**[Tokenized Assets Could Reach $400 Billion by 2026, Banks and Asset Management Institutions Accelerate Entry]** Odaily Planet Daily reports that as stablecoins validate product-market fit (PMF) in 2025, the crypto industry is driving the further utilization of "on-chain dollars," tokenizing assets such as stocks, ETFs, money market funds, and gold as tradable on-chain financial foundational modules. Multiple industry executives predict that the tokenized asset market could grow to approximately $400 billion by 2026. Hashdex Chief Investment Officer Samir Kerbage stated that the current scale of tokenized assets is around $36 billion, and the next phase of growth will be more driven by structural reshaping of value transfer methods rather than pure speculative demand. He pointed out that as stablecoins mature as "on-chain cash," funds will naturally flow toward investable assets, bridging the gap between digital currencies and digital capital markets. The report notes that by 2025, the scale of tokenized assets will have approached $20 billion, with traditional financial institutions such as BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, and BNY Mellon deeply involved. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino believes that 2026 will be a pivotal year for banks transitioning from pilot programs to actual deployment, especially in emerging markets, where tokenization can help issuers bypass traditional infrastructure limitations. Additionally, Centrifuge COO Jürgen Blumberg predicts that by the end of 2026, the total value locked (TVL) of on-chain real-world assets (RWA) could exceed $100 billion, with more than half of the world's top 20 asset management institutions launching tokenized products. Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo noted that native tokenized stocks and ETFs will gradually replace synthetic asset models and become high-quality collateral in DeFi. CoinDesk believes that legal clarity, cross-chain interoperability, and unified identity systems remain key prerequisites for the expansion of the tokenized asset market. However, industry consensus has shifted from "whether to go on-chain" to "the scale and speed of going on-chain." (CoinDesk)