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Citrini Research says tokenization of stocks, bonds and loans may produce fee income beyond bitcoin and ether

Citrini Research published a 79-page report arguing tokenized stocks, bonds and loans could create fee-generating businesses beyond bitcoin and ether.

Why it matters

If tokenized assets move onto chains, the fees from trading, lending and payments would accrue to platforms and protocols rather than to bitcoin and ether holders, which would redirect where the value sits in that market. The report is one firm's research view rather than a market event, and no token price, fee figure or adoption number was disclosed in the evidence, so its immediate effect on prices or regulation is unestablished.

Key facts

Citrini Research published a 79-page report titled Breaking the Wall on Thursday.

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The report argues that bringing stocks, bonds and other financial assets onto blockchains could create new businesses in trading, lending and payments.

Reported by CoinDesk

Citrini Research named Securitize, Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle, Figure, SoFi and Bullish among the stocks highlighted as potential beneficiaries.

Reported by CoinDesk

Citrini Research highlighted the crypto tokens Aerodrome, Maple, Ondo, Pendle and Derive among token opportunities.

Reported by CoinDesk

The report warned that growing blockchain activity does not always translate into higher token prices.

Reported by CoinDesk

What happened

Citrini Research, a research firm, published a 79-page report called Breaking the Wall on Thursday, arguing that moving stocks, bonds and other financial assets onto blockchains could create new businesses in trading, lending and payments. CoinDesk reported that the firm sees companies and protocols that collect fees from those activities as potential beneficiaries, naming Securitize, Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle, Figure, SoFi and Bullish among the stocks it highlighted. The firm was more bullish on certain crypto tokens, listing Aerodrome, Maple, Ondo, Pendle and Derive among the opportunities, while cautioning that rising blockchain activity does not always translate into higher token prices. No other outlet covered the report in this evidence set, so every claim here rests on a single CoinDesk report and none of it has been independently confirmed or denied. The report itself is not included in the evidence, so its figures and specific arguments have not been checked against the original document.

How the story developed

  1. First report

    First report by CoinDesk

    Wall Street's tokenization boom could have bigger winners than bitcoin and ether, Citrini says

    CoinDesk

  2. Update

    Citrini Research publishes Breaking the Wall report on tokenization

    The 79-page report argues that tokenizing stocks, bonds and loans opens fee-generating markets in trading, lending and payments.

    CoinDesk

Affected entities

Also mentioned: Circle, Robinhood, Bitwise

Original sources

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Wall Street's tokenization boom could have bigger winners than bitcoin and ether, Citrini saysOriginal