21Shares co-founder warns tokenization hype is outrunning Wall Street reality

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21Shares co-founder warns tokenization hype is outrunning Wall Street reality

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21Shares co-founder is cautioning that tokenization hype is outpacing Wall Street's readiness, with key pieces of financial infrastructure unprepared for institutional-scale adoption, hindering widespread implementation. This gap between promise and reality may slow tokenization's growth, despite its potential to streamline settlement and asset movement, and improve market efficiency for investors globally.

Tokenization can improve settlement and asset movement, but key pieces of financial infrastructure remain unprepared for institutional-scale adoption.