CoinDesk Explores Risks of State-Sponsored Theft of Tokenized Assets
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A CoinDesk opinion piece examines the hypothetical scenario of North Korean hackers targeting tokenized real-world assets held by Wall Street firms. The article raises questions about the security implications as traditional financial institutions increasingly move assets onto blockchain infrastructure.
WHY IT MATTERS
Tokenization means turning traditional assets — like a government bond or a share of stock — into a digital token on a blockchain, similar to how a paper deed for a house could be replaced by a digital record.
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- coindesk.com
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