- McKinsey predicts tokenized financial assets could hit $2T by 2030, with cash, bonds, and ETFs leading early adoption.
- Tokenization faces adoption challenges due to regulatory complexities but offers benefits like faster settlement and liquidity.
- Early movers in tokenization could gain market share with industry-wide adoption needing blockchain scalability and clear regulations.
Tokenized financial assets, despite a slow start, are projected to reach a $2 trillion market by 2030, according to McKinsey & Company analysts. They predict certain asset classes will adopt tokenization faster than others, with an optimistic scenario doubling the market to $4 trillion.
Analysts note significant momentum in tokenization, but widespread adoption remains distant due to the complexities of modernizing financial infrastructure, especially in a heavily regulated industry.
Cash, deposits, bonds, ETNs, mutual funds, ETFs, loans, and securitization are expected to be early adopters, potentially reaching $100 billion in tokenized market capitalization by 2030.
McKinsey excluded stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and CBDCs from their estimates. They acknowledged the “co…
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