Tokenisation at an inflection point: ripple's strategic infrastructure acquisitions (Part 1)

The financial industry is undergoing a quiet revolution. As traditional systems begin to intersect more meaningfully with blockchain technology, one concept is rapidly gaining traction: tokenisation. By turning real-world assets into digital tokens using blockchain technology, tokenisation is opening new doors for how value is created, transferred and managed. Recent developments suggest that we are not simply approaching a tipping point; we may already be in the midst of it as institutions around the world position themselves for what could be a defining transformation in global finance. Tokenisation represents the conversion of assets, whether physical or digital, into blockchain-based tokens that can be more easily traded, divided or transferred and, moreover, the tokenised market could reach $24 trillion by 2027, representing approximately 10% of global GDP.

Certainly, the technology has advanced considerably in recent years, with enhanced scalability, improved interoperability and…