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Jesse Knutson, Head of Operations at Bitfinex Securities, a regulated platform offering issuers and traders access to capital and tokenized securities, foresees continued growth in the tokenized real-world assets (RWA) market in 2026. He highlighted that adoption in emerging market economies is expected to be a key driver of this expansion. Knutson’s forecast surprised many who hadn’t anticipated such momentum, yet it has generated excitement across the crypto industry as stakeholders prepare for another milestone next year. Meanwhile, just like any other market, the crypto executive noted in an interview that emerging markets are also experiencing challenges in their operations. These challenges include struggling to raise capital and finding it difficult to attract foreign investments.  Knutson shares unexpected forecast about tokenized RWA market In a statement, Knutson highlighted that tokenizing real-world assets, which involves converting ownership rights to physical or financial items (such as real estate, art, or stocks) into digital tokens on a blockchain, addresses the challenges encountered in emerging markets. This is because the process enables capital to form on-chain effectively. Additionally, it eliminates the need for traditional financial middlemen.  The crypto executive further asserted that emerging markets frequently overlook aging infrastructure that lags behind that of developed nations, and instead embrace digital systems, such as stablecoin settlement, more swiftly than areas with outdated financial systems. Tokenization enables fractional ownership of assets. According to Knutson, this move streamlines the process for regular investors to access investments that might otherwise be very costly. He also unveiled that firms find it easy to provide fixed returns to investors but struggle to acquire stable traditional funding to benefit most from asset tokenization.  Currently, fixed-income instruments such as US Treasuries and money market funds dominate tokenization efforts in developed markets. In contrast, developing economies are increasingly focusing on tokenizing tangible assets, such…

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