84% of financial firms call tokenization a strategic priority — but regulatory uncertainty is the top challenge. Join Kimberly Johns of @GoldmanSachs, @tjsmith414 of @WilmerHale, and @AlexZozos of @SuperstateInc for a roundtable on tokenization at CoinDesk Policy & Regulation.

What happened

A survey shows 84% of financial firms consider tokenization—a process of converting assets into digital tokens— a strategic priority, while they cite regulatory uncertainty as the main obstacle.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Tokenization could let banks and asset managers create new digital products, improve settlement speed, and lower costs, but unclear rules may delay investments and affect profitability.

Analyst inference

The high interest in tokenization reflects broader industry moves toward digital assets, yet regulators have not yet provided clear guidance, creating a risk‑return trade‑off for firms planning capital spending.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Regulators releasing concrete tokenization guidelines, which would reduce compliance risk and encourage firms to allocate budget to digital‑asset projects. Proposed
2. Major banks announcing pilot tokenization programs, signaling confidence and potentially attracting investor capital to related technology providers. Proposed
3. Legal challenges or enforcement actions involving tokenized assets, which could shape the regulatory landscape and impact firms’ strategic timelines. Proposed

Evidence

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