainLink
The Tokenization Wave Is Accelerating
What was once a vision of tokenization is now becoming a reality, with the past two years marking a major acceleration in live, institutional-grade tokenized products. As regulatory clarity improves in the United States and tokenized markets gain traction globally, institutions embracing this shift stand to gain a significant share of an emerging multi-hundred-trillion-dollar market. Tokenization unlocks access to illiquid assets, streamlines settlement, and enables finance to operate seamlessly across borders.
But for tokenization to reach the next stage of its adoption, a new infrastructure is needed—one that can connect all these blockchains, assets, markets, and existing infrastructure in a secure and reliable way. By providing decentralized data, interoperability, and secure onchain/offchain connectivity and orchestration, Chainlink is building the backbone of tokenized asset markets. Linked here for full story
Companies Mentioned:
- Citigroup
- IBM
- Goldman Saches
- Franklin Templeton
- Insurance companies State Farm & USAA
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