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Crypto's New Killer App Might Be... Selling Stocks? Here's Why the Industry Is Pivoting Away From Tokens

(114 days ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

After years of trying to onboard retail users through native tokens, the crypto industry is increasingly turning to tokenized stocks and traditional securities as its primary use case. The pivot suggests that blockchain infrastructure may find its biggest audience not by replacing traditional finance, but by making it more accessible. This shift comes as many retail-focused token projects have struggled to maintain user interest and value.

WHY IT MATTERS

Imagine you built a brand-new type of restaurant that only served exotic dishes no one had ever heard of. Some adventurous diners loved it, but most people just wanted pizza and burgers. Eventually, you realize: what if you served pizza and burgers, but cooked them in your amazing new kitchen that's faster and cheaper? That's essentially what's happening in crypto. Instead of pushing unfamiliar tokens on everyday users, crypto platforms are starting to offer familiar investments like stocks — but using blockchain technology to make buying, selling, and owning them faster, cheaper, and available around the clock. For newcomers, this means you might soon be able to buy fractional shares of your favorite companies on a crypto platform with near-instant settlement, without needing to understand complex DeFi protocols or worry about volatile token prices.

The crypto industry has spent over a decade trying to convince everyday users that native tokens — from altcoins to governance tokens to meme coins — are the future of finance.

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