[Startale CEO: Comprehensive Asset Tokenization is the Key to Future Development, Not Just Cryptocurrencies on the Blockchain] Deep Tide TechFlow News, February 12 – According to a report by CoinPost, Sota Watanabe, CEO of Japanese blockchain technology development company Startale Group, stated at the 'Ethereum Shift 2026' event that comprehensive asset tokenization, rather than just cryptocurrencies on the blockchain, is the key to future development. He pointed out that Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade reduces transaction costs to one-tenth, and its security advantages make it the preferred choice for financial infrastructure. Sota Watanabe analyzed the three generations of crypto asset evolution: Bitcoin as the first generation, serving as digital gold; Ethereum as the second generation, akin to Linux; and the current third generation, where enterprises are building L2 or L1 solutions. He believes the U.S. is advancing the tokenization of financial markets, and in the future, assets like stocks and real estate will enable 24/7 trading and stablecoin instant settlement. However, he noted that Japan lags behind the U.S. by approximately four years in this regard.