A Paradigm Shift in the Financial SystemIn 2023, BlackRock's launch of the tokenized fund BUIDL sent shockwaves through both traditional finance and the crypto world. This $16 trillion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization wave is bringing traditional bankers and crypto enthusiasts to the same table. On the surface, this is a technical competition between centralized and distributed ledgers, manual approval and smart contracts, fiat currencies and algorithmic stablecoins. But at a deeper level,...

A Paradigm Shift in the Financial SystemIn 2023, BlackRock's launch of the tokenized fund BUIDL sent shockwaves through both traditional finance and the crypto world. This $16 trillion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization wave is bringing traditional bankers and crypto enthusiasts to the same table. On the surface, this is a technical competition between centralized and distributed ledgers, manual approval and smart contracts, fiat currencies and algorithmic stablecoins. But at a deeper level,...