Cryptocurrency is not 'money.'
It's just the beginning.
The real core is the infrastructure that is creating a new financial system itself.
Why are more and more physical assets being converted into 'tokens'?
Let's grasp the whole context of cryptocurrency + stock tokenization in this one thread.
The existing financial system looks like this:
• Bank = Account repository
• Brokerage = Stock exchange
• Clearinghouse = Trade guarantee
• Central bank = The entity that prints trust
• Regulation = Control of all the above
→ This structure is slow, expensive, and has too many intermediaries.
→ Ownership of information/assets is also opaque.
The cryptocurrency system is different.
• Bank? → Wallet
• Brokerage → DEX (Decentralized Exchange)
• Clearinghouse → Smart Contract
• Central Bank → Decentralized Code Consensus
• KYC → On-chain Verification + Zero-Knowledge Proof
In the end, technology replaces trust. It’s not about people, but on-chain immutability.
The cryptocurrency system is replaced as follows:
• Bank? → Wallet
• Brokerage → DEX (Decentralized Exchange)
• Clearinghouse → Smart Contract
• Central Bank → Decentralized Code Consensus
• KYC → On-chain Verification + Zero-Knowledge Proof
In the end, technology replaces trust. It is an on-chain inscription, not a person.
So, the reason this system is important:
24/7 real-time payments, hyper-speed transactions, near-zero fees, and transparency in asset proof of who holds what and when.
When this becomes possible, it creates the optimal conditions for the 'tokenization of assets'.
Can you see the vision now?
It's RWA.
What is asset tokenization (RWA, Real World Asset)?
→ It is the process of tokenizing real estate, bonds, stocks, and funds that were originally managed by securities firms/banks/notary institutions onto the blockchain.
So who is doing it?
• BlackRock: Putting bonds on the blockchain
• Fidelity: Preparing to expand Bitcoin ETF → RWA
• JP Morgan: Settling bonds on its own blockchain
• South Korea: Starting experiments with real estate revenue securities tokens
→ The entire asset market is rapidly moving towards tokenization.
This is where it ends, no!
The tokenization of stocks is also in progress.
• Stocks will be automatically distributed via 'smart contracts'.
• Dividends will be settled in real-time.
• Stock trading will operate 24/7, 365 days a year.
• Global trading that transcends national and brokerage boundaries.
$TSLA $AAPL $NVDA $MSFT
➡️ These stocks will also be on-chain soon.
In summary, crypto is penetrating the entire economic system.
It has evolved into a more efficient financial infrastructure beyond just a speculative tool.
And now, on top of this technology,
bonds, real estate, stocks, and ETFs are also emerging.
Soon, even your high school transcripts or college report cards might be uploaded…🤣
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