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šŸ”„ HEATING UPšŸ”„ Tokenization: Mastercard Wants in at $30T, or $3T

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Tokenization will be big, and Mastercard (MC) and Ava Labs want in on this multi-trillion dollar market.

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MC is adding its weight to the already large group of major financial institutions who see tokenizationā€™s potential and are actively researching how to harness the technology. Its relationship with Ava Labs is its way of jump-starting its research.

How big the market will be depends on the observer, but calling it a market around $10 trillion would seem a safe bet and big enough for the likes of MC to get excited about.

The tokenization market size estimates are all over the place: BCG - 16trn,MorganStanleyāˆ’16 trn, Morgan Stanley - 3 trn, Citi - 4trn,RolandBergerāˆ’4 trn, Roland Berger - 10 trn.

My favorite mainstream source estimate is Standard Charteredā€™s, which predicts the tokenization market will reach $30.1 trn by 2030.

The variability in these numbers is to be expected because each observer is looking at a different market segment. Some include a significant component for real estate transactions, an enormous potential pot of gold for tokenization, though a tough market to crack.

Ultimately, it is anyone's bet how much tokenizationā€™s benefits of faster settlements, fractional ownership, and improved transparency are worth.

Donā€™t let the variability in market estimates turn you off tokenization.

The fact that people donā€™t know what itā€™s worth is a good sign because it shows just how disruptive it may be in reshaping the financial landscape.

After all, $3 trillion isnā€™t bad!

šŸ‘‰Key Points on Tokenization For Everyone

šŸ”¹ There are business opportunities that financial institutions can take advantage of within the blockchain ecosystem before regulation is fully consolidated.

šŸ”¹ Blockchain is not the same as crypto. The range of applications is wider, making blockchain a technology that can be more applicable to day- to-day business, with the intention to become ā€œinvisibleā€ to the end user.

šŸ”¹ Major financial institutions have begun exploring the technology for specific applications and testing how they adapt to it, increasing trust and confidence.

šŸ”¹ There are several benefits to this technology that create a more efficient financial system, and Latin America, more specifically, could especially stand to benefit from it.

šŸ”¹ The Latin American landscape presents an opportunity to close socio-economic gaps in the regional economy.

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