Practitioner: Tokenisation to become new growth engine for crypto industry
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The development of Real World Assets (RWA), or tokenisation, is drawing growing attention in the global crypto asset industry as financial institutions increasingly adopt blockchain technology.
According to Aloysia Dian, Chief Marketing Officer of the crypto asset trading company Indodax, this trend is projected to become one of the drivers of growth in the digital asset ecosystem over the coming years.
Citing a Citi Institute report titled Tokenization 2030, she noted that the value of tokenised world assets is estimated to reach US$5.5 trillion by 2030, compared with a current market valuation of around US$17 billion.
The development of asset tokenisation, Aloysia continued in her statement in Jakarta on Wednesday, is one of the most interesting innovations in the blockchain industry because it bridges traditional financial assets with digital technology, making them more accessible.
“Asset tokenisation opens up new opportunities for the public to gain exposure to a variety of global assets through blockchain infrastructure,” she said.
She added that this innovation is not merely about presenting a new type of asset, but also reflects how blockchain technology is being used to improve efficiency, transparency and accessibility in the financial sector.
According to her, tokenisation allows various assets—such as equities, bonds, commodities and alternative assets—to be represented as digital tokens, so they can be traded more efficiently with the support of blockchain technology.
She noted that Indodax currently offers more than 20 Real World Asset (RWA)-themed assets, including seven tokenised stocks representing the price movements of global companies such as Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), NVIDIA, Tesla, Circle and Coinbase.
The presence of these products, she added, broadens diversification options in the crypto market and opens up access for investors to gain exposure to the global economy.
Aloysia said that beyond the variety of tokenised real-world assets on offer, this category has also shown growth in trading activity and investor numbers throughout the year, reflecting the public’s increasing interest in digital investment instruments backed by real-world assets.
She added that this development shows blockchain is no longer solely associated with crypto assets, but is becoming infrastructure that supports the digitalisation of various financial instruments.
According to her, asset tokenisation represents one form of the blockchain industry’s evolution, and the wider the adoption of this technology, the greater the opportunity to deliver a more inclusive, efficient and transparent financial system.
“Most importantly, all these innovations still need to be supported by clear regulations, good governance and continuous education so that their benefits can be felt optimally by the public,” she said.
The Financial Services Authority (OJK), through its 2026-2031 Innovation Roadmap for Financial Sector Technology, Digital Financial Assets and Crypto Assets (IAKD), has also placed the development of asset tokenisation, stablecoin regulation, Over-The-Counter (OTC) transactions and the strengthening of cybersecurity among its strategic initiatives to drive innovation and reinforce the national digital finance ecosystem.