IMF backs 24/7 trading of tokenized stocks but warns of liquidity risks
- —Over half of tokenized equity trading happens outside standard market hours
- —Tokenized markets across stocks, credit and commodities total $60B versus $300T in traditional assets
- —IMF flagged fragmented issuance dominated by the U.S. and a few offshore jurisdictions
- —Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan called the IMF's coverage bullish for tokenization
Why it matters: The IMF's endorsement of tokenization's utility, paired with its liquidity warnings, signals to regulators and investors that policy clarity is now the key bottleneck.
Source: AMBCrypto