Why tokenized stocks, funds and gold will have a breakout year in 2026

2026-01-17 18:23:43

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Why tokenized stocks, funds and gold will have a breakout year in 2026 Original Link: Stablecoins were crypto’s breakout product in 2025 to the mainstream — and in 2026, the industry is pushing to put those onchain dollars to work by turning everything from equities to money market funds to gold into tokenized, tradable building blocks on blockchain rails.

After years of pilots and proof-of-concepts, tokenization now looks less like a niche crypto experiment and more like a distribution upgrade for capital markets, with financial giants like BlackRock, JPMorgan or BNY deeply involved. The tokenized asset market almost quadrupled through the year to nearly $20 billion by the end of 2025.

The stakes are large, but so are the bottlenecks. Legal clarity, interoperability across chains and shared identity rails are needed to keep tokenized markets from fracturing into disconnected pools.

Tokenized assets to hit $400 billion

Tokenized assets could top $400 billion by the end of next year, up from $36 billion today, according to industry analysts.

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