Atul Khekade, co-founder of XDC Network, on Tuesday predicted that tokenization will surpass Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) transformative power, outlining how tokenization—digitizing and fractionalizing assets like real estate, bonds, and commodities—will reshape the global economy.
Reflecting on his early years in Silicon Valley, Khekade recalled his first experience with Bitcoin.
“For the first time, value didn’t just travel. It disappeared from one phone and appeared on another,” he said. “That was the moment I realized this was bigger than just payments. It was the beginning of tokenization.”
In his view, the evolution from Bitcoin to tokenization marks a broader transformation in how digital systems handle value.
“Where Web2 gave us access …