Ethereum to Drive Growth in Tokenized Real-World Assets as Interoperability Improves, NYDIG Research Finds

COINOTAG News reports that NYDIG’s Global Head of Research Greg Cipolaro cautions that stock tokenization will not deliver immediate, outsized returns for the crypto market. Yet as tokenized assets achieve greater interoperability and composability on the blockchain, the practical benefits are expected to unfold over time.

According to the report, initial gains come from transaction fees, while networks hosting these assets should enjoy stronger storage demand and network effects. Canton’s Digital Asset Holdings network holds about $380 billion of tokenized assets, roughly 91% of real-world asset representational value, alongside Ethereum’s $121 billion.

Cipolaro also notes that even open networks exhibit varied asset designs; many are securities and still rely on traditional rails—brokers, KYC, and transfer agents. Nonetheless, blockchain enables near-instant settlement, 24/7 operation, programmable ownership, and enhanced transparency that bolster collateral efficiency in DeFi as infrastructure and regulation mature.