Institutions Embrace Tokenized Assets Even With Adoption Challenges, ‘We’ve Crossed That Rubicon’
During a panel discussion at Benzinga’s Future of Digital Assets event, experts discussed how the adoption of digital assets is advancing steadily, driven by increased issuance of tokenized bonds and heightened interest from institutions.
The growing integration of digital assets into traditional finance was examined, underlining key trends and challenges in this rapidly changing space.
Steady Growth in Digital Bond Issuance
Rajeev Bamra of Moody’s shared data on the rising adoption of digital bonds as a critical development in the tokenized economy. Since the first issuance by the World Bank in 2017, approximately 85 digital bonds have been issued, with a total value of $18.5 billion.
“What we’ve seen in the last 12 months is about 45 digital bonds having been issued, and of that, 37 were issued year to date, which is about $7.5 billion,” …