According to U.Today, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman discussed the growing role of tokenization in financial markets, emphasizing its capacity to create significant capital opportunities.
Friedman noted that tokenization is gaining ground across asset classes and infrastructure within the industry. She referenced the development of digital representations of assets through blockchain or similar technologies as a factor influencing market dynamics.
The discussion centered on how tokenized forms of ownership, custody, and transfer could improve efficiency for investors, issuers, and intermediaries. Friedman highlighted the broader potential associated with this shift in how assets are structured, stored, and accessed.
She did not specify timelines, quantify market size, or reference particular sectors beyond general observation that tokenization is advancing while creating new avenues for capital use. The emphasis remained on opportunity rather than guarantee of scale or adoption rate.
