Broadridge survey shows 84% of financial institutions now view tokenization as strategic priority, with 68% expecting market reshape within 3–5 years.
Regulation & Gov ·
A Broadridge survey finds that 84% of financial institutions now treat tokenization as strategically important, with 68% predicting it will reshape markets over the next 3–5 years. The findings suggest blockchain infrastructure is transitioning from experimental status to a core component of institutional finance. Among the data points: 92% of respondents expect digital and traditional assets to operate side-by-side rather than in a fully on-chain environment, while 69% plan to layer tokenization capabilities onto existing systems rather than discard legacy infrastructure. Nearly one-third of firms intend to raise tokenization spending by 26–50% or more within two years, with tokenized money market funds and mutual funds positioned as early products likely to achieve substantial institutional volume.
Regulatory clarity remains the sector's primary bottleneck. Major institutions including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, Visa, and DTCC have moved tokenization initiatives beyond pilot phases toward live deployment, marking a strategic inflection. The shift in discourse—from feasibility questions to implementation and compliance—reflects a maturing market driven by concrete operational advantages rather than speculation.
The path forward hinges on solving infrastructure gaps around interoperability, custody, identity verification, liquidity provision, and asset issuance mechanics. Broader adoption beyond money market instruments and treasuries into diversified real-world assets remains contingent on these technical and regulatory challenges being resolved.