tokenization it is part of the new economy - the economy tokens. This is one of the elements of the digital revolution that comes with entering the economy and life technonology blockchain. A free and decentralized market can price items, services, assets, and even people!
What is tokenization?
Tokenization is the creation of tokens (what is a token? Look here) and assigning them specific values.
The simplest use of tokens is to transfer the value of traditional money to the network blockchain.
For example, we can secure 1 million USD and issue one million tokens, each of which will represent the value of 1 $.
In this way, the cash covering the tokens adds value to them.
Similarly, tokens can represent the value of shares in a company or real estate.
They can be associated with some project, act as loyalty points or means of payment.
Tokenization - examples of applications
ICO (Initial Coin Offering)
You have a great idea but you don't have money to implement it?
You can go to businessmen who, after signing the relevant contract, can fund your activities, benefiting from their subsequent effects.
However, how many people are with good ideas, and how many are willing to finance such activities?
How difficult is it to convince the investor and get financing?
Discouraging?
You can make a fundraiser on a crowdfunding platform, but it's much easier to raise money for pro-social rather than business activities.
What will your donors have from the success of your company?
You can too to organize ICO, release own tokens and offer them in exchange for the capital needed to develop the business.
It's easier to raise $ 1 a million times than a million dollars from one person.
As your business grows, according to their use in the business model, the value of tokens should increase, and your investors should make a profit from your success.
In this case, we can talk about the tokenization of ideas and future effects of their implementation.
STO (Security Token Offering)
STO is the initial sale of tokens that are the deeds of property (e.g. real estate, business).
In the case of utility tokens, there is no value behind them. They only play the role of tokens to be used in ICO project products.
Financial instruments
Selling and buying shares without intermediaries, in one click, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in a global market with high liquidity?
No problem.
The use of tokens and blockchain technology will save time, money and eliminate intermediaries.
tokenization, or the conversion of traditional shares into tokens, is the future of financial markets.
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Real Estate
You have a shopping center in the middle of a big city and you want to sell it.
It will be easier for you to find two thousand people, each of whom will buy a piece of your shopping center, than one investor who will invest 100 USD million.
Real estate tokenization will allow the conversion of one property right into millions of individual tokens, corresponding to the property deeds of a specific part of the property, expressed e.g. in square meters.
Gains from renting a shopping center can be automatically paid to token holders, in a transparent and maintenance-free manner, eg through a smart contract platform, e.g. Atlant project.
The same solution can be used in many similar areas of life.
Unique products
Tokenization of products can allow for error-free determination of the authenticity of a product, as well as tracking its path in the supply chain. This applies not only to branded clothing, but also to medicines, works of art, etc.
Tokenization of works of art
London startup ArtSquare developed a free trading platform for tokenized works of art based on blockchain technology. You will read more here.
Oil tokenization
Ziyen Inc. launches Security Token Offering. The company focuses its activities on the integration of blockchain technology with the so-called The Internet of Things (IoT), which aims to reduce costs for both investors and consumers. All these activities are related to the energy sector, or more precisely - the oil sector.
You will read more here.
Gold tokenization
Tool coinshares announced the launch of tokens representing one of the most valuable metals it is gold.
You will read more here.
Bond tokenization
The dBond platform, operating in the open source system, carried out the bond tokenization process Deutsche Bank.
You will read more here.
Tokenization of sport contracts
Playing at Brooklyn Nets Spencer Dinwiddie, he recently revealed that he plans to raise 13,5 million dollars to launch a special fan platform called DREAM.
You will read more here.
Tokenization of the film industry
Chinese film group Alibaba Pictures decided to use technology blockchain. This is to facilitate the distribution of film content. To this end, cooperation with the company was undertaken Breaker, specializing in implementing block chains in the film industry.
You will read more here.
Personal tokens
Each of us can release their own token and then accept payment for their services, sharing knowledge, experience and skills in these virtual tokens.
This is a very young phenomenon. It is not known in which direction it will develop.
In the future, the value of a personal token will be a reflection of a person's social position, skills, experience and wealth.
Today the first celebrities and athletes spend their personal tokens.
What will come of it? Time will tell.
Reference
Huckle, S., Bhattacharya, R., White, M., Beloff, N., 2016. Internet of Things, Blockchain and Shared Economy Applications. Computer Science procedures 98, 461-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2016.09.074