One of the major financial discussion themes at 2024’s Annual Meeting was how physical and financial assets can be ‘tokenized’, meaning that a digital representation of the asset is created on the blockchain to allow them to be exchanged securely in real time.

Now after years of investment, proof of concept and testing, the planets are aligning and tokenization of financial assets is finally happening at an institutional and governmental level. This shift will forever change the way that nations trade and promote more inclusive financial participation.