🎤 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀—at OCBC's booth at Singapore FinTech Festival 2025. As #tokenization enters its next phase, financial institutions are aligning on what #InstitutionalGrade really means—built on trust, compliance, and scale. Our Founder & Group CEO Henry Zhang joined Kwan Hoon Park (OCBC) and Jack Cullinane (Ripple), moderated by Deborah A. (Zodia Custody), to explore how #TradFi and #blockchain infrastructure are converging to define the future of capital markets. 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸—𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. As Henry noted, a token is simply a digital certificate of ownership. What’s transformative isn’t the yield but the accessibility, transparency, and programmability it enables within a trusted, regulated environment. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁. Banks, custodians, and licensed exchanges are building the plumbing of digital capital markets, where tokenised assets can move seamlessly across trusted venues. Regulated infrastructure and asset servicing are key to scaling on-chain finance responsibly. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀) 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. Technology ensures interoperability and security; regulation provides legal clarity; and capital brings liquidity and market depth. Jack and Kwan added that standards and scale are both challenges and catalysts—the very mechanisms that will ultimately connect markets globally. 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. While adoption today is led by institutions, its benefits will extend to everyday investors—bringing trusted, secure access to high-quality financial products through digital channels as the infrastructure matures. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. That’s the future tokenized markets are building—a globally interoperable system where trust, transparency, and access redefine how finance works.
