Stablecoins have been crypto’s dominant narrative, powering DeFi, giving currencies a 24/7 programmable life, and bridging onchain and offchain economies. As stablecoins mature into infrastructure, a new meta is quickly emerging: asset tokenization.

Tokenization is racing to the center of global finance, promising to make every stock, bond, fund, and collectible tradable onchain. The vision is simple; fractionalized, liquid assets programmable for any use case. Analysts project that tokenized RWAs could explode from $600B in 2025 to between $16 trillion and $19 trillion by 2033.

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The past year has seen both Wall Street and crypto-native platforms push tokenized public securities into the mainstream.

• Robinhood, Gemini, and Kraken have rolled out tokenized U.S. stocks in Europe, offering 24/7 trading and near-instant settlements.

  • Try it out yourself, on any Solana wallet (like FOMO), search for TSLAx, CRCLx, or 80 other blue chip stocks and buy them.

• Coinbase recently listed 200+ tokenized equities on the Base app.

• Nasdaq is seeking approval to launch tokenized equities, while Goldman Sachs and BlackRock already manage tokenized funds onchain.

Retail investment in tokenized public equities surged to $412M by September 2025, up from just a few million one year ago, driven by new infrastructure and regulatory tailwinds.

The pitch is powerful: remove market hours, eliminate settlement delays, and drastically reduce transaction costs. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has called tokenization “the next generation for markets,” envisioning a world where “every asset can be tokenized.”

Real Estate & Infrastructure

Real estate tokenization turns one of the world’s most illiquid asset classes into a global, liquid market. The tokenized real estate market exceeded $4.2B in 2025, with institutional players beginning to adopt the model for REITs and development projects. Tokenized property platforms like RealT, Lofty, and Brickken allow investors to purchase fractional ownership in residential and commercial properties for as little as $50, earning proportional rental income.

Private Markets

From private corporate debt yielding 10%+ consistently on platforms like Maple, to token ICOs on platforms like Echo, or the most recent MetaDAO are revolutionizing the way investors, both institutional and retail, are able to tap into the upside of private markets.

Sports, Betting & Fan Economies

The global online gambling market, valued at $117B in 2024, is increasingly shifting to decentralized platforms that use smart contracts for instant, verifiable payouts in sports betting and prediction markets.

Tokenized betting pools and collectible NFTs let fans not only wager but also own commemorative sports moments.

Video Games & Digital Worlds

Gaming is becoming one of the most natural frontiers for tokenization. In-game assets, skins, and items are increasingly represented as tokens that players truly own and can trade across platforms. Players can interact with digital items by selling, lending, or staking it.

Collectibles & Physical Goods

Physical-to-digital tokenization is exploding as collectors bring tangible assets onchain. The Pokémon trading card market surpassed $1.8B in 2024 global sales, part of a broader $7.8–$15.8B trading-card market. Platforms like rip.fun are leading the charge, tokenizing Pokémon cards stored in secure vaults so they can be traded 24/7.

Fine art and luxury goods are also going onchain:

• Masterworks has tokenized $300M+ of blue-chip art, including Warhol and Basquiat.

• CurioInvest has fractionalized $60M+ in supercars, allowing global investors to buy and trade shares of rare vehicles in real time.

Together, these models are transforming historically illiquid assets into borderless investment opportunities.

Creators & Content

Artists, musicians, and filmmakers are embracing tokenization to take ownership of their work and connect directly with fans. Platforms like Coop Records, Zora, Blueprint, and FX Hash enable creators to tokenize albums, videos, and artworks, embedding automatic royalty payments through smart contracts so they earn from every secondary sale.

Creators are experimenting with personal tokens, redefining fandom as participatory ownership where belief in a creator can become a tradable asset.

Events & Rewards

In live entertainment, tokenization is fixing long-standing inefficiencies around ticketing and loyalty. Backstage has pioneered blockchain-based tickets that eliminate scalping and fraud while bundling perks like VIP access, hotel stays, and fan rewards. Its $BKS ecosystem now powers events for global artists such as David Guetta and Tiësto, targeting over fiveM users by the end of 2025.

Because these tokens are interoperable across venues, brands, and partners, they unlock programmable loyalty systems, creating a new standard for fan engagement and rewards that carry across experiences.

Cultural Assets & Historical Items

Artifact Labs transforms vintage newspapers and culturally significant moments into authenticated digital collectibles, maintaining verifiable provenance through blockchain records.

The march toward tokenization isn’t without friction. Many tokenized assets, like those from issuers like Ondo or Dinari, represent synthetic exposure rather than direct ownership. Investors may lack voting rights or dividend claims, raising transparency and counterparty risk concerns.

Regulators are split. Under President Trump’s crypto-friendly SEC leadership, exemptions for tokenized securities are being considered. Yet groups like Citadel and SIFMA caution against rushed deregulation, urging formal rulemaking to preserve market integrity.

Platforms like Kraken and Robinhood have begun differentiating between fully collateralized tokens and derivative representations. Still, global standards remain inconsistent.

Tokenization represents the logical evolution of stablecoins. Stablecoins digitized money; tokenization aims to digitize everything else.

The next generation of consumer tools will feature:

• Composability: Assets that plug into DeFi, social apps, and games.

• Programmability: Smart-contract layers for yield, governance, and compliance.

• 24/7 liquidity: Markets that never close, across every asset class.

Tokenization extends stablecoin efficiency to the entire financial and cultural stack.

If stablecoins brought global liquidity on-chain, tokenization brings the world’s assets. It is the next trillion-dollar meta, where financial infrastructure, creative industries, and consumer experiences converge.

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