From physical to digital: the long-term vision for a tokenised economy

How we measure, store and move value has had a big impact on history. From seashells to gold coins, to paper money, to digital ledgers, every stage of civilisation has needed new ways to show and trade wealth. In today’s world, an economy based on tokens and tokenisation is now initiating a new chapter. Tokenisation envisions a world where almost anything, whether it is a physical object, a piece of art or money, can be represented as a digital token on a blockchain. You can quickly trade and split this token over a network that has no borders. Tokenisation could change how the world conducts business, handles money and even how governments function. The advocates claim this will lead to greater transparency, improved democratisation and faster settlement as it will change how we think about ownership, identity and value in the economy as a whole.

Tokenisation offers greater transparency

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The foundations of tokenisation

Tokenisation is the process of converting asset rights into …