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Citi sees $4 trillion market potential for tokenized assets, calls it blockchain's 'killer use-case'

Mar 30, 2023 · 1 min read · 65 points
Citi sees $4 trillion market potential for tokenized assets, calls it blockchain's 'killer use-case'
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Momentum on the adoption of blockchain technology has positively shifted, say researchers at Citi.

Highlights

  • Citi: Up to $4 trillion in tokenized digital securities and up to $5 trillion of central bank digital currency could be circulating in major economies in the world.
  • The space is approaching an inflection point, say researchers at Citi say.
  • The potential for tokenization via blockchain technology has been touted for some time now, but it’s not quite at the point of mass adoption, says Citi’s Kathleen Boyle.
  • Mainstream adoption requires enablers including, decentralized digital identities, zero-knowledge proofs, Oracles, and secure bridges, she says.
  • BlackRock’s Larry Fink wrote about the potential of the underlying technologies in digital assets in his annual letter to shareholders earlier this month.

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