Tokenized assets are becoming a blockchain-based trust layer that institutional investors are targeting for sustainable market opportunities, signaling that capital may flow significantly into the blockchain space.
Tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) refers to the minting of financial and tangible assets on a permanent blockchain ledger, offering advantages such as fractional ownership, broader investor access, and 24/7 liquidity.
According to Corey Billington, co-founder and CEO of tokenization infrastructure company Blubird, tokenized RWAs provide a tamper-proof trust system that is missing in traditional finance and climate finance.
Billington stated during Monday's Cointelegraph Chain Reaction daily live X space program, "The old systems are very slow, very fragmented, and unfortunately, that is the current state of most of the market." He added:
The CEO noted that this "creates a brand new trust layer that currently does not exist," and added that this could attract more institutional capital into the blockchain.
These comments were made shortly after Blubird and wealth tokenization platform Arx Veritas tokenized $32 billion worth of emission reduction assets (ERA), preventing nearly 400 million tons of CO₂ emissions, as reported by Cointelegraph last Thursday.
This $32 billion marks the largest tokenization event aligned with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks.
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The issuance of tokenized ERAs could bring trillions of institutional capital onto the blockchain.
Billington stated, "This really creates many new access points for climate finance," which is currently limited by the inefficiencies of existing systems.
A major bottleneck is the slow verification process for carbon assets, which can take up to 18 months through the nonprofit standard-setting body Verra, the developer of the widely used Verified Carbon Standard (VCS).
Nevertheless, tokenized RWAs have already channeled billions into ESG-aligned initiatives.
According to Billington, Blubird has over $18 billion in tokenized transactions lined up before 2026, representing an additional 230 million tons of potential CO₂ reductions.
Billington stated, "We expect about 230 million tons of CO₂ reductions, equivalent to an additional $18 billion pipeline."
If pipelines like Blubird's come to fruition, tokenization could become a pillar of institutional ESG investment strategies by 2030.
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Original article: “Opinion: RWA is a New Institutional ‘Trust’ Layer for Enhancing Tokenized ESG Investments”
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