Real World Assets Tokenization: Issuers Prioritize Capital Formation Over Liquidity
Majority of RWA Issuers Focus on Fundraising Efficiency rather than Secondary Market Liquidity
A survey by Brickken in Q4 2025 shows that most RWA issuers use asset tokenization to build capital. Issuers seek faster fundraising. Only 15.4% use tokenization to get market liquidity. A group of 38.4% say they do not need liquidity for their tokens. Close to 46.2% expect that secondary market liquidity may come within six to twelve months.
Tokenization as Financial Infrastructure Layer Amid Regulatory Challenges
Jordi Esturi from Brickken sees tokenization as the base of new financial systems. Issuers use it to reach more investors, get funds quickly, and cut down on complex tasks. The tech must work with rules that slow down progress. In the survey, 84.6% of participants mention that laws delay their projects. Over half say that these delays come from meeting regulations right at the start.
Expanding Tokenization Beyond Real Estate Into Equities, IP, and Entertainment
Tokenization now spreads to new sectors. Real estate makes up 10.7% of tokenized assets. Shares and equity account for 28.6%. Intellectual property and entertainment make up 17.9%. Other fields include tech, private credit, clean energy, banking, carbon credits, aerospace, and hotels. This shift shows more institutions are keen to turn old asset types into digital tokens that fit into modern finance.
Market Infrastructure Evolution: Exchanges Plan 24/7 Trading of Tokenized Stocks
US exchanges plan to build systems for trading tokens every day and at all times. The CME Group, NYSE, and Nasdaq work on ways to trade tokenized stocks and crypto derivatives around the clock. For instance, the CME Group may start 24/7 crypto derivatives trading by May 29. Esturi sees this move as exchanges aiming to grow trade and income rather than meeting a demand from issuers.
Bridging TradFi and DeFi Through Issuance Infrastructure
Experts view the system as a bridge that links old finance rules with smart digital methods. It ties together compliance, investor safety, and asset care with programmable digital systems. Patrick Hennes from DZ PRIVATBANK says that mixing these systems helps build steady markets for digital assets.
Summary
The Brickken survey shows a clear trend. Issuers choose tokenization to build capital and reach more investors. They build in legal rules before expecting market liquidity to grow. Tokenization now spreads beyond real estate into shares and intellectual property. Plans by US exchanges to allow round-the-clock token trading add to this trend. In this way, asset tokenization shapes a new base for financial systems that join old methods with the new digital market.
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