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Forte CEO Bela Pandya spoke at Paris Blockchain Week about how blockchain will shape the future of digital interaction and the possibilities unlocked by tokenization. At Forte, we believe that tokenization is not just a market trend or even simply a technological innovation. Rather, the newest wave of tokenization represents a fundamental transformation in how people transfer and interact with value. By enabling true accessibility and seamless transfer of value, tokenization creates a paradigm shift that enables unprecedented fluidity in the movement of assets.
Heterogeneity in assets has traditionally hampered the ability of individuals to access and freely trade a diverse set of assets, but tokenized assets can retain their unique characteristics while still benefiting from the seamless transferability enabled by blockchain technology. It's not just about the transfer of value between and among web2 and web3 ecosystems through value on- and off-ramps though. It’s about having the ability to leverage your assets whenever and however you need them.
Tokenization can reduce high barriers to entry, giving more people access to more types of assets, and reduce settlement costs, easing the path for quicker, easier trading of these diverse assets. When users can transfer value without thinking about the underlying mechanics, just as they share information without considering the network protocols, we unlock the full potential of tokenization, and the next generation of tokenized economies.
These changes are driving a significant shift in how assets are issued, traded, and priced, fundamentally reshaping asset markets and financial services. The ability to tokenize diverse asset classes and to fractionalize assets will allow for trade to thrive in a broader range of assets and this trade will be accessible to a broader range of market participants. Seamless value transfer and clear regulatory standards baked into the token level will enable unprecedented fluidity in the transfer of value. This will enable greater flows of liquidity, including liquidity for previously illiquid assets, better price discovery, and—most importantly—more efficient capital allocation across the board.
Developers and institutions need the tools to take full advantage of these possibilities. At Forte, we’ve been working to create the infrastructure layer for projects to define, launch, and monetize their token economies. With the Rules Engine, developers can program asset characteristics and compliance into the issuance and transfer mechanisms of the token itself, and use our ZK privacy solution to verify identities and enforce compliance without compromising user privacy. As innovation continues and adoption accelerates, we may even see the convergence of financial and technological infrastructure, where tokenization becomes embedded in core financial services rather than existing as a parallel system. This could reshape how capital markets function at a global level, unleashing truly transformative potential.