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Definition asset tokenizationon-chain issuance

Tokenization

Recording ownership of, or a claim on, something as transferable entries on a blockchain.

Tokenization changes the plumbing of ownership: transfer can occur at any hour, settle in the same step as payment, be divided into small units, and carry rules enforced by code such as whitelists, lockups, and automatic distributions. It does not change what the asset is. The cash flows, the credit quality, the legal rights, and the remedies available if something goes wrong are all set by the instrument and the contract behind it, not by the ledger recording it. This distinction is the core of the topic: a tokenized bond is still a bond with the issuer's credit risk, and a tokenized property interest is still subject to the property law of its location.

In practice

A tokenized fund can encode its transfer restrictions in the token contract, so a transfer to a wallet that has not been approved simply fails rather than being unwound afterwards.

The common misunderstanding

Tokenization changes how ownership is recorded and moved; it does not improve the underlying asset's cash flows, legal rights, or credit quality.

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Related terms

Payment Rail The underlying network that actually moves value between parties, such as card networks, bank…
Real-World Asset An off-chain asset such as a government bill, a loan, or property whose ownership or economic…
Settlement The moment a trade becomes final and the asset and the payment have actually changed hands.
Smart Contract A program stored on a blockchain that runs exactly as written whenever someone sends it a…
Stablecoin A digital token designed to keep a steady value, usually one unit per dollar, so it can be used for…
Tokenized Money Market Fund Shares in a regulated fund holding short-term government debt, recorded as tokens on a blockchain…
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