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Tokenization: A Game-Changer Reshaping the World
July 19, 2023
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In a time of profound digital transformation, tokenization has emerged as a revolutionary force capable of restructuring our global economy. Rooted in blockchain technology, tokenization converts the rights to an asset into a digital token, unlocking potential in sectors spanning from art to real estate.

Firstly, tokenization dramatically enhances liquidity, especially in traditionally previously illiquid markets like real estate or fine art. CitaDAO has already begun tokenizing real estate assets, paving the way for more flexible transactions than ever before. At the same time, tokenization democratizes access to markets previously inaccessible to a wide range of investors. Banks, for instance, the Bank of China’s BOCI, issued tokenized securities in Hong Kong by launching fully digital structured notes valued at 200 million offshore renminbi (US$28 million) on the Ethereum blockchain. Moreover, the inherent transparency and traceability of blockchain technology & smart contracts, where every transaction is recorded, lends itself excellently to tokenization. 

CitaDAO's tokenized real estate assets

The DeFi ecosystem is also seeing a lot of interest in real world asset tokenization, with several dApps tokenizing on-chain assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Real-world credit, for instance, is being tokenized by lending platforms like Goldfinch, Maple Finance, and Centrifuge. MakerDAO has even begun accepting real-world assets (RWAs) as collateral, an important step towards integrating tokenization with DeFi. The protocol currently has RWAs backing the stablecoin DAI worth more than $680 million.

The integration of tokenization into established institutions is also accelerating. Bank of China investment arm teamed up with UBS to issue the tokenized notes, while JP Morgan uses JPM Coin for instantaneous payments. Even Deutsche Bank plans to offer digital asset custody, underscoring traditional finance's move towards tokenization.

Governments are not standing idle. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, through 'Project Ubin', is exploring blockchain applications for clearing and settling payments and securities. Simultaneously, private companies like Amazon and Grab are partaking in Singapore's digital money pilot scheme, employing tokenized bank deposits.

The list goes on. For comprehensive insights into the tokenization initiatives undertaken by traditional institutions, our blog is your go-to resource.

In conclusion, tokenization, particularly through real-world asset tokenization, is driving the mass adoption of DeFi and making significant strides across multiple sectors. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) predicts that the tokenization of global illiquid assets could become a $16 trillion industry by 2030. As more entities unlock its potential, tokenization stands poised to become a linchpin in the digital world's economy.

About CitaDAO
CitaDAO.io is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform for Real Estate to be tokenized on-chain, built on the Ethereum ecosystem. CitaDAO aims to solve the lack of liquidity, access limitation, and lack of composability in existing real estate ecosystem by creating interoperability with other DeFi applications/primitives that operate on the Ethereum protocol. Real estate token allows the community to diversify their portfolio on-chain to generate stable yield through real world assets that have constant liquidity through AMM — interested to learn more?
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