The blockchain-based tokenization gains ground beyond its first actions on public actions, the growing attention being directed to the private markets where the ineffectures are more pronounced and the possibilities of financial inclusion are important. Alex Svanevik, CEO of Nansen, maintains that the real potential of tokenization does not reside in the digitization of existing and very effective public stock markets but in the transformation of less accessible and less transparent private asset classes (1).
Currently, the possibilities of investment capital and investment at an early stage remain largely out of reach for retail investors, with limited access to accredited investors and institutional actors. This creates a scenario where a majority of investors are missing the first phases of growth of businesses with high potential. For example, in the past, companies like Amazon have become public to relatively low assessments, allowing general participation on the part of everyday investors. Today, however, companies such as Stripe, SpaceX and Openai often remain deprived for decades before registering, most of the value captured by venture capital and hedge funds before public access is even possible (1).
The change in capital training has progressed upstream, the companies remaining private for longer and raising capital through private investments, sovereign funds and families, in particular in regions outside Silicon Valley such as Europe, Asia and the Gulf. This trend effectively excluded the majority of investors to participate in the most dynamic sectors of the economy (1).
Tokenization has the potential to disturb this status quo by allowing companies to offer fractionalized and programmable property challenges on blockchain platforms. This allows a larger pool of global investors to participate in the growth of innovative companies without only counting on traditional guardians such as venture capital funds. Blockchain infrastructure can facilitate secure, transparent and effective transfers of these tokenized assets, reducing the cost and complexity of fundraising for startups while providing liquidity to the first employees and donors (1).
By 2025, private markets are expected to represent an opportunity of $ 15 billion, but the average detail investor remains locked because of the accreditation rules exceeded and the dissemination requirements. Tokenization could democratize access to these markets by allowing everyday investors to participate in companies at an early stage with appropriate surveillance and transparency. While criticisms raise concerns about risks associated with retail participation in investment capital, SVANEVIK stresses that similar risks already exist on public procurement, in particular in speculative investments such as memes actions or crypto options (1).
The real challenge is not the risk itself, but the lack of financial education which does not leave unsuccessful to make informed investment decisions. Tokenization, when associated with appropriate guarantees and disclosure, offers common ground that protects investors while expanding access. It does not simply improve the existing 10x systems, but potentially unlocks a change of 100x of financial inclusion (1).
For emerging markets, where the Introduction Infrastructure is limited or non -existent, the Private Equity Tokenized could provide a leaptrog solution to traditional capital market structures. This creates a bidirectional advantage: startups have access to a world capital of capital, and investors have the possibility of participating in the growth of innovative companies from the start (1).
In the end, the tokenization could redefine which can participate in the capital training, passing the balance of the powers of a small group of guards to a network of more inclusive contributors in the world. This change does not only concern faster transactions or better efficiency – it is a question of redefining which shapes the economy (1).
Svanevik concludes that the future of capital formation does not consist in building faster trains on the old ways, but to place entirely new rails. Tokenized investment capital, if adopted correctly, could become a decisive innovation of the next generation, allowing a broader participation in the creation of wealth (1).
Source: (1) The real tokenization revolution is on the private markets, not public actions (
