Posted 4/1/2024, 8:55:00 AM
BlackRock Launches Landmark Tokenized Asset Fund on Ethereum, Boosting Case for Blockchain Finance
- BlackRock launched a new tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum blockchain called BUIDL, transforming real-world assets into digital tokens
- Tokenized assets could be a multi-trillion dollar opportunity, with huge potential to disrupt finance
- BlackRock chose Ethereum due to its dominance in decentralized finance, accounting for 57% of activity
- As more tokenized funds launch on Ethereum, it could drive up Ethereum's value significantly
- But Ethereum's decentralized nature means its developers must steadily improve it to remain attractive for asset tokenization