Liquidity unlocked: How tokenization is democratizing access to assets
By Rohini Trehan, AVP and Delivery Head for Blockchain and Sustainability, Infosys
There is a transformation that’s quietly taking over the financial landscape. And I am not just referring to cryptocurrencies making the headlines. There’s something far more profound that’s brewing under the surface – the tokenization of assets in the real world. This will reshape how we invest in, own, and trade nearly everything from real estate to art to commodities and even private equity. Essentially, previously illiquid assets, thanks to tokenization, will be made accessible to average investors.
Understanding Tokenization
Tokenization, essentially, is the ownership rights to an asset converted into digital tokens on a blockchain. A simple way to understand the concept is to think of it as a digital certificate of ownership that can be divided, transferred, and tracked with ease. Each token then represents a fractional share of the asset, whether that’s a factory, a...
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