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Talking Heads: Fireblocks’ Ben Wilton on Why Tokenization Will Change the World

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Tokenization is the digital representation of real-world assets on the blockchain whether they are stablecoins, bonds, commercial paper, or physical property. Blockhead spoke to Fireblocks‘ director of sales engineering, Ben Wilton, on tokenisation’s future and why he thinks it can change the world.

Key highlights:

  • Tokenization is only as good as the utility of the actual asset.
  • More banks and traditional finance players are picking up tokenization.
  • Tokenization can help to provide a lower barrier entry point to previously inaccessible assets.

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