Behold, Ethereum dons a new hat: a ledger for the tokenization of real-world assets, as if it just remembered to pack a bridge. The ERC-7943 standard arrives with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, promising to eliminate the need for wrapping assets or using bridges. One might wonder if this is progress or merely a game of bureaucratic whack-a-mole.
The timing is as poetic as a misplaced comma. Nasdaq, in its infinite wisdom, filed with the SEC to trade tokenized securities, while Kraken, ever the opportunist, plans to offer EU users tokenized stocks. Are RWAs the next great revolution? Or just another chapter in the saga of humanity’s obsession with digital paper?
- ERC-7943 claims to discard bridges, wrappers, and other “hacks” for token interoperability-though one suspects the bridges won’t take the hint.
- Currently under review, its creator boasts it will streamline RWA tokenization. Whether this means peace on Earth or just fewer errors in spreadsheets remains to be seen.
- Franklin Templeton, Binance, and others are already playing with tokenized securities, as if the financial world needed more shiny toys.
- The $257 trillion securities market, once tokenized, will make the $2 trillion stablecoin market look like a child’s piggy bank. 🐷
Tokenized RWA volume, like a well-timed cough, has grown 6% in a month. Institutional appetite is apparently insatiable. Yet the technology lacked a solution for seamless settlements-until Dario Lo Buglio, co-founder of Brickken, proposed EIP-7943. A framework so “implementation-agnostic,” it sounds like a polite way of saying “good luck, I’ll just leave this here.”
ERC-7943’s grand ambition is to solve blockchain interoperability by eliminating custom bridges. Imagine a world where apps just… work. A utopia, perhaps, but one that would undoubtedly confuse at least one coffee-sipping developer. 🧑💻
📢 Brickken’s coalition of RWA platforms supports ERC-7943, a “new open standard for institutional-grade tokenization.” Dario Lo Buglio and a researcher from @OpenZeppelin have done the impossible: made compliance sound exciting. 🚨
– Brickken (@Brickken) September 10, 2025
“Institutions have struggled to meet compliance requirements with blockchain’s open architecture,” says Lo Buglio. “ERC-7943 bridges that gap.” One wonders if the bridges are literal or just metaphorical. Either way, the market’s fragmentation may finally meet its match. 🤞
BlackRock, Nasdaq, and Binance are already offering tokenized securities, as if Ethereum’s solution is a suggestion rather than a requirement. In May, Backed Finance launched xStocks on Solana, bypassing traditional brokerages. Within weeks, $2 billion in volume-proof that innovation thrives when regulations lag. 🏁
Robinhood and BlackRock, in their infinite wisdom, have also joined the tokenization fray. Who needs sleep when you can tokenize money market funds? 🛌
Lily Liu explains why stock tokenization will accelerate. Solana, ever the optimist, sees a future where blockchain “transforms finance for the Internet age.” One suspects the Internet age is just a fancy name for “everyone working from home.” 🏠
– Solana (@solana) September 9, 2025
As tokenization accelerates, expect 24/7 trading, cheaper settlements, and fewer intermediaries-though the intermediaries will undoubtedly find new roles. The SEC, ever the cautious onlooker, now has its eyes on tokenized assets. Commissioner Peirce insists securities laws still apply, as if the blockchain would listen. 🚨
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2025-09-13 18:02