最新报道：According to Coinnet, EU securities regulators have stated that tokenization has the potential to significantly transform markets, and the EU must ensure its development keeps pace with that of the US and UK. Natasha Cazenave, Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), shared this view during a keynote address at the "Capital Markets in the Digital Age" conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The event aimed to highlight the integration of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing into capital markets, coinciding with another emerging sector that is rapidly becoming a vital component of global markets. According to ESMA's Cazenave, this key innovation is tokenization, an aspect of the market that could reshape access to and participation in capital markets. Real-world assets launched on-chain to date demonstrate that tokenization can not only expand access but also reduce issuance costs by enabling faster and more efficient secondary trading. However, challenges remain, including illiquidity and interoperability. Another is regulatory clarity. "This is more than just a technological shift. It has the potential to transform our markets. With the right legal framework, it can contribute to the SIU's objectives by increasing interoperability, transparency, and cross-border efficiency. It can also reduce costs for businesses by embedding compliance and reporting obligations directly into digital assets, while providing regulators with real-time oversight tools." The tokenized asset sector has seen a surge in initiatives aimed at bringing assets onto the blockchain, and ESMA believes the EU can leverage cryptoasset market regulation to protect investors and keep pace with other jurisdictions, including the US and UK. Commenting on the trend toward asset tokenization, the ESMA executive noted that this emerging market (around $600 billion) is expected to grow exponentially, with crypto platforms like Coinbase and Kraken and brokerages like Robinhood leading the way in tokenized equities, and asset managers like BlackRock and Fidelity becoming major players. Government adoption is also on the rise. Cazenave noted that the EU market accounts for over 50% of tokenized fixed income instruments launched on-chain by 2024. While the EU hopes to expand tokenization, it's important that regulators and other participants keep pace with the UK and US, which are developing roadmaps recommended by the President's Digital Asset Task Force. However, because tokenized assets rely on the same underlying technology, EU regulators already "understand the risks and legal uncertainties." Policymakers can use this knowledge to stay in sync with other leading regulatory jurisdictions. "Given the speed at which the market is projected to grow, it's important to keep pace and quickly agree on a way forward," she noted.