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Tokenization is no longer just a question of what can be brought on-chain. It is a question is what needs to change around it: settlement, collateral, ownership records, wallets, interoperability, reporting and control. At #CryptoFinanceForum London, our VP of Institutional Solutions Jeff Rundlet moderated a discussion with Kim Hochfeld from @StateStreet, Robert Crossley from @FranklnTempletn, Nadine Teychenne from @Citi, and Amor Sexton from @BlockdaemonHQ on what tokenization changes for issuers, investors and operators. A few points that stood out: 📈 Franklin Templeton has already spent five years measuring settlement cycles in seconds across tokenized money market infrastructure, running 24/7 across 10 public chains and one private chain. 📦 Kim Hochfeld framed tokenization as the next evolution of the financial wrapper – adding 24/7 access, collateral mobility and instantaneous settlement. 🧾 Nadine Teychenne framed one of the key institutional questions: what is the tokenized asset legally, what does ownership mean, and where is the golden record – the off-chain transfer agency book or the on-chain record? 🚢 Amor Sexton compared tokenization to the containerization moment in shipping: the full transformation came not from the container alone, but when ports, ships, processes and infrastructure adapted around it. 🔗 Interoperability will be critical. Without it, tokenization risks creating new islands of liquidity rather than a more connected financial system. The panel made one thing clear: tokenization is moving beyond proof of concept, but scale will depend on the operating infrastructure around it. Watch the highlights below.

Sláinte from Dublin 🇮🇪 This week, our CGO @KabraVarunkabra, is joining a panel at the Dublin Tech Summit to discuss what it takes to build a scalable stablecoin ecosystem. Alongside speakers from @BlockdaemonHQ and The Banker. Come say hi if you're around!