Asset Management / Fund Tokenization
Fund Tokenization: BlackRock and Beyond
Fund tokenization enables real-time fund accounting, continuous redemption, yield automation, and direct collateral integration—capabilities that traditional fund structures cannot support.
Summary
Fund tokenization represents one of the most significant institutional blockchain applications, requiring solutions for fund accounting, share pricing, dividend distribution, and investor redemption.
What happened
BUIDL and Franklin Templeton demonstrate tokenized funds with daily yield distribution through smart contracts and real-time redemption capabilities.
Business goal
- Enable 24/7 fund operations and redemption
- Automate yield distribution through smart contracts
- Integrate fund tokens directly as collateral
Impact
- Real-time share pricing through continuous smart contract evaluation
- Multi-chain distribution across blockchain ecosystems
- Competition with ETFs driving convergence toward tokenized structures