🏦 Liquidity is the holy grail of Real Estate In the world of finance, one truth remains timeless: “There’s no substitute for liquidity. Liquidity equals value.” — Sam Zell, forefather of modern Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – CNBC, April 2022 Real Estate (RE), despite being the world’s largest asset class, is still deeply illiquid. […]
In this article, I explore the tokenization of real estate RWAs, meaning real estate-backed assets that are represented as tokens and made tradable digital assets. My focus is on new business models that could emerge for Swiss Banking. While blockchain applications are not currently among the top strategic priorities for Swiss banks—where AI and IT
Virtually any real asset can be mapped on a DLT system through tokenization. According to a WEF estimate, 10% of global GDP will be stored on the blockchain in 2027, around USD 9.38 trillion. Even if these dimensions will not be reached as quickly, it is quite obvious that this and the underlying Blockchain technology
