Crypto exchanges are changing. They are not simply spaces to buy and sell Bitcoin and altcoins, but platforms that tokenize real estate, stocks, bonds, and art for trading. On the 12th, industry sources said Mirae Asset Group chairman Park Hyun-ju indicated that acquiring a digital asset exchange would pursue tokenization to offer investors stable and sustainable investment models beyond crypto trading. This signals a shift away from fee-driven trading toward creating real-world value within a broader platform.
Following real estate sales and a SpaceX investment, the next market Park is exploring is Real World Asset tokenization. He said that real-world asset tokenization will become the industry’s new keyword and that the securities market will change dramatically. Eric Trump described asset tokenization as a core global trend in digital finance, noting that tangible asset-backed digital assets can widen investment access and fundamentally alter market structures. Naver holds a stake in Dunamu (the operator of Upbit), preserving strategic links to the digital asset ecosystem.
Regulatory dynamics remain the key variable. An Asia-based blockchain executive told our publication that Korea lags in regulation but leads in technological adoption, and that loosening rules could make real-world asset tokenization feasible. He warned against equating the blockchain industry with Bitcoin price movements, stressing that blockchain is truly innovative and continues to grow, and that the era of real-world assets is already approaching. The asset form would change to tokens, but the core functions of brokerage and liquidity provision would endure, and the stage could move to blockchain where Gangnam real estate might be tokenized for small-amount trading or structured as long/short derivatives.
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