trying to match ADGM with HKMA standards for a mere cross-border dalliance. Now multiply this by a full set of UN member states, and you’ll have a regulatory sudoku for which the only prize is a migraine. The dream of a seamless global financial system is charming—like believing an honest politician can exist in the wild. Nevertheless, global institutions are busy, as always, working tirelessly to ensure absolutely nothing changes before 2030.
If the future of finance is to be democratized, we’ll need less talk of “regulatory sandboxes” and more of actual sandcastles—real structures, not just pretty ones that wash away at the first wave of scrutiny. Otherwise, tokenized assets will limp along, the financial equivalent of blockchain-powered Beanie Babies.
To Reach True Democratization, Try Utility for a Change
Merely digitizing the scrapheap of old financial models is hardly progress. Tokenization ought to open new doors—efficient trading, creative collateral, the whole bag of magic tricks. Instead, we see the same tired restrictions. Retail investors, those noble unwashed masses, still peer through the iron bars as the financial elite sip champagne in their tokenized penthouses. To democratize, one must actually permit broad access—not just let the well-heeled play with new digital toys.
This is still early days—a debutante ball, if you will, for an industry desperate to impress. If regulators, innovators, and the occasional bureaucrat can align (a long shot, but we can dream), then the sector might see dazzling growth by 2030. Until then, we must hold our excitement in abeyance, and content ourselves with the prospect that, like many things in life, the hype will eventually wear off and someone—preferably not wearing VR goggles—will ask, “Yes, but what does it actually do?” 🤔
Rob Daykin is co-founder of Realize, a purportedly leading tokenization platform for real-world assets. He is at the leading edge—perhaps even the trailing edge—of growth, accessibility, and visibility in a digital economy that is as fleeting as fashionable hats. With over 15 years of fund administration experience and a convenient knack for crypto, Rob claims to bridge traditional finance with blockchain innovation (a bridge, one assumes, perpetually under construction). He’s held senior titles at IQ-EQ and State Street Alternative Investment Solutions, which sound impressive but are probably just really good business cards. Rob is also co-founder of Nakama Labs, a Web3 venture fund, where he spends his time daring the impossible and occasionally checking if anyone has figured out what tokenization is for, yet.
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2025-05-02 13:11