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$16 Trillion Tokenisation Boom Ahead Says Canton Network

What to Know

  • Tokenised assets could reach $16 trillion by 2030, as institutions adopt blockchain for real-world finance.
  • Canton Network is positioned as a key player by solving privacy, compliance, and interoperability challenges.
  • Rising regulation clarity, low bond yields, and faster settlement needs are driving institutional shift to tokenisation.

 

The global financial system could be on the edge of a major shift. A new report by Cantor8 suggests that the market for tokenised assets could grow to a massive $16 trillion by 2030, signaling a strong move by institutions toward blockchain-based finance. Big names like BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and Franklin Templeton have already started using tokenisation in real-world financial products.

Why Tokenisation Is Growing Fast

According to the report, four main factors are driving this rapid growth. First, regulations are becoming clearer. Countries and regions like the EU, the US, and Hong Kong are creating rules that allow tokenised assets to operate legally. This gives institutions the confidence to enter the space.

Second, major financial infrastructure players are getting involved. This signals that the technology is ready for serious use. Third, traditional investments like government bonds are offering lower returns. Investors are now looking for better opportunities, and tokenised assets can offer higher yields in some cases. Finally, the current financial system is slow. Many transactions take two days to settle. Blockchain can reduce this to seconds, making the system more efficient and reducing risks.

The Problem

Despite years of investment, most blockchain projects have failed to move beyond testing stages. The reason is simple: they don’t meet the three key needs of financial institutions privacy, compliance, and smooth connection between systems.

Public blockchains are transparent by design, which makes them unsuitable for institutions that need confidentiality. They also lack built-in compliance systems, making it harder to meet legal requirements. On top of that, transaction finality is not always immediate. Private blockchains solve some of these issues but create new ones. They are often controlled by a single entity, which limits collaboration and defeats the purpose of decentralisation.

Canton Price Action

At the time of writing, the native token associated with Canton Network is trading at around $0.149, marking a 1.5% increase in the last 24 hours. Data suggests a strong correlation with traditional markets like the S&P 500, indicating that macro factors are currently influencing price action more than ecosystem-specific developments.

In the short term, key levels to watch include $0.145 as support and $0.155 as resistance. If the price holds above support and market sentiment remains positive, Canton could see further upside. However, a drop below this level may lead to a pullback toward the $0.14 range, especially if broader markets weaken.

Live Institutional Deployments

The EIB issued its first euro-denominated digitally native bond on a private blockchain via Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform, built on Canton’s Daml infrastructure. The transaction settled atomically at T+0 and was listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, which processes the majority of US securities settlements, selected Canton Network to tokenise DTC-custodied US Treasury securities.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued the world’s first government tokenised green bond in February 2023, an HK$800 million issuance settled via Goldman Sachs’ GS DAP platform, which is built on Canton’s Daml infrastructure.

What Comes Next

The report makes one thing clear: the question is no longer whether tokenisation will happen, but where it will happen. As the market grows toward the projected $16 trillion size, the focus will shift to which platforms can support this scale. With better regulations, growing institutional interest, and clear advantages over traditional systems, tokenisation could reshape how global finance works over the next decade.

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Swatilakha Saha

Swati is a crypto writer and memer since her school days, deep into BTC, ETH, and everything web3. She’s ex-Shiba Inu, ex-CoinEx, and lives for crypto news, memes, and market chaos. She loves explaining complex web3 topics in simple everyday terms. Beyond journalism, she regularly dabbles in art and music. A runner-up in the All India Story Writing Competition and honored by Ruskin Bond himself, she is also an avid storyteller and poet at heart. With over a decade of firsthand experience witnessing crypto’s evolution, she brings both historical perspective and cultural insight into her work.