For many consumers, dealing with certain industries — including finance and real estate — is a frustrating experience due to the vast amount of paperwork and red tape that comes with carrying out a transaction. Not surprisingly, the crypto industry has a tech-forward solution: tokenization. By representing real-world assets such as real estate, art, stocks and bonds — essentially, anything — as tokens on a blockchain, transactional parties can more easily trade, transfer and manage assets. The percentage of tokens owned by an individual represents their percentage stake in the underlying asset.
It’s a simple enough solution — but as is often the case in the crypto industry, the complication comes with regulatory compliance. In the United States in particular, there is still little clarity around the tokenization of RWAs, and regulations are likely to emerge and evolve in coming years. Below, 12 members of Cointelegraph Innovation Circle share their tips for companies currently offering, or contemplating offering, an asset tokenization service.