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UID:pretalx-ethereum-zurich-2026-UH7WJH@cfp.ducttape.events
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DESCRIPTION:Decentralized finance has proven that financial infrastructure 
 can operate transparently and autonomously on blockchain networks. However
 \, most DeFi activity today still revolves around crypto-native assets and
  speculative trading\, leaving the vast majority of global financial marke
 ts off-chain.\nReal-world assets (RWAs) represent the next major evolution
  of on-chain finance. By tokenizing traditional instruments such as corpor
 ate bonds\, private credit\, and government securities\, blockchain infras
 tructure can connect DeFi liquidity with the trillions of dollars in globa
 l capital markets. Tokenization converts traditional financial assets into
  blockchain-based tokens representing ownership or claims to underlying as
 sets\, enabling programmable settlement\, global accessibility\, and fract
 ional ownership.\nThe growth of this sector has accelerated rapidly. The t
 okenized RWA market (excluding stablecoins) is estimated at approximately 
 $19–36 billion as of 2025–2026\, with projections suggesting it could 
 surpass $100 billion in the coming years\, driven largely by tokenized gov
 ernment debt and private credit. Ethereum currently hosts the majority of 
 tokenized RWAs across public blockchains\, reflecting its role as the prim
 ary infrastructure layer for on-chain financial markets.\nBeyond expanding
  the types of assets available on-chain\, RWAs also introduce something De
 Fi has historically lacked: predictable\, real-world cash flows. Instead o
 f relying primarily on token incentives or speculative yield\, DeFi protoc
 ols can integrate income streams derived from real economic activity\, suc
 h as corporate lending or trade finance. This shift has the potential to t
 ransform DeFi from a largely crypto-native system into a broader financial
  layer connected to global capital markets.\nAnother important implication
  is accessibility. Many traditional financial instruments—particularly c
 orporate bonds and private credit—are typically accessible only to insti
 tutional or qualified investors due to regulatory frameworks\, high minimu
 m investment sizes\, and distribution limitations. By issuing these instru
 ments as tokenized assets on blockchain networks and enabling them to circ
 ulate through DeFi infrastructure\, it becomes possible to fractionalize o
 wnership and expand access to a broader set of participants globally. \nTh
 is talk explores how tokenized corporate bonds and credit instruments can 
 integrate with DeFi infrastructure\, the technical and legal prerequisites
  required to make these assets usable on-chain\, and the role of compliant
  issuance frameworks in bridging institutional finance with decentralized 
 liquidity.\nAs RWAs mature\, they may redefine the purpose of DeFi itself:
  not just decentralized trading\, but a global programmable financial syst
 em where real-world economic value flows on-chain and financial markets be
 come more open\, efficient\, and accessible.
DTSTAMP:20261013T172919Z
LOCATION:Töss - Workshop (Y23-G-04)
SUMMARY:DeFi Meets TradFi: How Real-World Assets Are Reshaping On-Chain Fin
 ance - Ksenija Korolova\, Yara Ainsworth\, Kinga Pilat\, Alexandra Lloyd
URL:https://cfp.ducttape.events/ethereum-zurich-2026/talk/UH7WJH/
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